Career Advice and Talk About Her Sex Life, Meet Penelope Trunk.

I am one of the few people I know who own both Tim Ferriss' book and Penelope Trunk's first book.  Penelope is a writer on careers who also adds in frank information on her sex life without batting an eyelid.  She has a new book out, self-published, hand numbered, and signed until the 29th of March. 

I found her information on self-publishing very interesting.  Since she has 50,000 subscribers, it makes sense that she should self-publish.  

By the way, Penelope's first book was all about careers.  Nothing about her sex life.  I have a feeling that's why it didn't sell as well as it should.  She also doesn't rely on any pity for her diagnosed Aspergers, which is both admirable and an interesting choice. 

Generation Xers: Finally, our own Superbowl Ad!

Penelope Trunk, she of the dollar tree book that really deserved better, has written a fitting description of Generation X today.  Little did I know that my own struggle with work and family describes what my generation has experienced.  Her blog connection is here.

Penelope Trunk: An Underused Superstar.

I'm one of the few people who can claim to have purchased both Timothy Ferriss' Book and Penelope Trunk's book.  Unfortunately Ms. Trunk's book I purchased at a dollar store.  I did so because I wondered specifically why her book was there and Ferriss' book was a best seller.  Here is someone who did everything right, but still her book is at the dollar store.  So when I came across her delightful discussion of Ferriss, I was really pleased.  Her book is not representative of her writing as a whole.  It is dense, doesn't flow, and makes you feel excluded from the cool people before you even start.  Ferriss' allure is that he claims his book is for everyone, which is complete nonsense (gramma isn't web savvy, and uncle Joe needs his dialysis).  But he also generated an enormous upswell for his book from blogs like Trunk's.

Check out Trunk's blog for really useful tips from someone who looks like they should be the life of the party while hiding in the broom closet.