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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100307353168
ISBN-139780307353160
eBay Product ID (ePID)57269260
Product Key Features
Book TitleOne Red Paperclip : Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicInvestments & Securities / Commodities / General, Cultural Heritage, General, Economics / General, E-Commerce / General (See Also Computers / Electronic Commerce)
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreAntiques & Collectibles, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, Business & Economics
AuthorKyle Macdonald
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-005033
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal381/.142
SynopsisMacDonald posted a red paperclip on Craigslist in an attempt to barter it for a home. Fourteen trades later, he was the proud owner of a house in Canada. This irreverent and insightful odyssey shows a regular guy who sought and found his dreams., Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a r'sum? to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again "between jobs." Kyle wanted to be able to provide for himself and his girlfriend, Dominique. He wanted to own his own home. He wanted something bigger than a paperclip. So he put an ad on Craigslist, the popular classifieds website, with the intention of trading that paperclip for something better. A girl in Vancouver offered him a fish pen in exchange for his paperclip. He traded the fish pen for a doorknob and the doorknob for a camping stove. Before long he had traded the camping stove for a generator for a neon sign. Not long after that, avid snow-globe collector and television star Corbin Bernsen and the small Canadian town of Kipling were involved, and Kyle was on to bigger and better things. In "One Red Paperclip, " Kyle takes you on a journey around the globe as he moves from paperclip holder to homeowner in just fourteen trades. With plenty of irreverent and insightful anecdotes and practical tips on how you can find your own paperclip and realize your dreams, he proves it's possible to succeed in life and achieve your dreams on your own terms. Quirky and inspirational, this story of a regular guy and a small, red, now-legendary paperclip will have you looking at your office supplies-and your life-in a whole new way., Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a resume to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again "between jobs." Kyle wanted to be able to provide for himself and his girlfriend, Dominique. He wanted to own his own home. He wanted something bigger than a paperclip. So he put an ad on Craigslist, the popular classifieds website, with the intention of trading that paperclip for something better. A girl in Vancouver offered him a fish pen in exchange for his paperclip. He traded the fish pen for a doorknob and the doorknob for a camping stove. Before long he had traded the camping stove for a generator for a neon sign. Not long after that, avid snow-globe collector and television star Corbin Bernsen and the small Canadian town of Kipling were involved, and Kyle was on to bigger and better things. In One Red Paperclip, Kyle takes you on a journey around the globe as he moves from paperclip holder to homeowner in just fourteen trades. With plenty of irreverent and insightful anecdotes and practical tips on how you can find your own paperclip and realize your dreams, he proves it's possible to succeed in life and achieve your dreams on your own terms. Quirky and inspirational, this story of a regular guy and a small, red, now-legendary paperclip will have you looking at your office supplies-and your life-in a whole new way.
LC Classification NumberHF1019.M33 2007
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- 23. Sep. 2024
Great story / really, really bad font
Great story but this first edition is written in a microscopic font 9. My eyes are bad but jeez, why the tiny font size? Printed too small to read unless you have eagle eye vision. I'm going to juice some carrots and try again. If you want to read this story, get it in a font for old eyes to be at a normal font size.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Mär. 2017
One of the best books ever
I do not read a lot. I buy books sometime and they just fall flat. This one was way more than I expected One Red paperclip is great and easy reading. The American dream that lives in Canada.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Apr. 2022
Good book
Good book!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
