Syrup: A Novel - Softcover

Barry, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140291873 ISBN 13: 9780140291872

Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

When Scat comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, he's sure he'll retire the next rich, savvy marketing success story. But in the treacherous waters of corporate America there are no sure things--and suddenly Scat has to save not only his idea but his yet-to-be-realized career. With the help of the scarily beautiful and brainy 6, he sets out on a mission to reclaim the fame and fortune that, time and again, eludes him. This brilliantly scathing debut is a hilarious send-up of celebrity, sexual politics, corporate America, and the fleeting status that comes with getting to the table first--before the other guy has you for lunch.

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Maxx Barry, a veteran of the trenches of big-time marketing, teaches the subject at Monash and Curtin universities in Australia. This is his first novel.

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Scat is young, confused, underemployed, and in Los Angeles, so when he comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, he's sure he'll retire as the next overnight sensation. But in the treacherous waters of corporate America there are no sure things -- and suddenly Scat has to save not only his idea but his yet-to-be-realized career. With the help of the scarily beautiful and brainy 6 -- who has all the angles Scat so desperately desires -- he sets out on a mission to reclaim the fame and fortune that, time and again, elude him. This brilliant debut is a hilarious send-up of celebrity, sexual politics, and the lengths to which a young man will go to get ahead and get a date.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0140291873
• ISBN 13: 9780140291872
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Harder; https://www.edel.com; ; Neum�hlen 17; Hamburg; Hamburg; 22763; Deutschland