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The first thing Sophia Amoruso sold online wasn’t fashion - it was a stolen book. She spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and dumpster diving. By twenty-two, she had resigned herself to employment, but was still broke, directionless, and working a mediocre day job she’d taken for the health insurance. It was there that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay. Eight years later, she is the founder, CEO, and creative director of Nasty Gal, a $100 million plus online fashion retailer with more than 350 employees.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso, read by Sarah Jes Austell. The first thing Sophia Amoruso sold online wasn't fashion. It was a stolen book. At age 17 she was a dumpster-diving, shoplifting anarchist. By 29 she was the founder and CEO of Nasty Gal, a $100 million-plus fashion empire. Filled with brazen wake-up calls ("You are not a special snowflake"), frank observations ("Failure is your invention"), and behind-the-scenes stories....

På omkring otte år gik Sophia Amoruso fra at være ludfattig anarkistisk friganer til en velhavende forretningskvinde. I "Girlboss" fortæller hun sin historie for at lære andre, kommende girlboss'er at stille spørgsmål og ikke tage noget for givet. En girlboss skal vide, hvornår man skal følge reglerne, og hvornår man skal omskrive dem. En girlboss styrer sit eget liv. Hun får, hvad hun vil have, fordi hun arbejder hårdt for det. "Girlboss" er Sophia Amorusos historie.

Sophia Amoruso passou a adolescência viajando de carona, furtando em lojas e revirando caçambas de lixo.