Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want,   ISBN:9780553384550

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My wife loves this book! It helped her clear out her head, set her priorities and get a new, better job!

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What a very interesting perpective. I found this book both informative and practical on a subject I have limited knowledge about. To think one of the things that hold women back in corporate America is the fear to ASK for things to help them achieve their goals. Real eye opener!

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This book was the best thing to happen to my career self-esteem. I realized and understood my own value for the first time and did not downplay my talents and abilities. The book helps ease the worry that comes with negotiation and eases your nerves by giving loads of examples of how real women negotiated and their success afterwards. I highly recommend this book to everyone and stand by everything written in it. I am a testament to its inspiration and my career success and negotiation style has dramatically improved. You can use it all parts of your life and stop being undervalued by others and by yourself!

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I heard an interview with the authors of Ask For It on National Public Radio immediately bought their book. It more than fulfilled my expectations. Ask For It is crammed with useful information about how to negotiate, not only for a fair salary but also for other things that are important in life. I particularly enjoyed reading the many stories which provide experiences that mirror our own work situations. The authors are both distinguished scholars: Linda Babcock is a Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University and Sara Laschever has written for The Harvard Business Review and The New York Times. The reader ultimate learns a good lesson: If you don't ask for it, the possibility that anyone will come along and hand it to you, is pretty close to zero. Buy this book and it will pay for itself a thousand times over.

Irena Chalmers
Author of Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers www.foodjobsbook.com

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The concept of this book is right on target. The "meat" of the book can be a little too simplified. I recommend it for young women just starting their careers - it offers advice that I wish I knew 30 years ago!