Blown Sideways Through Life: A Hilarious Tour De Resume

"Claudia Shear speaks for millions ofpeople."--Peter Jennings, ABCNews
"A story that will stop your heart. Atouching striptease of the soul."--"Frank Rich, The New YorkTimes"
"Witty and insightful...spiced withirreverence and chutzpah."--"The NewYork Times BookReview"
""Blown Sideways" shines with amoving, mature compassion for everyone who has ajob."--"Mademoiselle""

"Claudia Shear speaks for millions of people."--Peter Jennings, ABC News

"A story that will stop your heart. A touching striptease of the soul." --Frank Rich, The New York Times

"Witty and insightful...spiced with irreverence and chutzpah."--The New York Times Book Review

"Blown Sideways shines with a moving, mature compassion for everyone who has a job."--Mademoiselle

Dubbed "The Ultimate Working Girl" by "Newsweek, Claudia Shear takes readers on a wild adventure through the American work force in "Blown Sideways Through Life.
Have you ever held down a job for money rather than love? Put up with an impossible boss? Been told when and how often to visit the restroom, get a drink, use the phone? Struggled to remember that who you are doesn't depend on what you do?
Meet Claudia Shear, a misfit from Brooklyn who grew up dreaming of adventure. Shear rode a wild wave of employment (sixty-four jobs in all) on her way to realizing her dream of becoming an actress. Before landing the starring role in the upcoming film, "Body Language, and scoring a deal with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg for her own sitcom, she worked as (among other things) a pastry chef, a nude model, a waitress (a lot), a receptionist in a whorehouse, a brunch chef on Fire Island, a proofreader on Wall Street (a lot), and an Italian translator. On the surface her life makes for a hilarious tour de resume. But underneath is a universal lesson learned about life in the workplace.