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Format:Trade Paperback

Dimensions:320 Pages, 5.48 x 8.23 x 0.73 in

Published:August 21, 2007

Publisher:Crown Publishing Group

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:0307353168
ISBN - 13:9780307353160

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Kyle MacDonald had a paperclip. One red paperclip, a dream, and a resume to write. And bills to pay. Oh, and a very patient girlfriend who was paying the rent while he was once again "between jobs." 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.

In One Red Paperclip, 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'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.

About the Author

Kyle MacDonald first posted one red paperclip in July 2005 and has since become one of the most recognized Internet celebrities on the planet. In addition to continuing to trade for bigger and better objects, Kyle has planted more than 100,000 trees around the globe and delivered over 1,000 pizzas but has eaten only 1 scorpion. His previous publisher was Kinko’s.

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rose ward
very hurmerous...brilliant

10 months ago

wow...kyle.. this was a really good book . you should really make this into a movie. i loved the sarcasm in the story couldn't stop laughing. wow the experience of meeting all them people in every thought out trade. i especially loved the part where you got CNN to broadcast the trade in Yahk....hahahaha..nice way to get out of a bad situation to turn it on someone else..lol..very decisive..that and the romance of you and Dominique was awesome the part you propose to her with the paperclip… + read more
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adria lewis
Great Book

10 months ago

i enjoyed reading this book, its like once you pick the book up and start reading it you cant seem to pull yourself away because your constantly wondering whats going to happen next, i thought that was pretty neat. Kyle Mcdonald has a brilliant mind and this book, (One Red Paperclip) is definitely worth reading. i give it two thumbs up!!
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Jenilee Paul
Loved the idea! Go 4 it

10 months ago

I was introduced by my teacher Phillip Sexsmith "The One Red Paperclip". He teaches a really good Secondary English Class @ UNB.ca. He wants us to write a review of what we think or thought about this book. I really enjoyed the book. Kyle Mac Donald is truly an inspiration to people that likes to go be spontaneous and meet new people, to make these trades with someone you hardly know is quite something that just no one would do these days. You never know who you might meet or how weird they… + read more
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Philip Sexsmith
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Inspiring!

10 months ago

One Red Paperclip is brilliant. I enjoyed Kyle's journey for its ambition, vision, and energy. His willingness to persevere against what are often formidable odds is a lesson to us all. I found his passion for the journey inspiring and his genuine caring for his family, and those he met 'on the way' to Kipling, a testament to what it means to be a good person. I liked his 'philosophy' - the anecdotes - his humour. As a teacher I find that Kyle's story reaches out to a generation of bloggers and… + read more
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Alan Kearns
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Podcast interview with Kyle MacDonald & Canada's Career Coach

18 months ago

This podcast http://www.careerjoy.com/index.php?q=node/410 is with Kyle MacDonald . He made the most successful trade in the history of the internet. Starting in Montreal with 1 red paper clip, over the course of 1 year and 14 trades he ended up with a house. He shares the lessons he learned on starting small and ending up in a great situation. We are trading all the time with our company, peers, managers and friends. This conversation with Kyle will help you learn some tricks of the trading… + read more
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