false 247136 3 Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a r?sum? to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again &#8220;between jobs.&#8221; 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.<br> In <i>One Red Paperclip,</i> 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&#8217;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. 2504137 21 8 2007 One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved his Dream With the Help of a Simple Office Supply total:185|5:32|4:55|3:65|2:23|1:10| 185 631 297 71 3 1 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 06:34:41 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 06:39:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 14:33:24 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 15:00:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 16:44:44 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 16:50:22 -0700 2008
I'm afraid I may have to read this bo...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:50:52 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 18:38:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 29 12:13:43 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 03 19:23:59 -0700 2008 is very interesting. But oh, the writing! Glib, ironic, oh-so-clever and witty! Way over the top. A lot like this paragraph. I seriously ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 11 12:59:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 12:59:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 17 14:19:20 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 11:01:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 06 02:52:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 02:56:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:50:57 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 07:30:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 12:35:29 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 12:35:29 -0800 2008 This is an entertaining one day read that I absolutely could not put down. The author's sense of humor is spot on and his novelty is refreshing, as he trades one red paperclip for something a little bit better, then that for something a lit...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 14 06:24:05 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 22 05:55:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 14:40:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 14:41:18 -0800 2008
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As soon as you believe there was someplace in the past where things were better than they were today, you won't operate at your full potential now. You are where you are, and if you aren't, it's ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 06 06:09:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 06:10:09 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=247136