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> What is "clear promise about what the reader will get out of it" in "Billion Dollar Muslim"? Uh, it promises to explain Why We Need Spiritually Inspired Entr
by yesenadam 6y ago
> What is "clear promise about what the reader will get out of it" in "Billion Dollar Muslim"?
Uh, it promises to explain Why We Need Spiritually Inspired Entrepreneurs.
I don't think the book needs to appeal to you to count as a clear promise the reader will get something out of it! You could object in the same way to a book called "How to Draw in Charcoal", how "Frankly, based on the title I don't see why I should read it".
- strken 6y agoThere isn't a book out there that doesn't promise to show its contents to the reader. If we're dividing books into those with a clear promise vs those which are broadly about an area, compare and contrast "How to Draw in Charcoal" with "Thousand Dollar Artist: Why We Need Charcoal Drawings".
- yesenadam 6y ago> There isn't a book out there that doesn't promise to show its contents to the reader. I think I don't understand that, but it seems massively wrong (e.g. my favourite book is called Essays) and I have no idea what you were trying to communicate. I can't see what exactly I'm supposed to do with the second sentence either. Sorry.