{"product_id":"peculiar-robert-schlaff-9798994081815","title":"Peculiar: Lessons from Amazon's Leadership Principles","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery company wants to be Amazon. Most of them have no idea what that actually means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the outside, Amazon is a conundrum. As a consumer it seems like a magician that knows what people want and delivers it immediately to their doorstep. As a business it seems ruthless, relentless, and impossibly successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the inside, it's peculiar, but in a very different way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful and surprisingly funny book, former AWS executive Robert Schlaff takes you inside Jeff Bezos's trillion-dollar startup. He unpacks the 16 Leadership Principles that drive everything at Amazon-from billion-dollar product launches to everyday hallway conversations. More importantly, he shows why companies that try to copy Amazon's tactics without understanding the company are destined to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a corporate manual. It's a personal story about what it means to be Amazonian. With vivid stories, sharp humor, and hard-won insights, Robert shows how Amazon's culture shaped him and how its obsession with customers, clarity, and controlled chaos can reshape how you think about work and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're building something, leading a team, or just trying to understand why Amazon keeps winning, this book gives you the real story-not the myth. You'll learn how to think like an Amazonian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Schlaff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994081815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daedalus Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Robert Schlaff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48454342705407,"sku":"9798994081815","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_184b3003-3c13-4106-be07-2f05ddcab1b3.jpg?v=1777305640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peculiar-robert-schlaff-9798994081815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}