**In the New York Times bestseller that the Washington Post called
"Lean In for misfits," Sophia Amoruso shares how she went from
dumpster diving to founding one of the fastest-growing retailers in the
world.
**
Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and
scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had
dropped out of school, and was 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 to today, and she's the founder of Nasty Gal and the
founder and CEO of Girlboss. Sophia was never a typical CEO, or a
typical anything, and she's written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like
her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even
when that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers.
#GIRLBOSS proves that being successful isn't about where you went to
college or how popular you were in high school. It's about trusting your
instincts and following your gut; knowing which rules to follow and
which to break; when to button up and when to let your freak flag fly.
"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
"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
"#GIRLBOSS is more than a book . . . #GIRLBOSS is a movement." --Lena
Dunham
