Invent and Wander

5 stars for getting a peek into Jeff Bezos's way of thinking and working, but not for the book itself. I've pondered whether to give it for 3 or 4 stars, mostly for some the following reasons:

* half the content is shareholder letters that everyone can read on Amazon's IR site. I knew this when I bought the book, so it's not a big deal for me. Still, it means that the book was assembled in a rather mechanical fashion.
* there's a lot of repetition in the latter shareholder letters, which is probably not a big deal if you read one of them per year, but becomes kind of annoying if you read them a minute apart
* there's a lot of repetition in 2nd part of the book - I think I read some things like 3 times. Not a big deal, but I would have expected the editors to try to avoid this.

Those small complaints aside, I was impressed by how consistent Jeff was over the years - it's clear he truly had a long-term vision for Amazon and some solid core beliefs, supporting it. I also loved his thoughts on fundamental business premises, Type 1 and Type 2 decisions, the role of senior leaders in a company, the role of big companies in society, inventing by wandering, etc. It's safe to say I like him and Amazon more after reading this book.