An edition of Shark Tales (2011)

Shark Tales

how I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business

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An edition of Shark Tales (2011)

Shark Tales

how I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business

Revised ed.

by and

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The inspiring true story of Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran and her best advice for anyone starting a business. After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using the unconventional lessons she learned from her homemaker mom, she gradually built it into a $6 billion business now Barbara's even more famous for the no-nonsense wisdom she offers to entrepreneurs on Shark Tank, ABC's hit reality TV show. Shark Tales is down-to-Earth, Frank, and is heartwarming as it is smart. After reading it don't be surprised if you find yourself thinking, "if she can do it, so can I." Nothing would make Barbara happier. - Back cover.

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Portfolio/Penguin
Language
English

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Women real estate agents, Biography, Real estate business, Real estate business, united states, Real estate agents, Women, biography, United states, biography

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Shark Tales: how I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part one : 10 kids, 1 bath.
Mom's lesson #1 : If you don't have big breasts, put ribbons on your pigtails
Mom's lesson #2 : Paint the rocks white and the whole yard will look lovely
Mom's lesson #3 : If the sofa is ripped, cover it with laughter
Mom's lesson #4 : Use your imagination to fill in the blanks
Mom's lesson #5 : Offer the bigger piece and yours will taste better
Mom's lesson #6 : Put the socks in the sock drawer
Mom's lesson #7 : If there's more than one kid to wash, set up a bathtime routine
Mom's lesson #8 : If you want to be in two places at once, borrow a reel-to-reel
Mom's lesson #9 : It's your game : make up your own rules
Mom's lesson #10 : There's always room for one more
Mom's lesson #11 : Go play outside
Mom's lesson #12 : When the clubhouse is quiet, they're probably not making spaghetti
Mom's lesson #13 : If you want to be a cheerleader, you better know the cheers
Mom's lesson #14 : Go stand next to Nana and see how big you are!
Mom's lesson #15 : If you want to get noticed, write your name on the wall
Mom's lesson #16 : Sweep the corners and the whole house stays clean
Mom's lesson #17 : In a family, everyone helps mash the potatoes
Mom's lesson #18 : Moms can't quit
Mom's lesson #19 : When there are ten buyers and three puppies, every dog is the pick of the litter
Mom's lesson #20 : Jumping out the window will make you either an ass or a hero
Mom's lesson #21 : You have the right to be there
Mom's lesson #22 : You've got to bully a bully
Mom's lesson #23 : Never be ashamed of who you are
Mom's lesson #24 : The joy is in the getting there
Part two : Swimming with the sharks.
Shark lesson #1 : Trust your gut
Shark lesson #2 : You can't fake passion
Shark lesson #3 : Dress the part
Shark lesson #4 : Do your homework
Shark lesson #5 : Fancy talk don't work
Shark lesson #6 : Pushy people deliver
Shark lesson #7 : You gotta have a gimmick
Shark lesson #8 : Everybody wants what everybody wants
Shark lesson #9 : Step apart from the crowd
Shark lesson #10 : Expand before you're ready
Shark lesson #11: Be willing to flop
Shark lesson #12 : Shoot the dogs early
Shark lesson #13 : Fun is good business
Shark lesson #14 : Pick good people
This tale's end
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Edition Notes

"First published in the United States of America as Use What You've Got by Portfolio, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. 2003. Paperback edition with the title If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails published 2004. This revised edition published 2011."--T.p. verso.

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Copyright Date
2011

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Library of Congress
HD278.C67 A3 2011, HD278.C67A3 2011

Contributors

Illustrator
John Segal

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
xi, 308 p.
Dimensions
21 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25439098M
Internet Archive
sharktaleshowitu0000corc
ISBN 10
1591844185
ISBN 13
9781591844181
LCCN
2010045012

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