I often get asked by people writing books if I would be happy for my restaurant and shops to be reviewed. Of course I say I'd be delighted. Shortly after that I'm told that the cost is so many millions of rupiah per square inch. These so-called reviews turn out to be advertisements masquerading as independent critiques. That is very common. So, the first and most important thing to say about this new book, ShopSmart, is that it does not have any paid advertisements in it. There are over 1,000 contributed by just seven long term residents of Bali...more