A friend of mine has just released a book on this subject: "The Secret of Successful Failing." She is currently promoting with a number of bonuses: http://www.ginaml.com/bookbonus.htm
Agreed. I said she was a friend, not that she had any taste in web design. She has a marketing background. That said, the book has some interesting ideas in it.
Not just the web design. But the whole attitude of the page is screaming spam. If this is a good book that you think people here will like, then inform your friend to reposition it for this audience.
This is a very insightful article. Anyone down on a YC rejection or similar should give it a read.