Summary of Eric Barker's Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Key Takeaways & Analysis (Unabridged‪)‬

Please note: This is a summary, analysis, and review of the book and not the original book. 

Barking Up the Wrong Tree is an entertaining look at what makes people successful. Using information gained over nine years from his website of the same name, the author examines research and statistics to uncover what behaviors and attitudes lead to success.

This Sumoreads summary and analysis offers supplementary material to Barking Up the Wrong Tree to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, Sumoreads summary and analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 40 minutes!

What does this Sumoreads summary and analysis include?  

An executive summary of the original book
Editorial review
Key takeaways & analysis
Brief chapter summaries
A short bio of the author


Original Book Summary Overview 

Barking Up the Wrong Tree is an entertaining listen. It is full of funny, quirky, inspiring, and unusual stories, which keep the reader entertained from beginning to end. Each memorable story has a point to make, and leads on to researched advice on how to make the most of your life. The book is full of unconventional advice, which draws from research and statistics presented in an easy-to-digest format.

The purpose of this Sumoreads summary and analysis is to help you decide if it’s worth the time, money and effort reading the original book (if you haven’t already). Sumoreads has pulled out the essence - but only to help you ascertain the value of the book for yourself. This analysis is meant as a supplement to and not a replacement for Barking Up the Wrong Tree.