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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2019 WWW. UNWLA .ORG 11 Lose the Gum Lose the Gum (copyright 2018) by Tamara Lashchyk. Published by TDL International. ISBN 978 - 1 - 7326800 - 0 - 5. Available in hardcopy and Kindle at Amazon. com. When I was in high school, the classic date was an excursion to a movie theater (with or without din- ner). There was no live streaming yet, no “on de- mand” rental menu provided by the cable company . . . hell, we didn’t even have a cassette film play er let alone a Blockbuster film rental outfit down the street. Even color TV was something only very rich people had, so a date to see a movie was a very nice thing indeed. One of the first movies I saw courtesy of my date’s allowance was a filmed version of a Broadway musical: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . I had to Google the title to get a refresher about the plot, which centers on the tactics of an ambitious window was her with aspi- rations to become wealthy by becoming an entre- preneur. I vaguely remember boisterous dancing and singing and discovered (again courtesy of Google) that the lead role was played by some actor named Robert Morse. All else (including whether or n ot my date sprang for dinner) is a faint blur not worth any further consideration. And all this, in- deed, serves no real purpose whatsoever except to introduce a book dealing with how to really suc- ceed in business — a witty and interesting primer created by a woman for other women. Titled Lose the Gum and written by Tamara Lashchyk, the book is 140 pages long, seg- mented into 19 chapters (plus an introduction) and is defined as “A Survival Guide for Women on Wall Street, Main Street and Every Street in Between .” It was recently sent to me by the author’s ex - mother - in - law and is dedicated to the author’s parents, her Aunt Vera and to her ex - mother - in - law whose name also happens to be Vera. The back cover includes a small photo of the author, a brief description of her professional activities, a web ad- dress (tamaralashchyk.com) , and a statement from the author herself, which explains her ra- tional for wr iting the book as a useful guide for other women interested in pursuing or improving careers on Wall Street or wherever their career paths might take them. First impressions are strong and in this case were strengthened by a couple of small de- tails: (1) the coincidence that the author and I share the same first name and (2) that the book opens with a quote by Ayn Rand, an author I dis- covered as a young woman and whose books (and e specially the women who were strong central characters in these books) fascinated me. But h av- ing spent most of my working life in education (as English teacher to students ranging from 5th grad- ers to MBA candidates) and in the publish ing world (as a freela nce writer and editor), I won- dered whether anything in the book was applicable to me as my professional work had little or nothing to do with the working venues that the book seems geared to. I was actually pleased to discover how wr ong that impression wa s because the scenarios Ms. Lashchyk describes and much of the advice she offers are applicable and workable in any profes- sional venue, whether it be on Wall Street, in a classroom, in a back bedroom converted to a free- lancer’s office at home, or (by exten sion) even in the seat of the car transporting you to a faculty re- treat or a meeting with an existing or prospective client. Lashchyk writes from personal experience, and that experience is impressive and extensive. She has worked for JP Morgan, Merrill Ly nch, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America, and she of- fers insights that evolved as she moved from one firm to the next and rose through the ranks to be- come a recognized and well - respected colleague and mentor. The story she tells attest s to this as does volu minous information that can be found about her on the Web. I read through the 19 chap- ters in one fell swoop — pausing in places at some- thing the author described or suggested that some- how related to my own work experiences, all seem- ingl y distant from the Wal l Street venue the author works in and writes about. But this self - interested approach to reading quickly gave way to a much
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