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January 3, 2010

HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR JOB IN RETAIL

"Retail Hell: How I Sold My Soul to the Store: Confessions of a Tortured Sales Associate"

by Freeman Hall, 272 pages, $22.99

In this quick and hysterical read, meet all of the customers that salespeople love to hate. It will also remind those of you who love to work in retail, why you love it.

Despite the crazy hours and the angry customers, working in retail is an addiction. Freeman will make you laugh out loud and want to read passages to your coworkers.

Freeman worked at Nordstrom's in the handbag (never the purse) department for years. He tells you about all of his regulars — the good, the bad, and the ugly. He recalls the people that made his job the best and worst thing that ever happened to him.

-barnesandnoble.com

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