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hgarf13's review against another edition
3.0
3/5: I'd read this one years and years ago, but my husband mentioned it the other day as an impressive study on efficiency or something, but I didn't remember that. Reading it, one has to remember when it was written.
ashro's review against another edition
5.0
This book tells the true story of the Gilbreth siblings and their parents. Their parents were engineers and found ways to use time efficiently among other things. Their dad had a really cool, easy way of doing complex multiplication problems (if only I could remember it now). This book and it's sequel were made into movies in the mid-twentieth century and again around the early 2000s. I highly recommend the first set of movies and the books.
sdmomof5boys's review against another edition
5.0
Read this aloud with my kids. Quite different than the movies, but we all enjoyed it. My 11yo said, “This book is the greatest!” We got some great ideas for learning and working together as a family. The dad is quite a character.
shaunireads1's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick, light, fun read! I found myself laughing out loud more than once!
chris_sanny's review against another edition
4.0
Very funny, had me in stitches numerous times, though much went over younger kids heads.
just_one_more_chapter_ok's review against another edition
5.0
Forget the movie versions, read the book.
jayoder16's review against another edition
3.0
The movies based on this book and Bells On Their Toes are some of my favorite old movies. Having watched the movies, the book was more predictable but was still a pleasant read. Nothing too intense to make me emotionally invested or mentally piqued, but I still smiled after the last page. A sweet memoir to a chaotic and lovable family.