Don't Knock it Until You Buy it.

The worst thing about reading all the blogs I do is that I have hundreds of people constantly telling me about the things they think are really cool.  As a result, I spend money buying things they recommend. ;-)

One of the things that just made it on to my list is the book Knock the Hustle.  According to my friend David Burn at AdPulp:

What’s really great is that Knock The Hustle isn’t just a rant about minorities in advertising or a personal memoir. It’s a transparent account of how the ad business operates—from creative concepting to client billing, new business presentations to office politics. And Hadji has plenty of concrete ideas on how the ad industry could change its practices, where most people in the business just give lip service to the notion of progress. Actually, there’s a good amount of wisdom that nearly any business in any industry can apply. If that weren't enough, many parts of this book are funny as hell.

Sounds right up my alley.