{"product_id":"jewels-from-my-pocket-paperback","title":"Jewels from My Pocket - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStewart B. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve concentrated on school, fun and friends. Jobs were for parents and old people, and he'd get one right after college. That is, until his parents make him start earning his own spending money by going to work at a jewelry store.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the coming years he learns that people can be very different than he'd imagined, life is a little more difficult than he'd been led to believe, and growing up is decidedly more painful than he would prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall business was once a mom and pop operation on any street in America. The same term currently applies to a company of 500 employees. With single enterprises consuming more acreage than a farm, what possible motivation drives a few to unlock the door into a tiny shop? What brings them 6 or 7 days each week to a space likely smaller than their competitors' bathrooms?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerhaps the mom and pop is a dinosaur, reeling briefly in a wake of the comet of change. \u003ci\u003eJewels from my Pocket\u003c\/i\u003e provides a brief glimpse into the culture of a truly small business through the eyes of a Midwestern lad who happens into a summer job that alters his course in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696747548735,"sku":"9780595321124","price":13.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1defba4eb75b943f9d68e750ac989dd6.webp?v=1765007189","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jewels-from-my-pocket-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}