One Red Paperclip
the story of how one man changed his life one swap at a time
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2008
Summary
One man’s attempts to trade a paperclip for a house. A global adventure in the style of Dave Gorman and Danny WallaceKyle MacDonald wanted his own house. The problem was he didn’t have a job and he didn’t have any money. Thinking back to his childhood he remembered the game he loved to play - Bigger and Better. It was a way of trading your old stuff to get bigger and better new stuff. Legend had it, some people managed to trade an old biro for a brand new car! This got Kyle thinking. If that …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091914530 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091914531 |
| Author: | Kyle MacDonald |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 19mm |
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An amazing true adventure!
An amazing true adventure! * OK! *Perfectly suited to the anti-commercial zeal of the moment * Sunday Times *A bizarre and brilliant idea * Daily Telegraph *
So, is oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com the new eBay? “Sure.” Kyle says, “Whynot?”
* The Guardian *About The Author
Kyle MacDonald
My name is Kyle MacDonald. I’m from Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada. I like to do things. Doing things is the best. I’ve planted more than one hundred thousand trees, delivered more than one thousand pizzas, but eaten only one scorpion. I’ve also traded one red paperclip for a house only once.
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