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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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 age twenty-two, she had resigned herself to employment, but was still broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school--a job she'd taken for the health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay. Flash forward eight years to today, and she's the Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Nasty Gal, a $100+ million online fashion retailer with over 350 employees. Sophia's never been a typical CEO, or a typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, evenwhen that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers.--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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"Rather than present a get-rich-quick manual or a list of business tips, Amoruso
teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our
strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the
traditional rules." —Vanity Fair

"A witty and cleverly told account . . . It’s this kind of honest advice, plus the
humorous ups and downs of her rise in online retail, that make the book
so appealing." —Los Angeles Times

"#GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . #GIRLBOSS is a movement." —Lena Dunham

About the Author

Sophia Amoruso is the Founder of Nasty Gal and the Founder and CEO of Girlboss. A creative visionary, modern-day entrepreneur, and fashion doyenne, Sophia has become one of the most prominent figures in retail and a cultural icon for a generation of women seeking ownership of their careers and futures. Netflix's forthcoming TV series Girlboss, based on Sophia's life, is debuting in spring 2017.

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Portfolio; Reprint edition (September 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591847931
ISBN-13: 978-1591847939
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 1,432 customer reviews
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SOPHIA IS GOD (or at least she thinks she is)

ByAnnie Zon August 18, 2014

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I mean, ugh... I hate writing this in the face of so much fanfare, but felt like I needed to get some frustration off my chest.

The good:
+ This book is incredibly compelling. I finished the entire thing on one 4-hour flight on 3 hours of sleep. She (or her ghostwriter) is a great storyteller.
+ It truly is inspiring to read about a type of success not born of traditional privilege or ambition - I hope this book gets a lot of other young women out there to kick-start their dreams.
+ I really appreciate that she didn't focus on gender at all - this wasn't a "girl power!" book so much as it was an "entrepreneur power!" book written by a girl.

The less good:
+ I had never heard of Nasty Gal before I picked this up. Never mind that I'm a fashion-oriented mid-20s female - I'll assume this is on me. Sophia seems to think her company is God's gift to Earth - I found her completely presumptuous both in her evaluation of her own brand equity, and hyperbolic in her descriptions of Nasty Gal as a "huge, explosive success" (I live and work in Silicon Valley, where nonprofits get $20M in funding annually easy and companies grow from 1 to 350 employees in two years - let's have a sense of scale here.)
+ There was a consistent thread of put-downs and humblebrags in here, which happen to be two stylistic choices I absolutely deplore. Sophia claims to have done poorly in school because of the rigid system and been fired from jobs because she didn't care enough to try (essentially excusing herself from blame). She disses investors/VC culture, MySpace (the original foundation for her business), "boring" people with 9-to-5s, eBay, and several poor unnamed employees of hers. I get it - she loves herself. I just pray to God that no young woman reading this ever thinks it's ok to be this self-righteous.
+ She never once thanks anyone. She had some nice words about some coworkers, but she never acknowledges the support her family gave her even as she was essentially a parenting failure, never thanks her customers for driving awareness of her brand, never admits that some of her colleagues are at least part of the reason behind her company's success.
+ She plays the victim so much but never acknowledges any real failures (and now, hiring someone you thought was right for the role and then having to fire them isn't a failure - it's a rhetorical device used to assert your authority in this book.) She whines about "catty" retailers and petty competitors and never once steps down from her high horse to admit to the very real failures that affect every new business (like screwing up orders, dissatisfied customers, mis-spending capital, etc.)

In sum, I hope I never get stuck in an elevator with Sophia, but I'm glad my flight went by quickly.

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Love this book and her crazy story

ByiamArtsyon June 18, 2017

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Love this book and her crazy story. It is inspiring to see with will power and nobody telling you no, you truly achieve something... and with spam. lol Too bad we don't have millions of myspace friends to spam, but there is Facebook advertising. ;)

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motivational to start a career in fashion!

Bybarbieon March 1, 2015

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This is a great book for young girls that have just finished college or girls who are interested in fashion. Based on her experience she gives details on what to put on your résumé, what to put on your portfolio, what to say in an interview and bullet points to write a great cover letter, she inspires girls to be entrepreneurs or to not be afraid to seek a career in a growing fashion business and not to die in the attempt.
I find the book to be a perfect gift for girls that have lost the motivation of seeking a career in fashion. She has a strong encouraging voice, alongside little advises from other fashion entrepreneurs and lovely illustrations.
She gives advise on how being authentic can make a great difference towards business or in a work interview or application, she also gives tips on how to treat costumers, and give a great costumer experience. She does not believes in lack but to fight for your aspirations and dreams with talent and hard work.

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like a hit song, you love it at the beginning, then you kind of hate it...

Bysteph13on May 29, 2014

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3.5 stars. The first half of the book was very interesting and it should have stopped there! The last 100+pages (starting at the 'hiring' chapter) to read left me with the bitter feeling that I will never fall for these types of "how to; autobiographish-like" books. It felt like she tried to figure out ways to render the book thicker, repeting herself or dwelling on irrelevant subtopics.... A pain...
I would not prevent anyone from reading this book. Many people will still enjoy it.

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#GIRLBOSS is boss.

ByNicole Anderssonon June 6, 2016

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I sincerely wish I had had these incredibly insightful, funny and powerful words 10 years ago. Sophia is obviously a seriously awesome chick. She burns with some kind of magical fury; a fury that led her from bad to good, from crazy to crazier. She's freaking awesome. I'm gonna give this book to every 18 year old girl I know who is just starting to look up at the future road ahead of her. Best advice from this book: don't listen to anyone else but yourself. "It is she who listens to the rest of the world who fails, and she who has enough confidence to define success and failure for herself who succeeds." - Sophia Amoruso

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I enjoyed this book however it was not what I had ...

ByMiss 80s Lovebird🍭💕Enthusiast: Makeupon December 17, 2014

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I enjoyed this book however it was not what I had anticipated. It's more for maybe women under 25 years old and anyone seeking entrepreneurship in the fashion industry. It was more directed at Sophia's personal life and experience although I took some very helpful things from this book. This book was written extremely well and held my attention. I refused to let my 10 bucks go to waste so I read the entire book...

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Witty Meets Wisdom

ByFearless_Mindedon September 4, 2016

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This was a very easy read and I have a lot of underlines in mine since there are many golden nuggets throughout for anyone who is considering starting their own business. I would recommend this to others.

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#Awesome!

ByMonDon October 22, 2015

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What can I say about this book other than it's incredibly inspirational and gives me the feeling that I can go-get-'em. I read the book in one sitting. Cover to cover. And I've re-read parts of it since then. Each time I glean something new. Some new inspiration hits me. I can't wait to read the book again. And again.

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