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#Girlboss Hardcover - 2014

by Sophia Amoruso


Summary

The founder of Nasty Gal offers a sassy and irreverent manifesto for ambitious young women

At seventeen, Sophia Amoruso decided to forgo continuing education to pursue a life of hitchhiking, dumpster diving, and petty thievery. Now, at twenty-nine, she is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Nasty Gal, a $100+ million e-tailer that draws A-list publicity and rabid fans for its leading-edge fashion and provocative online persona. Her story is extraordinary—and only part of the appeal of #GIRLBOSS.

This aspirational book doesn’t patronize young women the way many business experts do. Amoruso shows readers how to channel their passion and hard work, while keeping their insecurities from getting in the way. She offers straight talk about making your voice heard and doing meaningful work.

She’s proof that you can be a huge success without giving up your spirit of adventure or distinctive style. As she writes, “I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don’t ever grow up. Don’t become a bore. Don’t let The Man get to you. OK? Cool. Then let’s do this.”

From the publisher

In the New York Times bestseller that the Washington Post called "Lean In for misfits," Sophia Amoruso shares how she went from dumpster diving to founding one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world.

Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school--a job she'd taken for the health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay. Flash forward to today, and she's the founder of Nasty Gal and the founder and CEO of Girlboss. Sophia was never a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers. #GIRLBOSS proves that being successful isn't about where you went to college or how popular you were in high school. It's about trusting your instincts and following your gut; knowing which rules to follow and which to break; when to button up and when to let your freak flag fly. "A witty and cleverly told account . . . It's this kind of honest advice, plus the humorous ups and downs of her rise in online retail, that make the book so appealing." --Los Angeles Times "Amoruso teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the traditional rules." --Vanity Fair "#GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . #GIRLBOSS is a movement." --Lena Dunham

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  • Title #Girlboss
  • Author Sophia Amoruso
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Portfolio, Qg13
  • Date 2014-05-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780399169274 / 039916927X
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 14.73 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Business Aspects
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Success in business, Motivation (Psychology)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014004221
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2014, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 05/18/2014, Page 34
  • People Weekly, 05/26/2014, Page 51
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/17/2014, Page 0

About the author

Sophia Amoruso is the founder and CEO of Girlboss Media, which connects women to explore success on their own terms through content, community, and experiences. Her 2014 New York Times bestseller #GIRLBOSS, which chronicled her early life as well as her experience as the CEO and founder of fashion empire Nasty Gal, was adapted into a scripted TV series that premiered on Netflix in 2017. Sophia is also the author of Nasty Galaxy and the forthcoming Girlboss Workbook, out on October 24, 2017.

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