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What did you like least about this book?
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The fact that I had to use a dictionary and Wikipedia to understand certain terms, people and historic events 😭😭😭.
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I must say that sometimes I feel like authors overwhelm readers with details. I don't consider this a negative thing (I'm used to reading this type of book), but perhaps curious readers who don't usually read complex books might not appreciate it.
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To an extent, this book seemed a bit difficult to read as I had to really on other materials to understand some sections of this book. This book is definitely for above average readers.
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The terms used in this book were so complex that not every reader would easily understand.
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While this book employs terminology that may be challenging for some, personally, I encountered no difficulties in understanding it. Therefore, I did not find any aspects of the book to dislike.
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While the authors do an excellent job of explaining the historical and cultural factors that contributed to America's entrepreneurial success, I felt that their coverage of the role of government policies in shaping this landscape could have been more comprehensive.

While the authors did touch on the importance of government policies, I felt that a deeper analysis of these factors would have added even more value to the book.
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The book utilizes terminology that may pose challenges for some readers, but i personally found no difficulty comprehending it, resulting in a lack of dislikes regarding any aspects of the book.
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The only this that I like the least in this book. Is the title. I feel there were better option of names that would have been better .
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There was nothing that I didn't like in this book. I loved how the author. There was nothing that I disliked in this book.
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Everything was great except for the fact that some terms were complex to me. Nevertheless I was happy to make new research on them.
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The book might lack specific details on navigating the entrepreneurial journey itself beyond the American context.
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There is nothing that I did not like about the book, so there is no possible way that I could have liked something the least. I can honestly say that I cannot pick any favourites so there is nothing that I liked least about this book.
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I must say that sometimes I feel like authors overwhelm readers with details. I don't consider this a negative thing (I'm used to reading this type of book), but perhaps curious readers who don't usually read complex books might not appreciate it.
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