Asshole: How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too

by Martin Kihn

Nice guys, pushovers, soft-touches and suckers: Tired of being walked all over? When the waiter brings you something you didn't order, do you assume he knows best? Are you ready to demand the respect... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767927265
• ISBN13: 9780767927260
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Crown Archetype
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.8" x 0.9" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A great 'feel good' read

This book is just plain fun. From the title, you may get the wrong impression but I can tell you, it'd be really hard to read this book and not really sympathize with the author. Basically, he's a little bit of all of us. He's a down to Earth guy who plays by the rules and has a good heart. Even when he outlines his rules of being an ahole, he won't for instance cheat on his wife. He says it's because he's afraid of retaliation, but read through the book and you'll no doubt see that's not the case at all - he truly loves his wife and considers her his closest friend. But such sentiment doesn't jibe with the image of being an ahole that he's trying to create. Going through the book, you find a guy that loves his wife, loves dogs, cares about the 'little' people, and constantly goes out of his way to be a decent human being. He mentions this as proof of how he always gets pushed around and beaten down, but his 'miserable' life is one that few people could keep from envying (Loving attractive wife, Vice President of his company, liked by all of his employees, a really awesome dog etc etc) The jerks in the book that he aspires to become are so utterly loathsome (As bad as "Nemisis" is, the short bald guy in the rental care line is the worst) that it's clear he could never truly be like any of them. But as he transforms, he really is funny and entertaining. And even after he becomes a full fledged ahole, well, I don't think it really worked. It's a really funny book and one that I think pretty much anyone can relate to. Throughout it, he's showing that even though aholes seem to win so often, they really don't.

No More Mr. Nice Guy!

Martin Kihn, the self-proclaimed former "nicest guy in the world", found himself 40, with no money in the bank, but luckily for us, an engagingly-wicked sense of humor. This book of the author's quest to challenge his nature and exceed the triumphs of the Alpha Male in the business world (instructions fully laid out), comes to an unexpectedly fable-like ending. A great read, especially for anyone interested in the ever-challenging daily life of a New Yorker!

Martin Kihn is a razor edged wit.

This book book is insightful as it is unabashedly outspoken & hummorous. A fast read that keeps the movie skittering before your eyes. It's easily as good as "House Of Lies."

Three Cheers for Martin Kihn!

This is the funniest book I have ever read. Martin Kihn is a comedic genius. I can't wait for the movie!

Laugh-out loud funny

I love Kihn's first book - a send-up of the consulting industry - and I think he's topped it with this one. If you like Stephen Colbert, you'll love this book - Kihn's ironic take on what it takes to be successful is almost too close to the truth (and explains why I am NOT rich). Check out the videos on his website, too.