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Harshitha Nayak
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[Following is a volunteer review of "UNEMPLOYABLE" by Alysia Edith Silberg.]
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3 out of 5 stars
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Young Alysia Silberg experiences a significant accident at the beginning of the novel, which alters her outlook on life. In order to control Alysia's every move and create her own set of rules, her mother forced her into an artificial lifestyle in which there is no room for feeling pain, grief, expressing emotions, or being vulnerable.
This is because Alysia would then be labeled a victim, something her mother did not want. Her experience taught her to cover her grief and present a different, powerful version of herself every day.

Alysia's father was her hero; he was a chemist by profession and a passionate costume designer. This was the beginning of her confidence to have passion, to be independent, and to have a desire to pursue when he took on the task of fulfilling his responsibilities as a family man together with his passion. He paid her for her first real job and encouraged her to pursue her dreams.
Unfortunately, Alysia was obliged to become a cellist since her mother had other goals and views that didn't match her own. Her soul doesn't seem right because it was her mother's goal, not Alysia's, even if she gave it all she had to become one of the finest performers.
So, she sold handcrafted earrings at schools and on her property because she felt compelled to take action for her own ambitions. This gradually planted the seeds of her desire to be an entrepreneur in her head.

She eventually lost her father, which brought about a host of other negative events in her life, including being robbed, living in poverty, witnessing her mother's abuse alone, her brother's helpless silence, and her mother's expectations that a little 10-year-old girl would lead the family and pull them out of the dark.
The young girl, who was living a restless life, was rattled by this. After all of this, she and her mother and brother attempted to rebuild their lives after their father's death, because life does not stop because one person chooses not to lead it.
They made their way to the United Kingdom by trading in their father's valuable items, records, and even concepts. They launched Joe's Magical Party Hire with the leftover items to help one another out.

Alysia's path towards self-love and self-exploration began when she recognized that she should put herself first, that it was not her responsibility to save her family from poverty, and that her mother's negativity could destroy her.
Alysia's path proceeded with confidence as she finished her actuarial science and statistics degree. After her father passed away, she later met Darren, a lovely man who gave her a new kind of attention, love, and care that she had not known before. He had a background in finance and was a tech prodigy who also succeeded as an entrepreneur. Their trip began when they were drawn together by fate as a result of certain events.

She began her career as a teacher, a job she genuinely loves. Life felt good as a teacher, but she still longs to start her own business and pursue her entrepreneurial goals. She was one of the top 10 competitors chosen for the Guardian Activate NYC Summit at the same time, and while she hoped she could have done something to fulfill her entrepreneurial desire, the procedure didn't succeed, although she learned from it to do better.
Subsequently, she launched Global FiresideChat, a radio broadcast channel where she conducted interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, enterprises, educational institutions, governments, non-governmental organizations, and corporations. As a result of her enormous accomplishments, she was invited to become a UN Empower Women Global Champion.

Her adventure led her to seek help from Emmy-winning journalist Jeff Scott on how to integrate herself into the AI realm. She gained knowledge in decentralizing information, e-commerce for individuals, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, medical technology, and robots. All of this helped her channel become more famous, which encouraged her to serve as a spokeswoman.
Building Street Global, a financial service for Wall Street corporations, is her next accomplishment. Her perseverance, commitment, solid foundation-building, satiating her curiosity, and all of her hard work are now paying off. Even at her most successful, she can still recall her difficult trip and the course she continued to take in the wake of obstacles that taught her the value of pausing to appreciate the beauty of the moment.

The last chapter discusses the future of both now and tomorrow. To create the future, one must conduct studies, experiment, learn new things, grow with technology, be focused, dedicated to the task at hand, and positively motivated.

I give it a three-out-of-five-star rating. The book's positive quality is the protagonist's will to overcome any hurdles in order to realize a childhood ambition. It is admirable how she developed her emotional strength with her spouse, maintained her self-assurance, encouraged herself, and never gave up. Her list of accomplishments is also impressive.
The first thing that puzzled me was that the book's title and description didn't match the content; also, there was only one chapter on artificial intelligence (AI), which defeated the purpose of the reader's selection process based on the AI subject.
While some stories appear strong, they lack the same level of impact while delivering. They felt like a loose knot among themselves and were unable to provide much worth to the book. Among the most inspirational chapters, they seemed like a loose knot and were unable to contribute much value to the book.
The editor did a good job of providing an error-free book that makes for a pleasant read.

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Thank you for this thorough review. From your description, I feel that this is a book worth reading. It is a story of perseverance and not giving up on oneself. I am curious as to whether or not AI represented a turning point in the author's career path. :techie-studyinggray:
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Post by Harshitha Nayak »

Gerry Steen wrote: 13 May 2024, 18:44 Thank you for this thorough review. From your description, I feel that this is a book worth reading. It is a story of perseverance and not giving up on oneself. I am curious as to whether or not AI represented a turning point in the author's career path. :techie-studyinggray:
That's the disappointing thing, because the tittle is misleading.. there is only one chapter dedicated to AI and not much of extra influence added imon author's professional life
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