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|title=One Red Paperclip: How a Small Piece of Stationery Turned into a Great Big Adventure

|author=Kyle MacDonald

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=320

|publisher=Ebury Press

|date=June 2007

|isbn=978-0091914523

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The book "One Red Paperclip" is the true story of how Kyle MacDonald traded one, simple, little, red paperclip and kept trading until he ended up with a house, exactly one year later. Isn't that amazing? Of course, some might be appalled by this - trading junk, until you get something of real value, might seem to be a cheap trick. Those who struggled to buy our homes might feel Kyle cheated to get what others sweated for. But it takes gumption, nay, chutzpah to actually attempt this, let alone actually make it happen. Others will say MacDonald is lazy, and Kyle's admitted laziness factors highly here. He wanted a house, but he didn't want to work years to earn enough to buy one. In fact, he didn't even want a job, but he also didn't want to sponge off his girlfriend. In the end, this wild exercise netted Kyle a house. No matter if you want to call Kyle a trickster, cheater or lazy git - you have to hand it to MacDonald for his originality in achieving this dream.

So, while this book seems superficially to be just a bit of humourous fluff, there's more to it than meets the eye. The subject matter is interesting, it is well written, very funny, and you might learn something along the way - even if it is only how to trade one red paperclip for something you really want. The only writer I think comes anything close to this would be [[Bill Bryson]], and I cannot think of anyone who wouldn't enjoy this.

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