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Think Like a White Man
"I learned early on that, for me as a Black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power, I needed to adopt the most ruthless of mindsets possible: the mindset of the White Man who would tear your cheek from your face before he even considered turning his one first."
Think Like A White Man is a bold and refreshing satirical self-help book on being a Black person in professional environments.
Think Like A White Man is a bold and refreshing satirical self-help book on being a Black person in professional environments.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published May 2, 2019
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Boulé Whytelaw III
3 books9 followersDr Boulé Whytelaw III is the Distinguished Professor of White People Studies at Bishop Lamonthood University and the Deputy Vice Chair of the Centre for (Trying to) Understand White People (CTUWP).
He has written numerous successful TV shows, including Good Cops, Good White Folk and Other Wild Fantasies and Scientific Proof: The White Man’s Ice Is Indeed Colder. Since dictating the thesis of Think Like a White Man to Nels Abbey, he has neither been seen nor heard from.
He has written numerous successful TV shows, including Good Cops, Good White Folk and Other Wild Fantasies and Scientific Proof: The White Man’s Ice Is Indeed Colder. Since dictating the thesis of Think Like a White Man to Nels Abbey, he has neither been seen nor heard from.
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September 16, 2020
Damn.
DAMN!
This is the funniest and most cutting book I have read in a long, long time.
I haven’t laughed out loud while reading in years. I mean, I’ve smiled. I’ve chuckled. I may, may have even snickered aloud while reading Glen Duncan’s I, Lucifer. But actual, out loud, genuine guffaws? I can’t remember the last book that made me roar with laughter.
Nels Abbey's book did that, and did it often. It has a laugh-per-word ratio that would make a seasoned stand-up comic envious. But there is far, far more than humor in Think Like a White Man.
This is the sort of book that makes you laugh aloud, and then a microsecond later stop laughing to sit for a second in thought before exclaiming ‘Shiiit. That is brutal.”
Nels Abbey has written (as a thermonuclear debut novel) one of the best books on race I’ve encountered.
The central conceit is that Abbey is recounting the advice and wisdom of one Dr. Boule Whytelaw III, a very successful businessman of color, a Professor of White People Studies and the world’s leading expert on Caucasians.
Boule has risen to the top of the corporate world through any means necessary, and is looking to pass his learnings down to ambitious young POC. In his own words, Boule has spent his professional life ‘under more mediocre white men than Stormy Daniels’ and wishes to help young black people avoid the mistakes he made on the way to the top.
And what advice it is. Whytelaw (not his real name- he changed it from a black-sounding name to enhance his career prospects) essentially tells his readers that in order to succeed you must emulate the worst and most Machiavellian tendencies of that driving force behind almost every tale of corporate greed and malfeasance – the White Male.
And so he dispenses his corporate guerrilla tactics. Discard compassion. Obtain power and use it. Don’t be an activist. Tell people you like Elvis, enjoy the works of Clint Eastwood, and that Robin Williams was better than Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor. Pretend that ‘meritocracy’ is something that actually exists… and so on, all told with a comic wit that should propel Abbey into the first ranks of literary satirists.
This is not, however, a book for the easily offended, or for readers looking for reasons to cry ‘reverse racism’ or ‘all lives matter’ – if that’s your bent, read elsewhere, as Abbey has you squarely in his sights and takes no prisoners.
As a white male I found Abbey’s novel to be hilariously cutting, and his observations about the power structure in the corporate world - and the casual racism that still infests such environments - spot on.
This may not be easy reading for some white people, but if you’re prepared to recognize the reality that racism exists and hurts the prospects of many POC, and are able to laugh at some of the hypocrisies and ridiculousness of Anglophone culture then this may be one of the best reads you can treat yourself to this year.
If you’re a person of color, well, Abbey states that this book is written primarily for you. I imagine there are levels of subtlety, humor and truth here that I completely missed.
Anyway, buy this book and read it. Abbey is a bright new light, and Think Like A White Man is a literary cruise missile (with a smiley face painted on it) aimed directly at the prejudice that lurks in the structures of our society.
Five near-identical male CEOs from near-identical backgrounds (but all of course promoted on ‘merit’) out of five.
DAMN!
This is the funniest and most cutting book I have read in a long, long time.
I haven’t laughed out loud while reading in years. I mean, I’ve smiled. I’ve chuckled. I may, may have even snickered aloud while reading Glen Duncan’s I, Lucifer. But actual, out loud, genuine guffaws? I can’t remember the last book that made me roar with laughter.
Nels Abbey's book did that, and did it often. It has a laugh-per-word ratio that would make a seasoned stand-up comic envious. But there is far, far more than humor in Think Like a White Man.
This is the sort of book that makes you laugh aloud, and then a microsecond later stop laughing to sit for a second in thought before exclaiming ‘Shiiit. That is brutal.”
Nels Abbey has written (as a thermonuclear debut novel) one of the best books on race I’ve encountered.
The central conceit is that Abbey is recounting the advice and wisdom of one Dr. Boule Whytelaw III, a very successful businessman of color, a Professor of White People Studies and the world’s leading expert on Caucasians.
Boule has risen to the top of the corporate world through any means necessary, and is looking to pass his learnings down to ambitious young POC. In his own words, Boule has spent his professional life ‘under more mediocre white men than Stormy Daniels’ and wishes to help young black people avoid the mistakes he made on the way to the top.
And what advice it is. Whytelaw (not his real name- he changed it from a black-sounding name to enhance his career prospects) essentially tells his readers that in order to succeed you must emulate the worst and most Machiavellian tendencies of that driving force behind almost every tale of corporate greed and malfeasance – the White Male.
And so he dispenses his corporate guerrilla tactics. Discard compassion. Obtain power and use it. Don’t be an activist. Tell people you like Elvis, enjoy the works of Clint Eastwood, and that Robin Williams was better than Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor. Pretend that ‘meritocracy’ is something that actually exists… and so on, all told with a comic wit that should propel Abbey into the first ranks of literary satirists.
This is not, however, a book for the easily offended, or for readers looking for reasons to cry ‘reverse racism’ or ‘all lives matter’ – if that’s your bent, read elsewhere, as Abbey has you squarely in his sights and takes no prisoners.
As a white male I found Abbey’s novel to be hilariously cutting, and his observations about the power structure in the corporate world - and the casual racism that still infests such environments - spot on.
This may not be easy reading for some white people, but if you’re prepared to recognize the reality that racism exists and hurts the prospects of many POC, and are able to laugh at some of the hypocrisies and ridiculousness of Anglophone culture then this may be one of the best reads you can treat yourself to this year.
If you’re a person of color, well, Abbey states that this book is written primarily for you. I imagine there are levels of subtlety, humor and truth here that I completely missed.
Anyway, buy this book and read it. Abbey is a bright new light, and Think Like A White Man is a literary cruise missile (with a smiley face painted on it) aimed directly at the prejudice that lurks in the structures of our society.
Five near-identical male CEOs from near-identical backgrounds (but all of course promoted on ‘merit’) out of five.
May 28, 2019
This book had me in stitches. Very funny...but with a serious point to make about the nature of workplace discrimination and how a black man or woman might navigate it...or not!
September 8, 2020
This is my first Netgalley audiobook and I was really worried that I would have to DNF it. About 15 minutes in, I was riled. I really did not need some weird bloke throwing the n-word and mother-f***er and similar words at me every couple of sentences. I can - if I choose - absolutely ignore bad or racist language on the written page. I can just let my eyes skip over the words and not sink in but with an Audiobook, it's not easy to shut your ears.
The book starts very slowly and I was pretty bored as well as quite offended. The preamble rolls on for an age before the mock 'guide' to how to think like a white man actually starts. Presented as a self-help book, it targets black men trying to make it in the corporate world. Not black women, not white women, not even Indian, Chinese, Filipino or Muslim, Jewish or Amish. It's for black me. And I'm not a black man.
I was determined to stick with it. I really didn't want my first Netgalley audiobook to be a failure. And the funny thing was, that the longer I listened, the more I recognised the issues. As a woman trying to make it in the corporate world three decades ago, my old self would have absolutely recognised a lot of the issues. White women are not a minority - heck, women are just short of 50% of the world's population (if you ignore those bits of the world where baby girls 'disappear') - but 30 years ago if you didn't want to be taking the minutes and pouring the coffees, you needed a lot of the advice in this book. Don't make a fuss. Don't stick your head up, Don't let anybody in a senior position think they are getting to you.
So my take on the book was definitely NOT what the authors intended but it pushed some memory buttons for me. It even made me realise quite how far things have changed - mostly for the better - but also how far things still have to go.
I found that the book didn't really evolve very quickly. Most of the chapters were quite similar and a lot of the 'jokes' were quite repetitive, but I was oddly lulled into sort of enjoying it. I didn't laugh out loud. I didn't roll on the floor laughing. I did often find myself thinking "Is this supposed to be funny?" and sometimes I wondered if it was really necessary to have quite so many tips at the end of each chapter. But, when I finally got to the end, I felt I'd achieved something by getting there and, even though I wouldn't want to do it again, I can honestly say it felt 'educational'.
The book starts very slowly and I was pretty bored as well as quite offended. The preamble rolls on for an age before the mock 'guide' to how to think like a white man actually starts. Presented as a self-help book, it targets black men trying to make it in the corporate world. Not black women, not white women, not even Indian, Chinese, Filipino or Muslim, Jewish or Amish. It's for black me. And I'm not a black man.
I was determined to stick with it. I really didn't want my first Netgalley audiobook to be a failure. And the funny thing was, that the longer I listened, the more I recognised the issues. As a woman trying to make it in the corporate world three decades ago, my old self would have absolutely recognised a lot of the issues. White women are not a minority - heck, women are just short of 50% of the world's population (if you ignore those bits of the world where baby girls 'disappear') - but 30 years ago if you didn't want to be taking the minutes and pouring the coffees, you needed a lot of the advice in this book. Don't make a fuss. Don't stick your head up, Don't let anybody in a senior position think they are getting to you.
So my take on the book was definitely NOT what the authors intended but it pushed some memory buttons for me. It even made me realise quite how far things have changed - mostly for the better - but also how far things still have to go.
I found that the book didn't really evolve very quickly. Most of the chapters were quite similar and a lot of the 'jokes' were quite repetitive, but I was oddly lulled into sort of enjoying it. I didn't laugh out loud. I didn't roll on the floor laughing. I did often find myself thinking "Is this supposed to be funny?" and sometimes I wondered if it was really necessary to have quite so many tips at the end of each chapter. But, when I finally got to the end, I felt I'd achieved something by getting there and, even though I wouldn't want to do it again, I can honestly say it felt 'educational'.
August 10, 2019
The title may scare some people particularly white people,however this is not about overthrowing white people or starting a race war. It is however a polemic on race and the black experience.
In places this book is very funny but also does not back any punches. I am of Indian heritage and have not had to go through what alot of black people have to go through but there were quite a few eye openers for me.
I have seen some low star reviews for this book and to be honest I think it's by people who have not read the book or people who don't like seeing truth up front as it is too close to home.
In places this book is very funny but also does not back any punches. I am of Indian heritage and have not had to go through what alot of black people have to go through but there were quite a few eye openers for me.
I have seen some low star reviews for this book and to be honest I think it's by people who have not read the book or people who don't like seeing truth up front as it is too close to home.
June 9, 2023
It’s good but maybe I shot myself in the foot listening to this as an audiobook. It’s probably better as a physical book. As an audiobook, it feels like a really, really, really long bit, without the vocal nuances and direction to know what is the part that is meant to land. As a physical book, I’m sure a lot of the jokes I’d probably read in a way that would make them hit.
Anyway I’m finishing this partway through some of the many appendices, cos I’m lost now. I’d read another of the author’s books tho
Anyway I’m finishing this partway through some of the many appendices, cos I’m lost now. I’d read another of the author’s books tho
August 17, 2019
Light hearted Gathering
A light hearted consolidation of some of the things even half savvy blacks understand about the white western world they love in. For us old heads, we can sagely not our heads and chuckle. Slightly risky for the young, because there is nothing like the dissemination of 'given's to form a notional structure to entrap those young ones, keeping them cautiously docile. How then do we educate our young about the world they love in, but allowing them to retain their bursting vigour of youth? How do we educate them, but al!ow them to remain fierce glass ceiling breakers?
A light hearted consolidation of some of the things even half savvy blacks understand about the white western world they love in. For us old heads, we can sagely not our heads and chuckle. Slightly risky for the young, because there is nothing like the dissemination of 'given's to form a notional structure to entrap those young ones, keeping them cautiously docile. How then do we educate our young about the world they love in, but allowing them to retain their bursting vigour of youth? How do we educate them, but al!ow them to remain fierce glass ceiling breakers?
January 6, 2021
If you are a stressed out black person in the world today and you would like some dark satire to get you through all the crap we are going through, read this book. I ain’t never laughed so hard and felt so guilty for it and then not cared in my entire life. Also, no this book is not for white liberals, but it’s for my brothers and sisters out here trying to deal with the world today. Don’t feel guilty; laugh, breathe, and keep on keeping on.
March 3, 2021
Angry and funny, this book puts into words what people of colour already know subconsciously, in a way which made me smort with laughter whilst also being riled at the issues raised.
January 28, 2021
Laughing through the painful facts written in this book. Honestly one of the most unique reading experiences!
October 27, 2025
I’m not black or a man but everyone should read this highly original satire. It’s cutting, real, and funny. Loved it!
June 27, 2021
This book was really funny. I chose this book for the book club I run at work for the POC group. Had some great laughs and discussion!! Worth the read, mad truths and hilarity included
August 8, 2025
Great book. Satire was so nuanced that far too many things flew over my head. However, I'm glad I finally grasped the point of the (well written, subversive) book, which is ironically telling you not to think like a White Man. That is, unless you want to climb to the top of the corporate ladder, and you don't mind losing your soul along the way.
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March 20, 2021I was not the intended audience for this book. I am neither black nor intending on making it in the corporate world. In that case, I probably shouldn't have read it. Nevertheless, I did, and it left me scratching my head at times as, although satirical, I struggled to get which points were him using satire to point out racism, and which points he was actually serious about. I found some things in this book questionable.
I think the title of this book threw me off. I was expecting more satire at the expense of the white man, with advice on how to actually think like a white man, eg. be unapologetically confident in all that you do, take up space, don't worry about your dress sense etc. But this book was exactly the opposite, it was less how to think like a white man and more how to think like a black man trying to impress the white man.
I know he was using these points to assist the black person navigate and get ahead in the corporate world, I guess it's just a shame one should have to feign whiteness in order to do so.
I think the title of this book threw me off. I was expecting more satire at the expense of the white man, with advice on how to actually think like a white man, eg. be unapologetically confident in all that you do, take up space, don't worry about your dress sense etc. But this book was exactly the opposite, it was less how to think like a white man and more how to think like a black man trying to impress the white man.
I know he was using these points to assist the black person navigate and get ahead in the corporate world, I guess it's just a shame one should have to feign whiteness in order to do so.
December 28, 2020
A satirical professional manual for the black employee (soon-to-be-business owner, if this book’s advice is acted on). Laugh or cry or squirm. This book is so stark. The footnotes alone are some kind of tragic poetry.
‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Footnote: An alternative question could be ‘If the police shoot a brother in the back while handcuffed and then take the cuffs off him and say he did it to himself, should it still be considered suicide?’
Footnote: ‘Once you fake the sincerity the rest is easy’ - unknown, but often credited to Tony Blair.
Do beware of the latest rebranding and marketing scheme for racism. For example: ‘unconscious bias’ is often very conscious racism, where there is a ‘lack of diversity’ there is an abundance of racism, ‘did you notice that “identity politics” suddenly became all the rage in the latter days of the Obama years.’
‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Footnote: An alternative question could be ‘If the police shoot a brother in the back while handcuffed and then take the cuffs off him and say he did it to himself, should it still be considered suicide?’
Footnote: ‘Once you fake the sincerity the rest is easy’ - unknown, but often credited to Tony Blair.
Do beware of the latest rebranding and marketing scheme for racism. For example: ‘unconscious bias’ is often very conscious racism, where there is a ‘lack of diversity’ there is an abundance of racism, ‘did you notice that “identity politics” suddenly became all the rage in the latter days of the Obama years.’
April 5, 2021
Wow this was a difficult read at times for me as a white middle aged woman. At times funny but overall I felt sad and worried about my thoughts. Read up on black fetishism as wasn't aware of it. Must read to learn from.
August 12, 2019
3.5 rounded up. Love the footnotes
October 16, 2024
The Prince if Machiavelli was a Moor. Made me laugh and cringe in equal measure. Wasn’t a fan of the crude language and swearing or subtle misogyny
March 13, 2021
El libro es una sátira que traza, desde la mirada de un profesor de estudios blancos "el primer experto en personas blancas", una guía para el éxito de las personas negras en el ámbito profesional. En líneas generales, en el libro se explica el mundo profesional desde una visión profundamente cínica y con el prisma central de las relaciones de poder: El objetivo fundamental es obtener poder mediante el ascenso profesional y toda relación en el ámbito laboral se ve únicamente a través de este prisma.
El mérito fundamental de este libro se encuentra entiendo en hablar directamente a las experiencias de otras personas negras, pero no es desde luego algo que yo haya percibido en el mundo laboral reciente. Por otra parte, ofrece una dosis grande de escepticismo con respecto al mundo empresarial, y es que es cierto que en muchas ocasiones hay que moverse con pies de plomo y entrar en ciertas interacciones en el mundo profesional con ingenuidad puede equivaler a deteriorar tu carrera. Por otra parte, el análisis que hace de la historia del progreso como historia de la explotación humana es, si bien radical, bastante preciso. Por último, el consejo de cuidar las apariencias y centrarse en mantener el favor de la gente torciendo la narrativa a tu favor "haciéndoles creer que lo haces por ellos incluso cuando se lo haces a ellos" es desde luego valioso.
Una crítica fundamental, aparte del nivel de cinismo sin atisbo de ninguna otra perspectiva, que puede achacarse al desgaste debido a haber sufrido racismo, es la cantidad de aserciones marcadamente racistas fundamentalmente hacia las personas blancas (lo que se reconoce al principio del libro, que se van a hacer generalizaciones muy amplias) así como sexistas. El racismo imperante en el libro podría achacarse al carácter de sátira, y a su uso como figura literaria, no obstante es la base del libro y impera hasta en las citas a otros autores. Ejemplos de citas sexistas están en la referencia despectiva a las mujeres blancas arruinando a sus esposos negros como algo predecible, no es algo que uno esperaría en un libro de justicia social publicado en el siglo XXI.
El mérito fundamental de este libro se encuentra entiendo en hablar directamente a las experiencias de otras personas negras, pero no es desde luego algo que yo haya percibido en el mundo laboral reciente. Por otra parte, ofrece una dosis grande de escepticismo con respecto al mundo empresarial, y es que es cierto que en muchas ocasiones hay que moverse con pies de plomo y entrar en ciertas interacciones en el mundo profesional con ingenuidad puede equivaler a deteriorar tu carrera. Por otra parte, el análisis que hace de la historia del progreso como historia de la explotación humana es, si bien radical, bastante preciso. Por último, el consejo de cuidar las apariencias y centrarse en mantener el favor de la gente torciendo la narrativa a tu favor "haciéndoles creer que lo haces por ellos incluso cuando se lo haces a ellos" es desde luego valioso.
Una crítica fundamental, aparte del nivel de cinismo sin atisbo de ninguna otra perspectiva, que puede achacarse al desgaste debido a haber sufrido racismo, es la cantidad de aserciones marcadamente racistas fundamentalmente hacia las personas blancas (lo que se reconoce al principio del libro, que se van a hacer generalizaciones muy amplias) así como sexistas. El racismo imperante en el libro podría achacarse al carácter de sátira, y a su uso como figura literaria, no obstante es la base del libro y impera hasta en las citas a otros autores. Ejemplos de citas sexistas están en la referencia despectiva a las mujeres blancas arruinando a sus esposos negros como algo predecible, no es algo que uno esperaría en un libro de justicia social publicado en el siglo XXI.
March 28, 2021
‘The history of human prosperity and progression is a history of merciless exploitation of one person or people by another. Where there is great prosperity there is usually compassion-free flagrant atrocity and a really great public relations officer working overtime to gently perfume away the stench of shit’.
This book came at the perfect time in my life, I’ve recently started a career with some ungodly co-workers where my patience have been tested left, right and centre. It’s a really humorous read with lots of great hints and tips to get you, as a minoritised person, onto the next rung of the corporate ladder.
The satire is aimed directly at the institutional racism within the structure of society. The title may scare off a lot of white readers as it brings to light the serious workplace discrimination and prejudices that black people have to face. However this shouldn’t stop you from seeing the truth.
Word of advice is to READ all of the book, including the footnotes and the appendix because this truly adds a je ne sais quoi to the whole experience.
This book came at the perfect time in my life, I’ve recently started a career with some ungodly co-workers where my patience have been tested left, right and centre. It’s a really humorous read with lots of great hints and tips to get you, as a minoritised person, onto the next rung of the corporate ladder.
The satire is aimed directly at the institutional racism within the structure of society. The title may scare off a lot of white readers as it brings to light the serious workplace discrimination and prejudices that black people have to face. However this shouldn’t stop you from seeing the truth.
Word of advice is to READ all of the book, including the footnotes and the appendix because this truly adds a je ne sais quoi to the whole experience.
May 26, 2021
Brilliant and, for the White Man, embarrassing (but they don't do red)
Absolutely the most scathing and critical exposé of the White Man's world, a sledgehammer wrapped in cotton wool. If you're white you need to read this, if you're black (or any other colour) you will have experienced the world of Dr Boule Whytelaw III. This should be in the curriculum replacing all the so called fiction they call history. Being a white man I am not responsible for the past but I am responsible for the perpetuation of lies. We need to hold the past up to the light to show the blood, butchery, brutality of our legacy.
Absolutely the most scathing and critical exposé of the White Man's world, a sledgehammer wrapped in cotton wool. If you're white you need to read this, if you're black (or any other colour) you will have experienced the world of Dr Boule Whytelaw III. This should be in the curriculum replacing all the so called fiction they call history. Being a white man I am not responsible for the past but I am responsible for the perpetuation of lies. We need to hold the past up to the light to show the blood, butchery, brutality of our legacy.
April 11, 2024
Funny read! And very short book (not sure why it took me so long to read through tbh). Even though as a black person we know these things already it was quite sobering to have these facts laid out to us on paper the way it was. That being said it’s made me realise a couple of things about the way I navigate working life that’ll definitely give me clarity moving forward.
Don’t think I’ve chuckled or laughed out loud reading a book as much as I did. Some things said were so audacious you had no choice but to laugh! But I’d recommend to anyone wanting to read a bit of “light hearted” non-fiction.
Don’t think I’ve chuckled or laughed out loud reading a book as much as I did. Some things said were so audacious you had no choice but to laugh! But I’d recommend to anyone wanting to read a bit of “light hearted” non-fiction.
December 4, 2025
At first i thought this book was a joke, but then I realised how serious hes being. If your offended very easily dont bother reading this book, the truth hurts, and if you actually use the advice he gave you, you will likely be more finacially well of... but you must let go of your 'blackness' . It teaches you how to be as confident as a white man in spaces we arent welcome. How to say no and gain respect without being a pushover. Its a must read for black people who are entering a new job and want to show their most powerful self.
September 27, 2020
This was a laugh out loud book that tackled important issues but in a relatable way. For me the first half of the book carried the most weight, relevance and had me in stitches. The second half didn't grasp my attention quite as much. I thought it was really well pitched and as an audiobook was really easy listening.
**I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in return for my own personal and honest review**
**I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in return for my own personal and honest review**
October 28, 2020
A machiavellian guide to how to achieve wealth and status for people who are not white. Although it aims to amuse, the book makes some hard-hitting points to expose the institutional racism that exists but is all to rarely acknowledged. Unfortunately, the jokes wear a bit thin half way through and it starts to get very repetitive. Then again, I concede that , as a white man, I am not its target audience!!
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January 19, 2023This is actually a very serious book, with numerous references to the daily acts of racism that occur on our planet.
It is also laugh out loud funny in places, although I'm not sure, as a white woman, if I should be laughing?
Yikes.
Also, it crossed my mind that this book, written as "a satirical guide to conquering the world ... while black" could just as easily be re-written as "while female" and the same general points would still very much apply (sadly).
It is also laugh out loud funny in places, although I'm not sure, as a white woman, if I should be laughing?
Yikes.
Also, it crossed my mind that this book, written as "a satirical guide to conquering the world ... while black" could just as easily be re-written as "while female" and the same general points would still very much apply (sadly).
July 31, 2025
Firstly, lol! I gasped in shock quite a few times cos WTF?! LOOOL! What the actual heck?! I wonder about the Author cos again, WTF?!
Secondly, did he lie? No but his delivery?! Again, loooool!
Thirdly, he gives great advice if you are black!
Fourth, WTF!? LOOL!
Gosh! I cannot believe this made it to print!
I hope he releases more books! I did not want it to end.
Lastly, WTF?! Looool!
Secondly, did he lie? No but his delivery?! Again, loooool!
Thirdly, he gives great advice if you are black!
Fourth, WTF!? LOOL!
Gosh! I cannot believe this made it to print!
I hope he releases more books! I did not want it to end.
Lastly, WTF?! Looool!
July 26, 2020
Tears of laughter
Incredibly funny, accurate and whitty. Every black person should read this before entering the corporate workplace. I can't count how many times I actually laughed out loud!
Incredibly funny, accurate and whitty. Every black person should read this before entering the corporate workplace. I can't count how many times I actually laughed out loud!
January 8, 2021
A very funny and thought-provoking book. It has some nuggets that can be applicable to one's professional and personal life. Although I was not in favour of some of the author's opinions on some issues, I still enjoy the dark satire.
July 11, 2021
Wow! Loved this book. A brutally honest look at diversity particularly for black community in the corporate world. Some observations are laugh out loud funny but hidden beneath them is the reality that this is the experience for many.
Well worth a read (or listen)
Well worth a read (or listen)
August 16, 2019
Absolutely hillarious and yet glaringly insightful. Little truths and nuggets of wisdom interwoven with the eloquence of a wall street/actual street professional/hustler.
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