Michalowicz narrated the entire audio himself, voices and all, and it was great, audio-wise. He was passionate and involved, mimicking people he interviewed and using inflection well.

The book itself was an interesting concept to begin with; an entire book based on a metaphor? Somehow, Michalowicz made it work. He took the concept of growing prize-winning pumpkins, and made it into a business growth strategy.

Although I liked how he thoroughly explained how The Pumpkin Plan could be implemented in any field, it also seemed like the book could have been much shorter if he didn't repeat the same things in different ways for different fields of business.

With that being said, the flip side of that coin is that if he hadn't explained it so thoroughly, I would probably be bummed if my industry wasn't included ... so others would probably be as well. Also, the explanation said in different ways (even though for a different industry each time) could also potentially help people like me understand the plan better.

Regardless, the pumpkin plan seems like a very applicable concept, worth considering at the very least. I would recommend it to entrepreneurs in any field (as stated), who want to grow their business beyond themselves but are having trouble with the process.