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The 4-hour Work Week

by Timothy Ferriss

(Crown, 208 Pages)

What do you do? Tim Ferriss has trouble answering the question. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:

• "I race motorcycles in Europe."
• "I ski in the Andes."
• "I scuba dive in Panama."
• "I dance tango in Buenos Aires."

He has spent more than five years learning the secrets of the New Rich, a fast-growing subculture who has abandoned the "deferred-life plan" (slaversaver retire) and instead mastered the new currencies--time and mobility--to create luxury lifestyles in the here and now.

Whether you are an overworked employee or an entrepreneur trapped in your own business, this book is the compass for a new and revolutionary world. Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:

• What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income
• How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair (pages 209 and 222)
• What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks
• How to cultivate selective ignorance— and create time-with a low-information diet
• What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are (page 184)
• How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off (page 232)
• How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office