Snapshots from Hell - A Review

I am recording my train of thoughts from the last couple of days on a lot of subjects, mostly along the same central theme:

The whole thought process was, i guess, triggered off when i started reading my new copy of "Snapshots from Hell - The Making of an MBA -- BY Peter Robinson"

[ Interestingly i bought it because i was at the bookstore and cudnt really find anything i havent read / or on the read list / or new stuff which caught my fancy - I had called Suraj from there asking him for some book to read - and he suggested this - Dunno if hes read it - but it has -- for a couple of hours yesterday and a good portion of the morning today -- kept me entertained and got me thinking ]

It is a very entertaining, very -in detail- account of the author's two year MBA course at GSB Stanford back in 90 or 91. What sets this apart - from the other similar books like 'Running with the bulls (some guy's account of his Wharton experience) is that the author - a self confessed 'Poet' (i.e a guy with no math background / literature / Non-business work ex) - gives us the other side of what superficially was a 2 yr top tier MBA

The emotional ups and downs, self doubts, course difficulties, day to day things etc. are chronicled with very good thoughts on -

Why an MBA ?

Hows an MBA grad different from others ?

What does it take to be an Investment Banker or Is Investment Banking a correct career option at all ?

Or is Marketing or Management Consulting your cup of tea ?

Is it really worth the trouble - cramming for 2 years, spending 100,000 $ ? etc. etc.

It is a nice read for guys like me who can always use a concise, lucid account (without the jargon) of what skill sets can acquired, networking is achieved, how it changes your life etc. etc.

Nice Read !