Book recommendations?
Can anyone please recommend a solid book on getting started in the brokerage side of the business? I tried "How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate" from John Bowman but unfortunately it's not available on a Nook.

Thanks
[{"id": "ccwhl3v", "text": "Screw business text books,  just by the book \"Rework\".  ", "replies": [{"id": "ccwpzxx", "text": "I am a huge supporter of Rework but you can't learn specifics of the Real Estate industry by just \"bying\" Rework. \n\nReal answer: Spend a lot of time on biggerpockets.com. Read up then start asking questions. \n\nTry joining a local real estate group. ", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ccwhxu8", "text": "To be honest, experience is your best bet.  If you're trying to learn about the fundamentals, look at an appraisal book.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ccxdoju", "text": "Not brokerage but an incredible real estate book is Last Harvest by Witold Rybczynski ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ccypwmp", "text": "The phone book and any book on how to sell on the phone. It's a grind, my friend. Street smarts, connections and the ability to think on your feet are far more important that what you would learn in a book. The licensing process will teach you some of the technical aspects, although it is more geared to Residential RE.\n\nOtherwise, I highly recommend the blog http://astudentoftherealestategame.com/\n\nIt has some good information for starting out.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cdc89hp", "text": "\"Commercial Real Estate: Brokers Who Dominate\"\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Brokers-Who-Dominate-Rod-Santomassimo/dp/0983834903/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1314642465&amp;sr=1-1\nWritten by the world's best commercial real estate broker coach, Rod Santomassimo, President of The Massimo Group (www.massimo-group.com).\n", "replies": [{"id": "cdciu3n", "text": "Thanks", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]