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If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom Paperback - 2003

by Barbara Corcoran

After failing at twenty-two other jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1000 from her boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using twenty-four unconventional lessons learned from her mom, Barbara built that tiny company into a $4 billion business, and today she's richer than her wildest childhood dreams.

Barbara's hilarious stories and her mom's pithy advice from 'If you want to be a cheerleader, you better know the cheers' to 'Jumping out the window will make you either an ass or a hero' are bound to inspire greatness in any reader. This national bestseller (previously titled Use What You've Got) will make you feel better about yourself and teach you to look at obstacles in a whole different way.


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After failing at twenty-two other jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed $1000 from her boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City. Using twenty-four unconventional lessons learned from her mom, Barbara built that tiny company into a $4 billion business, and today she's richer than her wildest childhood dreams.

Barbara's hilarious stories and her mom's pithy advice?from ?If you want to be a cheerleader, you better know the cheers? to ?Jumping out the window will make you either an ass or a hero are bound to inspire greatness in any reader. This national bestseller (previously titled Use What You?ve Got) will make you feel better about yourself and teach you to look at obstacles in a whole different way.

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  • Title If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom
  • Author Barbara Corcoran
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 288
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Portfolio Trade, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date December 30, 2003
  • ISBN 9781591840336

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'The book offers details of her dizzying rise from dyslexic D-student growing up with nine siblings in Edgewater, NJ, to queen of Manhattan real estate.' (People)'Corcoran's humanity, humor and wisdom gently convey worthwhile lessons for those who would like to succeed on their own terms.' (Miami Herald)'A practial, funny compendium of advice that should stick with any reader.' (USA Today)'A likeable and worthwhile book, an honorable contribution with heart.' (Publishers Weekly)'Part memoir, part rough guide to business and 100 percent in-your-face glee.' (Working Mother)'These easy-to-remember and pithy words of advice can be used by anyone' (Cathleen Black, president, Hearst Magazines)

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