Blown Sideways Through Life

Name: Blown Sideways Through Life
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ISBN: 9780385313155

A Hilarious Tour de Resume

Claudia Shear

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Bantam Doubleday Dell
01 April 1996

Biography: general; Humour; Humour collections & anthologies

Dubbed ""The Ultimate Working Girl"" byNewsweek, Claudia Shear takesreaders on a wild adventure through the American workforce in Blown Sideways ThroughLife.

Have you ever held down ajob for money rather than love? Put up with animpossible boss? Been told when and how often tovisit the restroom, get a drink, use the phone?

Struggled to remember that who you are doesn't dependon what you do?

Meet ClaudiaShear, a misfit from Brooklyn who grew up dreaming ofadventure. Shear rode a wild wave of employment(sixty-four jobs in all) on her way to realizingher dream of becoming an actress. Before landingthe starring role in the upcoming film, BodyLanguage, and scoring a deal with Steven Spielberg andJeffrey Katzenberg for her own sitcom, she workedas (among other things) a pastry chef, a nudemodel, a waitress (a lot), a receptionist in awhorehouse, a brunch chef on Fire Island, aproofreader on Wall Street (a lot), and an Italiantranslator. On the surface her life makes for a hilarioustour de resume. But underneath is a universallesson learned about life in theworkplace.

By: Claudia Shear
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 167g
ISBN: 9780385313155
ISBN 10: 0385313152
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 April 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Blown Sideways Through Life: A Hilarious Tour de Resume

Claudia Shear speaks for millions of people. --Peter Jennings, ABC News A story that will stop your heart. A touching striptease of the soul. -- Frank Rich, The New York Times Witty and insightful...spiced with irreverence and chutzpah. -- The New York Times Book Review Blown Sideways shines with a moving, mature compassion for everyone who has a job. -- Mademoiselle