{"product_id":"2940012357267","title":"Small Business Success Secrets","description":"Here are few paragraphs from the book,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have a confession to make. Writing an advice column, whether it be advice for love or money or business, is often hard to do with a straight face. Occasionally a question comes over the digital transom that just makes me go, “Huh?” It’s kind of like trying to stifle a giggle when Grandma breaks wind at Sunday dinner. Some things are just better left ignored. Of course it’s hard to blame a dumb business question on the dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough this column is a fairly new feature for the Times, I’ve been writing online columns for years. Most of the requests for advice I receive are sincere and intelligent, and as a sincere and (somewhat) intelligent columnist, I feel obligated to dispense the best advice I can for the betterment of the person who asked the question. However, once in a while a real stinker hits the old email box and it takes everything I’ve got to resist shooting back an answer that is worthy of the question asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn other words, when I get a dumb question, my gut reaction is to respond with an answer of equal intelligence, or the lack thereof. Something subtle, like, “Forget business, my friend. The best thing you can do for mankind is to go find a pair of sharp scissors and run… really fast…” Stupid is as stupid does, Forrest. Greater words of wisdom have rarely been offered before or since.","brand":"MyAppBuilder.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156967014640,"sku":"2940012357267","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012357267_p0.jpg?v=1763567943","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012357267","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}