Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Strategy of the Dolphin

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The result was delete. Big Dom 11:54, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Strategy of the Dolphin[edit]

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Promotional spam for an obscure self-help book. Doesn't appear to be at all notable. I can't find a single review for it, for instance: the only Google News hits are from advertisements. —Chowbok ☠ 01:14, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Obscure book about somebody's made-up management theory. GNews finds only two reviews contemporary with the release. No showing that this book has had any kind of historical impact or depth. If you wonder why I think most management theories are patent nonsense, this is why: The result is a model of four major stages of human thinking and valuing skills and qualities. These four stages are compared to sharks, carps, "pseudo-enlightened carps" and dolphins to shed light on their distinct behaviors. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:39, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

...but...but..."The authors admit that it (pseudo-enlightened carps) was a difficult naming choice"!

Talk about " The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse " Anarchangel (talk) 02:18, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

One flaw of both sharks and carps, apparently, is that they "believe in scarcity". Makes you wonder if the authors are able to balance their checkbooks. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 04:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per Smerdis. –SJ + 19:12, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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