My Exploits at Barnes & Noble During the Financial Crisis

When I walked into Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS ) to interview for a job in the fall of 2007, I was far from the typical applicant. Two years before that, I'd graduated with honors from a highly respected law school. And I had spent the prior year clerking for a federal judge in a small town in Texas -- a job that every law-school graduate dreams of but only a handful are fortunate enough to get.