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David Apostolico

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January 01, 2001 in Wilmington, Delaware, The United States

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Nonfiction, Business & Investing

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Malcolm Gladwell

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September 2009

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I love a good book whether it is a terrific work of fiction, an historical biography or a current non-fiction book. I'm a fan of many genres and a few of my favorite books are listed in my ratings. Lately, I have really enjoyed the works of Malcolm Gladwell. Both The Tipping Point and Outliers really resonated with me. The books challenged some of my beliefs and were eye opening in their relevations. Gladwell is a master of tackling cutting edge concepts and presenting them in an oh so easy to read style.

In my latest book Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitve Self, I hope to do for competition what Gladwell did for marketing in The Tipping Point. I want the reader to look to discover a few things about him or herself as to why a...more

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Finding Your Best Competitive Self
David Apostolico

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Books by David Apostolico

Average rating: 3.33 · 24 ratings · 3 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Tournament Poker And The Art Of War 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Machiavellian Poker Strategy: How to Play Like a Prince and Rule the Poker Table 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Poker Strategies for a Winning Edge in Business: Develop a Poker Mind-Set in All Aspects of Business: Investing, Negotiating, Running a Business, Mark 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Lessons from the Felt: Advanced Strategies and Tactics for No-Limit Hold'em Tournaments by David Apostolico (Goodreads Author), Matt Lessinger, Lyle Stuart (Manufactured by) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Tournament Poker 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	My rating:
	Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Poker Bets and Bluffs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Lessons from the Pro Poker Tour 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Casino Comps 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Dec 12, 2011 02:41pm
David Apostolico added a status update: For a limited time, get a free Kindle download of Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self (feel free to share with your friends): http://www.amazon.com/Compete-Play-Wi...
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David Apostolico gave to: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2010	My rating:
I read Drive with great fascination. My latest book called Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self came out about the same time. My original title for that book was Drive. I really think Daniel Pink has written a revolutionary book her...more
Mar 07, 2010 12:13pm · see review
David Apostolico made a comment in the group The Reasons Why you wrote your book or books — Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self topic "My original title was Competitive Junkie. My agent sent our a first round of manuscripts and I received a number of favorable responses but no offers....more "
Sep 29, 2009 06:59pm
David Apostolico made a comment in the group The Reasons Why you wrote your book or books — Why I Wrote Compete, Play, Win topic "I find that I learn a great deal about a topic when I write about it. Even when I think I have an expertise in a certain area, I am always amazed by h...more "
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David Apostolico gave to: Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self by David Apostolico (Goodreads Author) read in September, 2009	My rating:
This is my latest book which I hope readers find to be an innovative, insightful and inspiring look at how each of us can channel our innate competitive drive to maximum effect in all aspects of our lives.
Sep 16, 2009 06:48pm · see review
David Apostolico gave to: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell	My rating:
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David Apostolico gave to: A Time To Kill by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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