Audiobook (abridged)5 hours
Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business
Written by Barbara Corcoran and Bruce Littlefield
Narrated by Barbara Corcoran
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
In Shark Tales, Barbara shares her hilarious stories about growing up, getting into trouble, failing miserably, and then starting over again. In each chapter, she comes back to one of her mom’s unconventional lessons, and how it applies in the real world of business. Whatever your calling, the homespun lessons that work for Barbara will help you use what you’ve got to create success in your life. Whether you’re just starting out, fighting your way up the career ladder, or reentering the workforce, Shark Tales is an owner’s manual to your most valuable asset.
Editor's Note
Secret to success...
We've heard the pitch before: Barbara took a thousand dollars, and turned it into millions. Now, “Shark Tank”'s feisty businesswoman spills the beans behind her successes.
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Reviews for Shark Tales
Rating: 4.375 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Awesome read! Barbara is down to earth and very funny. I learned a lot about entrepreneurship as I was expecting. I gave it four stars because I could have listened to more chapters!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was very good but when I’d read along with the book, it would skip areas of the book or make up areas randomly.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A masterpiece! Fun and real stories that showed me a different side of a Billionaire.
Thanks Barb for writing this amazing book! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Enjoyed!! Barbara gave some priceless advice and concepts! Good read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very well written. Easy to understand, even with the back to the past and forward to future . Loved it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/55 stars what an intelligent and amazing woman. Thank you for writing this book!
? ? ? - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Straight forward. Not overly personal. I loved hearing her talk and do impressions of the people in her life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5308 pages biography. Fun unexpected read. Barbra has a light hearted breezy style of writing. I have no idea if much of what she writes is true, but it is entertaining.