Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky and RICH
Richard St John · 2005
50/100
👎 Skip It
Richard St. John did the 500-interview research that eventually produced the much better-known Eight to Be Great and a popular TED Talk, but this earlier title has a thin publication record and has been effectively superseded by his own later work. If the framework interests you, the TED Talk is free and the later book is better documented. Skip this one.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety81
Substance / usefulness50
Craft & writing48
Originality52
Evidence & accuracy52
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit58
👁 Human-eye gut-check44
Penny’s verdict50
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