Inventing Joy, Joy Mangano
Inventing Joy, Joy Mangano
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Inventing Joy
Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life

Author: Joy Mangano, Alex Tresniowski

Narrator: Joy Mangano

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2017


Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“It was an honor to play Joy on the big screen—she’s 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.

Joy’s rise from single mother of three to the nation’s 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 there’s more. Throughout her inspirational rags-to-riches story, Joy points out her very own personal light-bulb moments—lessons 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 Joy’s Blueprint, a resource that will help you live your most joyful life—the 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. You’ll be in good company with Inventing Joy.

About Joy Mangano

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 father’s auto body shop, Joy invented and launched the self-wringing Miracle Mop, and she hasn’t 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, Joy’s products can be found in premier retailers such as Macy’s, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Meijer, Lowe’s, 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.

About Alex Tresniowski

Alex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for both Time and People magazines, 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kressel on May 15, 2018

I've given this 5 stars not because it's great literature, but because it's exactly what it was intended to be: an inspiring self-help book. Joy is such a likable narrator, I began writing a letter to her, which she actually encourages at the end of the book. She's got a great message and the life e......more

Goodreads review by Joy on December 17, 2019

Can’t describe how I love her story as her book and film. It inspires me a lot about my life ( I accidentally watched her movie first and be obsessed with it. It becomes one of my best favorite movie. I even get my name as Joy Kim, you see :))).After that, I accidentally found her book in a second h......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 06, 2023

it was ok, used it for outa my comfort zone prompt, inventor of the mop, lol it seemed like at some point she was not gonna make it then she pulled herself up and poof was back on track again.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 19, 2019

Quick, interesting read. Got tired after a while, reading about how amazing and wonderful Joy was. Also was quite surprised that she said that many of her inventions were based off of someone else's invention, and not even patented because she was too late to the game.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 10, 2019

I didn't know anything about Joy when I started this book. I vaguely remember the movie title and seeing a preview for it. She has had quite a journey to get where she is today. Although I doubt I will ever use a mop, she really has a way with ordinary objects and creating something new with them. I......more