Review of The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything
Author: Melissa Kirsch Published by Workman Publishing; November 2006;
Copyright © 2006 Melissa Kirsch
Review by D. Prince
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The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything! And I do mean EVERYTHING. Okay, here it is in simple language- everything you've always wanted to know - from unclogging a toilet to health and body image. This being the new year, we're all trying to make changes in our lives, to improve ourselves, to learn new things, and we need a little boost of inspiration and encouragement along the way. The Girls Guide to Everything can be your bible to making that life transition. Got a question about almost anything? The book provides quick and easy answers at your finger tips.
The author Melissa Kirsch gleaned her information from interviews with women ranging in age from 20's to 40's and from all walks of life and ethnicity...asking the question: "What do you know now that you wish you'd known after college and in your 20's that would have made your life a lot less difficult, spared you heartache, generally made the transition to life on your own a heck of a lot easier?" Their responses are compiled in this big book that's full of much needed information, and it's entertaining as well as practical.
What I like about this book is that although there are lots of self-help books out there on this and that, this one has everything a woman needs to know in one compilation. It's a big and beefy book for all the questions you need answered, whether it be about sex and dating, spirituality or your money and finances. It's for every woman - from the just out-of-college young woman looking to make a transition into the real world or for women in their 30's and beyond who want information about the things that pop up in our daily lives. It's also interesting reading about the things you've never even considered.
With well over 150 headings like:
Oops, I was inauthentic again, Forget The Nike Tracksuit, Bankruptcy - The Land of the Lost, Tipping Crib Sheets, Considering Theraphy, House of The spirit, Kirsch touches all things that are bound to crop up in a woman's life and doesn't bore or weigh you down with long-winded answers. It's like 101 things you've ever wanted to know and then some. This book logs in at well over 450 pages, and it belongs on your book shelf next to the other books labeled self-help, but I can bet that you will be reaching for this one time and time again. It's that useful.
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