Shark Tales
Subtitle: how I turned $1,000 into a billion dollar business
By: Barbara Corcoran with Bruce Littlefield ; illustrations by John Segal
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781591844181
Copyright date: 2011
Notes: "First published in the United States of America as Use What You've Got by Portfolio, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. 2003. Paperback edition with the title If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails published 2004. This revised edition published 2011."--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : 10 kids, 1 bath.; title: Mom's lesson #1 : If you don't have big breasts, put ribbons on your pigtails; title: Mom's lesson #2 : Paint the rocks white and the whole yard will look lovely; title: Mom's lesson #3 : If the sofa is ripped, cover it with laughter; title: Mom's lesson #4 : Use your imagination to fill in the blanks; title: Mom's lesson #5 : Offer the bigger piece and yours will taste better; title: Mom's lesson #6 : Put the socks in the sock drawer; title: Mom's lesson #7 : If there's more than one kid to wash, set up a bathtime routine; title: Mom's lesson #8 : If you want to be in two places at once, borrow a reel-to-reel; title: Mom's lesson #9 : It's your game : make up your own rules; title: Mom's lesson #10 : There's always room for one more; title: Mom's lesson #11 : Go play outside; title: Mom's lesson #12 : When the clubhouse is quiet, they're probably not making spaghetti; title: Mom's lesson #13 : If you want to be a cheerleader, you better know the cheers; title: Mom's lesson #14 : Go stand next to Nana and see how big you are!; title: Mom's lesson #15 : If you want to get noticed, write your name on the wall; title: Mom's lesson #16 : Sweep the corners and the whole house stays clean; title: Mom's lesson #17 : In a family, everyone helps mash the potatoes; title: Mom's lesson #18 : Moms can't quit; title: Mom's lesson #19 : When there are ten buyers and three puppies, every dog is the pick of the litter; title: Mom's lesson #20 : Jumping out the window will make you either an ass or a hero; title: Mom's lesson #21 : You have the right to be there; title: Mom's lesson #22 : You've got to bully a bully; title: Mom's lesson #23 : Never be ashamed of who you are; title: Mom's lesson #24 : The joy is in the getting there; title: Part two : Swimming with the sharks.; title: Shark lesson #1 : Trust your gut; title: Shark lesson #2 : You can't fake passion; title: Shark lesson #3 : Dress the part; title: Shark lesson #4 : Do your homework; title: Shark lesson #5 : Fancy talk don't work; title: Shark lesson #6 : Pushy people deliver; title: Shark lesson #7 : You gotta have a gimmick; title: Shark lesson #8 : Everybody wants what everybody wants; title: Shark lesson #9 : Step apart from the crowd; title: Shark lesson #10 : Expand before you're ready; title: Shark lesson #11: Be willing to flop; title: Shark lesson #12 : Shoot the dogs early; title: Shark lesson #13 : Fun is good business; title: Shark lesson #14 : Pick good people; title: This tale's end; title: Whatever happened to