It's Not Luck vs La meta: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Progress, Negocios, Ficción, Business, Fiction
It's Not Luck
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In this sequel to Goldratt's great business novel "The Goal," Alex and his team have all been promoted into the key positions in the faltering Diversified Businesses group in their conglomerate. The whole company is…
La meta
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The Goal is about new global principles of manufacturing. It's about people trying to understand what makes their world tick so that they can make it better. As they think logically and consistently about their problems…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- La meta has the widest readership — 85842 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| It's Not Luck | La meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (85842) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (9) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (12) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (22) | — |
Reception
| It's Not Luck | La meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 85842 |
| Editions | 7 | 13 |
| Citations | 212 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 309 | — |
| Pages | 283 | 352 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: It's Not Luck or La meta?
It's Not Luck has the higher combined reader rating across sources (It's Not Luck 4.1/5, La meta 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: It's Not Luck or La meta?
It's Not Luck is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: It's Not Luck (283 pages, ≈ 5 h 14 m); La meta (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: It's Not Luck or La meta?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — It's Not Luck: Moderate; La meta: Moderate.