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Daisy in the Doghouse Kindle Edition

by Joe Barrett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 260 ratings
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From the author of Managed Care, the Maxy Book Awards 2019 "Book of the Year"

“Joe Barrett's Daisy in the Doghouse is serious about America’s social ills, yet it wraps its message in a dark, yet witty send-up of the digital age.” –IndieReader

What happens when an ex-CEO, frustrated with the corruption in the American financial system, hijacks his twelve-year-old daughter’s blog to try and change things from the bottom up?

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Jack Sullivan, former CEO and current stay-at-home dad, struggles to find an outlet for his frustrations with the unfair financial systems of corporate America. Meanwhile, Daisy, his precocious twelve-year-old daughter, has recently garnered a substantial following for her new blog, documenting surreptitious “social experiments” performed on her unaware family. When Daisy’s blogging activities are outed, Jack decides to leverage his daughter’s popularity with American youth to communicate the greed and hypocrisy inherent in the corporate professions of many parents. Inspired by her father’s rants, the popularity of Daisy’s blog soars, resulting in an unlikely sequence of events that ultimately has a very positive impact on way that people treat each other in American society.

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PenCraft Award Winner 2019 - Fiction Humor#1 Best Seller - Dark Humor (Amazon Canada) "DAISY IN THE DOGHOUSE is a tour de force... serious about America's social ills, and it wraps up its message in a dark, yet witty send-up of the digital age." ~Alicia Rudnicki for IndieReader, 4.7 Star Review "Ambitious and appealing... it is rare to find such a readable book that attempts to deal so directly with a major (and fairly complex) social issue." - KIRKUS REVIEWS"This is an amazingly well-written novel that gives the reader a good dose of laughter and reminds us that greed should take a back seat to helping others." - Sublime Book Review"Joe Barrett's latest novel Daisy in the Doghouse is another literary gem where he eviscerates societal ills with a comedic flair that is refreshing and surprisingly on point." - Author's Reading "... a read that is uplifting, inspiring, and sure to put a smile on the faces of its readers (unless they're investment bankers, maybe)." - Michael Radon, US Review of Books

About the Author

Award-winning author Joe Barrett has spent the past twenty-five years as a chief executive of entrepreneurial organizations ranging from private, venture-funded companies to large publicly-listed multinational corporations. He has been a frequent speaker at National Retail Federation conferences and has sat on the boards of several for-profit and non-profit companies. His short fiction has been published in Iconoclast, The Storyteller and The Palo Alto Review. He lives with his wife and two children in New Jersey.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SCQ539M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing; 1st edition (August 22, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 22, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 837 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 249 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 260 ratings

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Joe Barrett has spent the past twenty-five years as a chief executive of entrepreneurial organizations ranging from private, venture-funded companies to large publicly-listed multinational corporations. He has been a frequent speaker at National Retail Federation conferences and has sat on the boards of several for-profit and non-profit companies. His short fiction has been published in Iconoclast, The Storyteller and The Palo Alto Review. He lives with his wife and two children in South Tampa, Florida.

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Barb101
5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterically funny!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
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This author cracks me up! I’ve just started reading him but after the first book I had to immediately buy two more. Informative and amusing.
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Bernard
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and not what uou would expect
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
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Read this book. I want to live in this world where good things happen. It was funny and thought provoking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Daisy in the Dog House
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023
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This was such a good story. And really interesting too. Wish all this could happen in our world. Loved those kids and the Dad was a pretty cool guy too.
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GhostWriter
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry it's over
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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This was the last Joe Barrett book I read. I was introduced to him by his most recent, Semi-Gloss. Just a little way into that one, I purchased the rest of his books, and I've enjoyed every one of them. Some were a little less believable than others (Managed Care), but I still had a great time reading them all.

This one, while not as plausible as I would like for it to be, really resonated with my own feelings about our current capitalist system. If only someone could get something like this started, though I fear it wouldn't be accepted as readily as it was in the book. Still, it was a wonderful fantasy, written with Joe Barrett's easy-to-read style. Not as laugh-out-loud funny as Semi-Gloss, but still very enjoyable.

Now, I find myself without another Joe Barrett book to read. I really hope he's working on the next one now!
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Marilyn J. Rogers
3.0 out of 5 stars Did not finish it
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020
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Did not interest me
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JR
4.0 out of 5 stars What a Concept!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
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This is the 3rd book I've read by this author and I have this TIP: Give him 2-3 chapters to get rolling, because that's what it takes. Once you do, you are pulled in for a fast, furious, fun ride.
This one wasn't as uproariously hilarious as his other 2 books, but this was a whole different deal. No spoilers, but just saying that personally working at a 501(c)(3) non-profit and literally putting my all into it, I would SO LOVE to see something like what rolled out in this book in the real world. He totally expressed the impact it would make on a community and personal level.
I disagree with another reviewer that this is a YA book, because there are so many terms and concepts that younger readers wouldn't understand (at least I wouldn't have at age 12-18 without all of my education and business experience). The explanations of the way the world works are grown-up as well, but it's got a great "moral of the story" as all fairy tales do.
I ate up his first 3 and can't wait for Mr. Barrett to publish another book!
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k.h.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyed!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
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I have now bought three Joe Barrett books: Managed Care, Unplugged, and Daisy in the Doghouse. I loved that each book was different from one another and different from anything I have read in a long time. I found the stories and characters funny, unique, and lovably odd! Many times, I laughed out loud. The author is a talented writer who has ideals that I appreciate and a sarcastic wit that I thoroughly enjoy. I have a hard time deciding which of his books is my favorite. But if you liked Daisy in the Doghouse, definitely buy Unplugged and Managed Care! You will love reading those too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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I’m reading this now. At 65% and just had a long laugh out loud moment when I read a description of a minor character as he “looks just like Chris Christy, only shorter.” I’m from Jersey and NOT a Christy fan so this made my evening!

This is the third book from this author I’ve read and I love them all.
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Sue Sibley
5.0 out of 5 stars Way to go !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2024
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This author is a tsunami waiting to happen. If only one of those vapid bloggers would follow his template. This story encapsulates exactly my feelings about the financial services industry, except a twelve year old girl is doing something about it. She is my hero.
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Mary Conlon
5.0 out of 5 stars I love everything that Joe writes
Reviewed in Australia on January 31, 2024
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I love all of Joe’s books and have read them all. I was trying to explain this one to a friend. A 12 year old with a blog where she writes about the things she does to her family. Then her dad gets involved because he has a big hate on about unscrupulous banks, bankers, lawyers who advise clients how to get out of paying their way. It has always angered me that the USA banking system brought about the global economic crisis through their greed and the governments around the world bailed them out. Well dad finds a way to call them out. Daisy is only 12, Sam 10. But it’s not about whether they are old enough to do what they do. At heart it’s about greed. Privatising wealth and socialising debt. Ripping off people who can least afford it. All written so well, with totally believable characters and Joe’s trademark quirky humour. And it will make you think about big companies, tax attorneys, politicians etc and what we can do about it at a grassroots, personal, individual level. Time to write about climate change Joe.
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Margaret McA
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2019
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Found it hard to get into but then it caught the bug and enjoyed the read
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Mrs Megan Pauley
5.0 out of 5 stars insightful
Reviewed in Australia on July 1, 2023
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I found this book by accident and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Weaving financial information of great consequence through the story and characters is very clever and I didn’t want to put the book down. Loved the family and neighbourhoods thought provoking morals.
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