The Gold Standard: Rules to Rule By
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- Author：Ari Gold
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Matthew Smith
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Bought this book for $3 at Barnes & Noble and what an awesome $3 it was。 The book is hysterical and although it's a work of fiction， there are still some pretty good tips for living。 It's literally a book written in the character of Ari Gold from Entourage。 I was a huge fan of the show so naturally I was going to like the book。 On the Entourage timeline， the book seems to take place in the months immediately following the last episode of the TV show and before the lack luster movie they ended up Bought this book for $3 at Barnes & Noble and what an awesome $3 it was。 The book is hysterical and although it's a work of fiction， there are still some pretty good tips for living。 It's literally a book written in the character of Ari Gold from Entourage。 I was a huge fan of the show so naturally I was going to like the book。 On the Entourage timeline， the book seems to take place in the months immediately following the last episode of the TV show and before the lack luster movie they ended up making。 For fans， this book is 10 times better than the movie was。 Definitely recommended。 。。。more
Michael DeCotiis
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Good reminder of entourage in an encouraging wayBusiness savvy rules for thumbRelates to the show which makes reading the book very fun if you are familiar with the show。
Yvonne Glasgow
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Awesome。
Jeff Beckham
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If you found Ari hilarious in the show， you’ll feel the same about the bookThis book is exactly what you think （and hope） it is – Ari Gold being himself from cover to cover。 Part way through， I realized I was reading it as if I was Jeremy Piven， with the same tone and rhythm。
Cheyne Nomura
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A wicked satire about one of my favorite TV characters ever。
R。 Scott
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A fun read。 Watch Entourage to get full experience。 I prefer the Blueray DVD set。 Not for kids， though most teen's can learn about Hollywood from the series。 A fun read。 Watch Entourage to get full experience。 I prefer the Blueray DVD set。 Not for kids， though most teen's can learn about Hollywood from the series。 。。。more
Cassandra Bradby
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If you liked the show Entourage， you will be entertained by this book。 Ari is at his finest。
Lynne
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Do the audiobook！ So much fun listening to Ari drop his words of wisdom as only he can！
Adam
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A man's man Ari gold a true Maverick a put together confident baller。 My ear picked up on:To be successful you need friends To be very successful you need enemies The truth is that life is a raging sea of dicks with only so many vaginas those who don't make it into the silky pink life raft fast enough have to jerk themselves offThe ripple turned into a wave I feel your gooey brutality Tell the important part of the truth Don't get stuck playing bass in someone else's band。 The bassist almost nev A man's man Ari gold a true Maverick a put together confident baller。 My ear picked up on:To be successful you need friends To be very successful you need enemies The truth is that life is a raging sea of dicks with only so many vaginas those who don't make it into the silky pink life raft fast enough have to jerk themselves offThe ripple turned into a wave I feel your gooey brutality Tell the important part of the truth Don't get stuck playing bass in someone else's band。 The bassist almost never gets to go soloDetroit is filled with dreamers schemers and in betweeners If you don't have enemies get them A job is something you do a business is something you grow If you aren't a playmate of the year offering to jerk me off under the table at the hotel bel air using those little slabs of butter then I probably won't be carving up the midpoint of my day to do lunch E。T。 didn't phone home to chit chat he phoned home to say pick me the fuck up！You can't arrive if your not on the planeThe best time to sell tickets to a volcano is before it erupts I need to sell you why the pudding in my poop is sweeter then the next guysRetirement isn't a goal it's a sentence Hippieness can't buy money I hope you last six months then head back to whatever shithole your from with nothing but a herpes sore to remind you of what a miserable fucking place this is when you fail Build an empire protect your crown Take rejection with the same class you accept approval Some of your hunches turn out to be stinkers I spent too much time on some flights while letting some planes crash into the ocean Avoid wrestling with a pig， you'll get covered in mud and the pig will end up enjoying itWorking with employee's reduces the power distanceI have a scheduled conflict 。。。more
Matt Reynaud
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Solid gold。 Will read more than once。
Jay Sellers
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Skip it if you weren't a fan of Entourage。 If you were， sit back and get ready for some laughs。 Skip it if you weren't a fan of Entourage。 If you were， sit back and get ready for some laughs。 。。。more
Patrick Carey
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If you’re a fan of Entourage then you know what Ari Gold is all about。 This book is like being on set with him and listening to his conversations behind the scenes。 It’s a laugh out loud book that can’t be taken to seriously。。。。though some life pointers do make you think a little bit about them。
RC1140
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This was super weird ， yet super fun， unless you are a fan of the series it's a really fun listen ， also within all the parody there is also a grain of good advice This was super weird ， yet super fun， unless you are a fan of the series it's a really fun listen ， also within all the parody there is also a grain of good advice 。。。more
Shannon
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I loved everything about this book。 （And， no。 Mr。 Ari didn't make me say that！ ;）） I loved everything about this book。 （And， no。 Mr。 Ari didn't make me say that！ ;）） 。。。more
Ian Hardouin
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Would have rated this higher， but Jeremy Piven revealed himself to be like Ari Gold in real life （i。e。 #metoo）， so some stuff here feels really on the nose。 There are nuggets of wisdom in between mindlessness that pretty much only those who watched the TV show Entourage will understand。
Gary Pointon
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Bloody good book！ Inspirational， insightful and damn funny。 He’s not Ari Bronze or Silver he’s Gold！
Ryan Joukema
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Meh。。。entertaining but def nothing special。 Kind of expected I guess。
Sandeep
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funny and a motivational book， can be used as the script for a movie about Ari Gold。 pulse has a lot of business advice。
Vin
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This had a few moments of absolute roll on the floor laughing brilliance but the rest was kinda just there。 Overall， a big disappointment which is sad since I love the show。
Bastiaan Machielse
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Its great fun and highly motivating。
Mark Manderson
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Ari Gold is king。 No pulling punches！ Great read！ Top takeaways:Diagnosed with ADD and decided to call it ADA （attention deficit advantage）。 Chose to view it as an accelerant to excel。 ADD is for suckers， develop ADA and take your reward。 Learn to capitalize on SCARCITY and URGENCY！ Don't shy away from conflict！ Ari Gold is king。 No pulling punches！ Great read！ Top takeaways:Diagnosed with ADD and decided to call it ADA （attention deficit advantage）。 Chose to view it as an accelerant to excel。 ADD is for suckers， develop ADA and take your reward。 Learn to capitalize on SCARCITY and URGENCY！ Don't shy away from conflict！ 。。。more
Cici suciati
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Read this when you feel like a failure。 Read this when your boss screaming at you in front of everyone。 Read this when your ex business partner poached your client。 Even better， read this when life treat you like an orphan nobody want to adopt。 Because this book will prep you to bounced back at your top condition and more。Actually， reading this book is like watching Entourage （the series， not the movie） at your hand but from Ari's perspective。 I heard the audio book is better because it read by Read this when you feel like a failure。 Read this when your boss screaming at you in front of everyone。 Read this when your ex business partner poached your client。 Even better， read this when life treat you like an orphan nobody want to adopt。 Because this book will prep you to bounced back at your top condition and more。Actually， reading this book is like watching Entourage （the series， not the movie） at your hand but from Ari's perspective。 I heard the audio book is better because it read by Jeremy Piven himself。 I still think Doug Ellin should create new series based on Ari Gold character， though。。。then I would make a drink game everytime word Fuck You came out。 。。。more
Vinit Devnani
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This is a must read book for anyone who has watched entourage and loves the character Ari Gold。 This is basically 100 or so pages of non stop Ari Gold brilliance。 It's not just that the book is all about promoting the show or doesn't have substance。 Some of the lessons in the book are pure gold and to write it the way Ari would write it makes it all the better。 This is a must read book for anyone who has watched entourage and loves the character Ari Gold。 This is basically 100 or so pages of non stop Ari Gold brilliance。 It's not just that the book is all about promoting the show or doesn't have substance。 Some of the lessons in the book are pure gold and to write it the way Ari would write it makes it all the better。 。。。more
Eliot
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Hilarious。 Audio version is narrated by Jeremy Piven and is best listened to at 2X speed to perfectly capture Gold's fast talking character。 Hilarious。 Audio version is narrated by Jeremy Piven and is best listened to at 2X speed to perfectly capture Gold's fast talking character。 。。。more
Stephen Lubin
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I loved this book。 Originally when I picked it up I thought it was written by the real-life Ari Gold。 That turns out not to be true。 The book is fictional and written from the first person perspective of the character Ari Gold from the show Entourage。 Although the book is fictional there are a lot of things that are applicable to real life。 The books makes some great points on how live and how to achieve success。 Networking was something that stood out to me in Chapter 8。 It was called "Be Every I loved this book。 Originally when I picked it up I thought it was written by the real-life Ari Gold。 That turns out not to be true。 The book is fictional and written from the first person perspective of the character Ari Gold from the show Entourage。 Although the book is fictional there are a lot of things that are applicable to real life。 The books makes some great points on how live and how to achieve success。 Networking was something that stood out to me in Chapter 8。 It was called "Be Everywhere。" The book is fast paced and doesn't let you down。 The chapters are short and the prose is uncomplicated。 This is a good read for anyone in any type of agency business or anyone who needs to learn to hustle。 I really enjoyed it and will likely read it again。 Plot: Ari Gold life lessons。 。。。more
Brad Mills
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Perhaps I didn't like this book because I didn't watch Entourage。 Someone recommended this book to me， I can't remember who （sorry）。 I was hoping for an entertaining abrasive fictional take on "How to Win Friends and Influence People。"Obviously this isn't a serious book so I wasn't expecting any real nuggets。I wasn't even entertained by the stories he tells because they are all made up。It's one of the strangest books I ever read。。。 A fictional agent telling his story using real celebrities， givi Perhaps I didn't like this book because I didn't watch Entourage。 Someone recommended this book to me， I can't remember who （sorry）。 I was hoping for an entertaining abrasive fictional take on "How to Win Friends and Influence People。"Obviously this isn't a serious book so I wasn't expecting any real nuggets。I wasn't even entertained by the stories he tells because they are all made up。It's one of the strangest books I ever read。。。 A fictional agent telling his story using real celebrities， giving offensive and ridiculous advice for how to live your life。。。sounds like something I would love。But I didn't。 I struggled to get through the last half。。。not recommended。 The character doesn't translate from the screen to book format very well。Skip this， listen to a podcast or watch netflix instead。 。。。more
Jimmy Rex
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I laughed quite a bit at this book but it didn't have much substance。 If you like Entourage you'll like the book I laughed quite a bit at this book but it didn't have much substance。 If you like Entourage you'll like the book 。。。more
Le Roy
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It's okay， not what I had expected。。 It's okay， not what I had expected。。 。。。more
Benson Imoh， ST
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Over the top advice on how to run your life and business。 Though a fictional character， the vibe and advice you get from reading this book is non-fictitious。 This book is about uncensored honesty。 Hear it in Gold's words: "I would love to tell you that my success in Hollywood was fueled completely by passion and creativity instead of aggression and ambition， but that would be a lie， and this book is about uncensored honesty。" Over the top advice on how to run your life and business。 Though a fictional character， the vibe and advice you get from reading this book is non-fictitious。 This book is about uncensored honesty。 Hear it in Gold's words: "I would love to tell you that my success in Hollywood was fueled completely by passion and creativity instead of aggression and ambition， but that would be a lie， and this book is about uncensored honesty。" 。。。more
Nick Cormier
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