The Little Stuff Matters Most: 50 Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living

by Bernie Brillstein

An uncommon collection of common sense, The Little Stuff Matters Most delivers the hard and fast lessons of Bernie Brillstein’s unparalleled business experience in fifty pithy, wise, witty, and completely entertaining essays. Brillstein, whose name is synonymous with some of the highest-profile Hollywood careers, shares these invaluable lessons in the clever, unfailingly honest, and inimitable tone for which he is known and loved. This little package is packed with big truths for getting ahead in business and in life, from how to get your boss’s job to the art of making a deal. Other memorable tips include:
o Know the difference between “hot” and “good”
o Don’t talk behind someone’s back in front of them
o Only doctors and hookers need pagers
o Don’t pet the snakes
o Have an opinion, even it it’s wrong
o It’s all lies, and that’s the truth
o When your time has come, success will find you
o The stomachache—and other gastrointestinal warnings

Each of the book’s fifty “Bernie-isms” is followed by refreshing commentary, peppered with colorful tales from Bernie’s career and clever drawings by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress. This book is the next- best thing to having your own personal manager on call 24/7—without having to fork over fifteen percent of your paycheck. The Little Stuff Matters Most puts both wit and wisdom in your pocket.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published September 23, 2004

About the author

Bernie Brillstein was a show business manager and an American film/television producer and executive producer.

Reviews

[Ypatios Varelas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ευκολοδιάβαστο, ενδιαφέρον, ακόμα χρήσιμο παρόλο που γράφτηκε 20 χρόνια πριν. Συμβουλές και ιστορίες από έναν πολύ επιτυχημένο παραγωγό και ατζέντη καλλιτεχνών. Σε ύφος άλλοτε φιλικό και άλλοτε πατρικό, αλλά πάντα επιτακτικό και αρκετά απόλυτο και αυτό είναι που μπορεί να ενοχλήσει κάποιους.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as some other business books, but full of practical advice and written in a very entertaining style. Definitely worth reading.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Imagine your funny opinionated Jewish grandpa telling you 50 little stories about how to get ahead in life, now add in a bit of Hollywood gossip & razzamatazz and now you know what to expect.