And One More Thing...
A Mother's Advice on Life, Love, and Lipstick
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Beschreibung des Verlags
Unabashedly modern, practical, and wise, And One More Thing... is based on the journal Joan Jakobson created for her own daughter when she became engaged.
When daughters strike out on their own, they usually know the basics: never answer the door without asking who's there, always write thank-you notes, don't wear a T-shirt that says "Beer Is Food" to a job interview. But it's usually only the do-or-die warnings that stick: daughters are notorious for their allergic reactions to their mother's advice. Now, for daughters of all ages who wish they had listened just a little more-and for their mothers, who want to pass on the invaluable information only a mother can give-comes a book that offers hundreds of sophisticated, savvy pointers on just about everything a young woman needs to know.
In addition to telling you how much to tip bellmen and doormen, this fearless author explores subjects the etiquette books won't touch-like how to spot a cheating spouse and why actual childbirth should never be videotaped. Are e-mail thank-you notes ever OK? What are the important differences between Jewish and WASPy men... so-so and fabulous flower arrangements...imitation and real Pradas? Why should you use lash primer and never hesitate to talk about sex and politics at a dinner party? An often hilarious mixture of attitude, priceless insights, and time-tested observations, And One More Thing... is the only guidebook of its kind. Who could ever have guessed that Mother really does know best?
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Styled as a question-and-answer session between a grown daughter and her mother, Jakobson's first book offers nothing novel as she dictates advice on such subjects as entertaining, beauty, health, decorating and "men and how to survive them." Forgetting that less can be more, Jakobson attempts to cover too much ground and includes unnecessary detail, even discussing subjects she professes to know little or nothing about (e.g., "What is the deal on thread counts and sheets? I have no idea what that means. Something about the higher the thread count, the finer the sheets"). Her real-life daughter does not appear by name in the book (except in the introduction). Many of the questions posed seem forced and somewhat unbelievable ("Men always took care of you. Why shouldn't that happen to me?"), and the responses are often uninteresting (e.g., the daughter replies "whatever" to an answer Jakobson gives her regarding Christmas trees). Jakobson tries to keep things light while imparting serious information, and her humor shows promise in chapters like "Sex," where she advises, "My first rule would be not to fill your mother in on all the grisly details." Illus.