When Ivanka Trump released her book Women Who Work, which is described on Amazon by the US President's daughter as equipping readers with knowledge about identifying opportunities, shifting careers smoothly, negotiating, leading teams and managing work and family', suffice to say, it didn't receive the support and five-star reviews she's hoped for.
Actually, perhaps that's probably putting it lightly – it totally bombed, with The New York Times accused it of being classist, sterile and hypocritical, while the Slate described it as 'vapid'.
However, instead of leaving 1-star reviews on Amazon, as have many readers, one librarian in Long Beach, California has come up with a more ingenious way of framing the book's contents for potential buyers.
During a visit to the Barnes & Noble book shop in Long Beach, strategy consultant Ryan Davis spotted Ivanka's book had been rearranged in a book display behind a whole host of other titles.
As a result, he shared the image of the shelves, captioning the picture: 'Ivanka Trump look your book is getting the perfect bookstore placement'.
The books include the likes of:
- Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
- Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed
- The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives
- Reclaiming Your Life, No More Narcissists!: How to Stop Choosing Self-Absorbed Men and Find the Love You Deserve
Anyone else seeing a theme here?
Since the story was first reported earlier this week, local librarian, Chloé Pascual, has come out to admit it was her who 'freshened up' the display.
'I was acting in my role as a cheeky bookstore customer,' she told The Cut.
Call us crazy but something tells us Pascual isn't a Trump supporter.
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