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Typo: The Last American Typesetter or How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars | David Silverman
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Two months before David Silvermans 32nd birthday, he visited the Charles Schwab branch in the basement of the World Trade Center to wire his fathers life savings towards the purchase of the Clarinda Typesetting company in Clarinda, Iowa. Typo tells the true story of the Clarinda companys last rise and fall and with it one entrepreneurs story of what it means to take on, run, and ultimately lose an entire lifes work. This book is an American dream run aground, told with humor despite moments of tragedy. The story reveals the impact of losing part of an entire industry and answers questions about how that impacts American business. The reader sees in Clarindas fate the potential peril faced by every company, and the lessons learned are applicable to anyone who wants to run his or her own business, succeed in a large corporation, and not be stranded by the reality of shifting markets, outsourcing, and, ultimately, capitalism itself.
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MrBook
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😆👏🏻👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ 4y
DrJAdMerricksson 🤦🤯 4y
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MrBook
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Oh—oh myyy. 😳🙈🙈🙈 #LitsyHumor

Tonton 😳😂😂😂 4y
Hooked_on_books Well, I guess if you have a huge dick, why not use it for entertaining? 4y
reluctantangeleno @Hooked_on_books Right?! Share your gift! Hahhaha 4y
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Slajaunie 😂😂😂 4y
Hooked_on_books @reluctantangeleno 😆 Oh this one just keeps getting better! 4y
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Soubhiville Oh dear. 🤣 4y
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MrBook
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😊👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

SW-T 😂😂😂 5y
ShyBookOwl 😂!!!! Yes. 5y
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EricaReads
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Oh dear, just seen on Facebook. How about “She who reads can‘t stand typos”? How many can you find?

DGRachel Can‘t. Stop. Twitching. I applaud the sentiment of the shirt, but not the execution. 6y
EricaReads I know! I thought it was cute... until I read it. 6y
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MrBook
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I see my college dimplomas as a key to my success too. 😁 #LitsyHumor

OwenBanner 🤦🏼‍♂️apparently, they are not all that important 6y
cajunsyd 😮 6y
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MrBook
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One of our patrons asked me to come over to his computer to show me something. He asked, "How can I rely on this company with this mess?!" I had to reassure him that typos happen regularly, it's a common occurrence. ? #LitsyHumor

SheilaChew The spelling mistake is bad, but I'm more upset by the random use of capital letters. 7y
BookishMarginalia I would have said that's a phishing site. 7y
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