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One Red Paperclip: 01
Contributor(s): Macdonald, Kyle

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 ISBN: 0007089500     ISBN-13: 9780307353160
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr
OUR PRICE: $14.65  

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Published: August 2007
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Annotation: MacDonald posted a red paperclip on Craigslist in an attempt to barter it for a home. Fourteen trades later, he was the proud owner of a house in Canada. This irreverent and insightful odyssey shows a regular guy who sought and found his dreams.
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Library of Congress Subjects:
- 01
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | E-commerce - Internet Marketing
- Antiques & Collectibles
Dewey: Exchange.
LCCN: Barter.
Age Level: 0.75
Grade Level: 0.90
Guided Reading: 0
 
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Publisher Description:
Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a resume to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again "between jobs." Kyle wanted to be able to provide for himself and his girlfriend, Dominique. He wanted to own his own home. He wanted something bigger than a paperclip. So he put an ad on Craigslist, the popular classifieds website, with the intention of trading that paperclip for something better. A girl in Vancouver offered him a fish pen in exchange for his paperclip. He traded the fish pen for a doorknob and the doorknob for a camping stove. Before long he had traded the camping stove for a generator for a neon sign. Not long after that, avid snow-globe collector and television star Corbin Bernsen and the small Canadian town of Kipling were involved, and Kyle was on to bigger and better things.
In "One Red Paperclip," Kyle takes you on a journey around the globe as he moves from paperclip holder to homeowner in just fourteen trades. With plenty of irreverent and insightful anecdotes and practical tips on how you can find your own paperclip and realize your dreams, he proves it's possible to succeed in life and achieve your dreams on your own terms. Quirky and inspirational, this story of a regular guy and a small, red, now-legendary paperclip will have you looking at your office supplies-and your life-in a whole new way.
 
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