Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life
By (Author) Joy Mangano
With Alex Tresniowski
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
1st January 2019
United States
General
Non Fiction
Advice on careers and achieving success
Autobiography: business and industry
158.1092
Paperback
320
Width 140mm, Height 213mm, Spine 23mm
302g
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
It was an honor to play Joy on the big screenshes such a fearless woman, an incredible business force and an inspiration to everyone she meets. Jennifer Lawrence
From Joy Mangano, self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, inventor of the Miracle Mop and inspiration behind the acclaimed film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence comes a breakthrough story of love and hope that will unlock the best and brightest version of you.
Joys rise from single mother of three to the nations most celebrated female inventor is truly what dreams are made of. Full of twists and turns, work and love, obstacles encountered and overcome, Inventing Joy is a binge-worthy book in every aspect. Dive in and be swept along for the ride as she relives her incredible and inspiring journey to joy.
But theres more. Throughout her inspirational rags-to-riches story, Joy points out her very own personal light-bulb momentslessons that she learned the hard way, and principles she still relies on today. Thoughts and ideas that drive her business, life, and family and are the foundation for her success. These concepts come together in the end to form Joys Blueprint, a resource that will help you live your most joyful lifethe Blueprint that Joy delivers to the world for the first time. So look inside yourself, grab hold of your dreams, and be brave enough to take that very first step and start your next best chapter. Youll be in good company with Inventing Joy.
Joy Mangano is one of the most celebrated female inventors of her time, having created and sold nearly $3 billion of product over her storied career.
Beginning in her fathers auto body shop, Joy invented and launched the self-wringing Miracle Mop, and she hasnt looked back. Joy has gone on to invent and launch hundreds of successful products across virtually every category, most notably Huggable Hangers, My Little Steamer, Forever Fragrant, and luggage with her revolutionary Spinball Wheel System.
Dispelling myths and breaking barriers every day, Joy was one of the first in her field to harness the power of TV to connect and communicate with her customers, and today she is one of the most trusted and influential voices in her industry. Her undying promise: ideas and innovation that make life a little better and a little brighter.
Joy currently appears on HSN (the Home Shopping Network), once a month, reaching more than 90 million homes live. In addition, Joys products can be found in premier retailers such as Macys, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Meijer, Lowes, and The Container Store. Joy is also the owner of acclaimed fine dining restaurant Jema in Long Island, New York, and is the founding director of the Joy Mangano Foundation.
Follow Joy on Facebook @JoyManganoOfficial, Instagram @JoyMangano, and Twitter@JoyMangano.
Alex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for bothTimeandPeoplemagazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.