Blown Sideways Through Life: A Hilarious Tour de Resume - Couverture souple

Shear, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0385313152 ISBN 13 : 9780385313155

Editeur : Random House Publishing Group, 1996

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Dubbed "The Ultimate Working Girl" by   Newsweek, Claudia Shear takes  readers on a wild adventure through the American work  force in Blown Sideways Through  Life.

Have you ever held down a  job for money rather than love? Put up with an  impossible boss? Been told when and how often to  visit the restroom, get a drink, use the phone?  Struggled to remember that who you are doesn't depend  on what you do?

Meet Claudia  Shear, a misfit from Brooklyn who grew up dreaming of  adventure. Shear rode a wild wave of employment  (sixty-four jobs in all) on her way to realizing  her dream of becoming an actress. Before landing  the starring role in the upcoming film, Body  Language, and scoring a deal with Steven Spielberg and  Jeffrey Katzenberg for her own sitcom, she worked  as (among other things) a pastry chef, a nude  model, a waitress (a lot), a receptionist in a  whorehouse, a brunch chef on Fire Island, a  proofreader on Wall Street (a lot), and an Italian  translator. On the surface her life makes for a hilarious  tour de resume. But underneath is a universal  lesson learned about life in the  workplace.

Revue de presse

"Claudia Shear speaks for millions of  people."--Peter Jennings, ABC  News

"A story that will stop your heart. A  touching striptease of the soul."  --Frank Rich, The New York  Times

"Witty and insightful...spiced with  irreverence and chutzpah."--The New  York Times Book  Review

"Blown Sideways shines with a  moving, mature compassion for everyone who has a  job."--Mademoiselle

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Random House Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0385313152
• ISBN 13: 9780385313155
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128