I love Ryan; I liked his last book quite a bit， despite its self-help platitudes。 But Big Money Energy is the worst of how we picture salesmen and the wealthy。This is basically an entire book of humblebrags and bad advice。 Though we are in the midst of a global pandemic， and at this very moment the Senate is waffling on whether to grant Americans a $2，000 one-time payment or a $600 one-time payment to help out， BME features lots and lots of stories about Ryan making millions of dollars。 It conta I love Ryan; I liked his last book quite a bit， despite its self-help platitudes。 But Big Money Energy is the worst of how we picture salesmen and the wealthy。This is basically an entire book of humblebrags and bad advice。 Though we are in the midst of a global pandemic， and at this very moment the Senate is waffling on whether to grant Americans a $2，000 one-time payment or a $600 one-time payment to help out， BME features lots and lots of stories about Ryan making millions of dollars。 It contains advice such as "hire people to do things for you" （Ryan pays people to organize his e-mail after hours， to drive him around New York City， and to "laundry valet，" whatever that means） and "do anything you have to do to get your money" （followed by a story of him flying to China just to get a contract signed， after putting out $1。8mil of his own money to cover for this client）。 It tells stories of how Ryan got to where he is by lying， by exaggerating， by presenting a false image of himself to potential clients and employers （including the casting directors of MDLNY）。In other words， this book felt grossly cynical to me。 It encourages some really bad behaviors， at least in my view， and it does it all while screaming at you （my God， the passages in all caps！）。 I will say this book feels more authentically Ryan Serhant than his last book did; the tone is more conversational and less formal， and it reads more like his voice。 That's about the only positive I have， sadly。 Because BME is pretty obviously just a cash grab brand extension。 It's mentioned several times throughout that this is a tie-in to Ryan's new company （SERHANT。 - all caps， with a period）， his podcast （which doesn't exist as of my advanced reading）， and his online classes。 As part of a brand， this is fine。 If it's the kind of book you're required to buy to take a seminar or something， fine。 Then this is advice that you are actively seeking to advance yourself in a particular area。 But for a casual fan of Ryan Serhant， the television personality， this is not it。 。。。more