Yes You Can!: Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz
Jonathan Black, . . Bloomsbury, $22.95 (228pp) ISBN 978-1-59691-000-3
An Olympic skier who failed to medal in Albertville cheerleads sales reps at $15,000 per 50-minute gig; a triple killer gives speeches from prison; a firewalker coaches executives to walk on red-hot coals and conquer their fears; and a double amputee who is both a doctor and an opera singer summons a group of Michigan road builders to appreciate their loved ones. As he surveys a field of 5,000 registered American motivational speakers and 50,000 wannabes, Black, a former
Reviewed on: 06/19/2006
Genre: Nonfiction