Grabbing the Oyster! Anecdotes and Advice from Icons of Irish Business by Pearce Flannery

I welcome your observations and opinion on the book or its related subject matter.

Who knows it could be the start of a revolution!

What The Commentators And Critics Have Said

"A timely, revealing and entertaining read."

Irish Entrepreneur Magazine

and The Irish Times

"This groundbreaking work turns conventional wisdom on its head. Written in a humorous and insightful fashion with the entrepreneurs stories told in their own words."

Institute Of Certified Public Accountants In Ireland

"A Pearl Of Wisdom."

Maeve McGovern: Business And Leadership Magazine

"Grabbing The Oyster hits all the right notes and is on the shelves at exactly the right time. Food for thought in the current climate. I enjoyed every bit of it."

Down To Business: Newstalk FM.

"An elite of economic and business thinkers has stormed the frontline of public speaking and seminars"

Mark Hillard On Pearce Flannery

Sunday Tribune.

"Frank And Revealing..."

Institute Of Chartered Accountants In Ireland

"It is a very strong statement that Pearce is after making"

Keith Finnegan.

Galway Bay FM.

"This fabulous collection brings to the fore the true spirit of Irish entrepreneurship, an insightful look into Ireland of the past, present and certainly the future"

Susan Hayes.

ILTB.

"In his search for the secret formula that makes an entrepreneur, Flannery presents a fascinating collection of Irish entrepreneurial success stories, each imbedded with sound strategic advice. Grabbing The Oyster is an interesting and enjoyable read with good educational value for those in or thinking of starting-up in business".

Enda Kelly, Partner-In-Charge,

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®

"If you like this type of book you will love this one."

Celine Farrell: Books Today.

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"Pearce certainly does not sit on the fence with his analysis and opinion. Given the nature of the subject matter and the evidence he uses, it is hard to disagree with him. "

Declan Varley.

Galway Advertiser.

"One of the best books of 2008. Highly readable."

John Waters.

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"Pearce...'gets into the inner psyche of the subjects'"

Keith Finnegan.

Galway Bay Fm.

"Impressive, highly interesting and entertaining.."

Declan Varley.

Galway Advertiser.

"If you could only ever buy one business or personal development book, then let this be the one. Interesting, informative and extremely well written. Top class stuff."

Christine Gray.

"After listening to Pearce Flannery on the radio he makes a very good point about our political representation in this country.

For a country of 4 million people do we really need 166 TD`s another load of senators, county councilors, city councils, urban district councils, rural development councils, town councils and chambers of commerce.

Surely scrapping all these talking shops and electing top businessmen to our highest offices is better than promoting gombeen men and pothole fillers?

He also made the point that when you strip away the property receipts and EU subsidies, Ireland has practically failed to stand on it`s own two feet economically. A further indictment of the ineptitude that has existed at the top of Irish politics."

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"I read this book last week non-stop while on hols sitting beside a pool. It really is an inspirational read, the down to earth story of some of the greatest business persons and how I can best copy them and do it myself. This is the first book that ever gave me direction as to how to start sorting out personal problems at work. Unusually for a book such as this it is very enjoyable, that's why I am posting this. The most pain free business education I have ever had.

One little negative point is that it is a pity that it does not include more women!.

All in all a highly interesting and enjoyable read. I highly recommend it. It gets my first five star rating of 2008 (And this is November!)."

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"The best advice I ever read on running my business. It deals with the simple things first, like getting your headspace right. Never learnt this stuff in UCD."

Taken From: www.target.com

"This was really good, interesting all through. More like a novel than a business and self help manual. Why cant all business books be like this? It would make my job a whole lot easier!"

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"This is good stuff. Funny, insightful and practical: What a self help manual should be. As experienced by the experts so there is no waffle. I like it a lot."

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"Easily the best self help book for entrepreneurs on the market. If you want only one book that shows you how then this is it."

Taken From: www.global-investor.com

"The perfect gift for the discerning reader..."

Taken From: www.ispcc.ie

GRABBING the OYSTER!