Blown Sideways Through Life - A Hilarious Tour de Resume (Paperback)


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.

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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.

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Product Details

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Imprint

Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub

Country of origin

United States

Release date

July 1994

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

April 2000

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

128

ISBN-13

978-0-385-31315-5

Barcode

9780385313155

Categories

LSN

0-385-31315-2



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