Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy, Robert. H. Frank (3.5)
What I liked most about this book was that it gave facts and data to back up what I have always believed. While a book with many interesting points, that made it less enlightening than I had hoped. Mr. Frank does a good job at pointing out how hard work is important, but almost always some luck makes the difference in who succeeds. And that those who do reap the benefits usually downplay that luck and consider their hard work the only factor. This makes it much easier to withhold benefits from others, who appear to have not worked as hard. The whole book reminded me of Anne Richards’ famous quote about George Bush: ‘He was born on third base, but thought he hit a triple’. Sadly, those who should read this book are the least likely to read it.
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