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If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom
If You Don't Have Big Breasts Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom
Author: Barbara Corcoran, Bruce Littlefield
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 wild...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781591840336
ISBN-10: 1591840333
Publication Date: 12/30/2003
Pages: 284
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  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Portfolio
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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wstout avatar reviewed If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom on
This book is really useful..though it details how she moved up in real estate, it really has some really useful lessons for everyday life or if you are going to be an entrepreneur. This was a fast read and very interesting..it really captured my short attention span!
femalebookie avatar reviewed If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom on + 9 more book reviews
Great Book!

Her stories are humorous but yet offer fundamental simplicity that has long been forgotten in today's hurried and bombarded with informationals world.

Her humble beginnings coupled with her tenacity day after day are to be cherished as a anchoring primer for any life long goals. Simply written but colored through her "cutesy" personality with sometimes funny other times sad life experiences.

Her personality comes across throughout the book.... her voice is akin to that of a dear sister or relative showing you the ropes of life.
reviewed If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom on + 47 more book reviews
âThe 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.â (People) âCorcoran's humanity, humor and wisdom gently convey worthwhile lessons for those who would like to succeed on their own terms.â (Miami Herald) âA practial, funny compendium of advice that should stick with any reader.â (USA Today) âA likeable and worthwhile book, an honorable contribution with heart.â (Publishers Weekly) âPart memoir, part rough guide to business and 100 percent in-your-face glee.â (Working Mother) âThese easy-to-remember and pithy words of advice can be used by anyoneâ (Cathleen Black, president, Hearst Magazines)


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