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Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor Claudia Shear Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. ...
