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May 2014
On Sale: May 6, 2014
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ISBN: 039916927X
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The first thing Sophia Amoruso sold online wasn’t fashion—it
was a stolen book. She spent her teens hitchhiking,
committing petty theft, and dumpster diving. By twenty-two,
she had resigned herself to employment, but was still broke,
directionless, and working a mediocre day job she’d taken
for the health insurance. It was there that Sophia decided to start selling vintage
clothes on eBay. Eight years later, she is the founder, CEO,
and creative director of Nasty Gal, a $100 million plus
online fashion retailer with more than 350 employees.
Sophia’s never been a typical CEO, or a typical anything,
and she’s written #GIRLBOSS for outsiders (and insiders)
seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is
winding as all hell and lined with naysayers. #GIRLBOSS includes Sophia’s story, yet is infinitely bigger
than Sophia. It’s deeply personal yet universal. Filled with
brazen wake-up calls (“You are not a special snowflake”),
cunning and frank observations (“Failure is your
invention”), and behind-the-scenes stories from Nasty Gal’s
meteoric rise, #GIRLBOSS covers a lot of ground. It proves
that being successful isn’t about how popular you were in
high school or where you went to college (if you went to
college). Rather, success is about trusting your instincts
and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and
which to break. A #GIRLBOSS takes her life seriously without taking herself
too seriously. She takes chances and takes responsibility on
her own terms. . She knows when to throw punches and when to
roll with them. When to button up and when to let her freak
flag fly. As Sophia 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.”
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