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Everything a Woman Must Know to be Smarter, Savvier, Saner, Sooner
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Publisher Description
What your mother, Oprah, and Martha never told you
Let's face it: we live in a complicated world. Lands' End has a swimsuit anxiety zones area on its website; a moisturizer can cost more than a weekend in Paris; they can send a man and a monkey into space, but they still can't find a cure for split ends.
Clearly, we all need essential life skills and operating instructions. But why should you have to learn from hard-won experience when Stephanie Pierson is willing to give you her vast life experience and wisdom (and share some of her more humiliating life lessons)?
This smart, funny, fabulous book will get you everything from a juicier chicken to a less hostile hairdresser. Read it and you will know what not to order from room service (eggs Benedict) to what never goes out of fashion (a crisp white shirt) to what is never in fashion (socks and Birkenstocks worn together). You'll know when a man isn't a keeper (he knows more Sondheim lyrics than you do), how to buy a house (location, location, location), how to assess an Oriental rug (condition, condition, condition), how to get the best price from the wedding caterer (say it's for a funeral), and how to get the dog in a custody battle (keep a dog-walking journal).
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While her take on life is simple and pragmatic-occasionally to the point of being overly obvious ("The best chance you have of having your kids eat healthy foods is if you eat them yourself")-author Pierson (You Have to Say I'm Pretty, You're My Mother) has a snappy style that could make folding napkins sound interesting. Pierson is upbeat and confident, but understands and confronts the neuroses involved in the everyday ("they're like snowflakes-no two are alike"). Her text is fast-paced and well-organized, the majority given over to eyeball-friendly lists and quotes, covering children (raising them and dating them), cooking, fashion, beauty, exercise, home buying and upkeep, work, hiring pros ("Your Shrink, Your Car Mechanic, Your Gynecologist, Your Lawyer...") and traveling. Though everyone will find something of use, not all recommendations are for everybody, and occasionally Pierson can be a bit of a snob ("McMansions are so aesthetically awful, ecologically offensive, and ostentatious. Do you really need eight bedrooms?"). Still, this is the kind of reference book readers will want to keep dog-eared and close at hand.
