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Inventing the Rest of Our Lives by Susan Levine Braun

August 19, 2016

inventing

Yesterday, I had a milestone-ish birthday. 55, which means I can no longer say I’m in my early 50s. Boo to that. I’m not generally one to find age markers to be difficult—I thought 40 was a blast, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: midlife

Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor

March 30, 2015

gunn

  To say that I am a huge fan of Tim Gunn is an understatement. In the same way that a Chanel suit is on my bucket list (as revealed last week when I reviewed Mademoiselle Chanel) so is a week ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: fashion, Gallery, memoir, self-help

At Home with Madame Chic

October 17, 2014

madame chic

  I read Jennifer Scott’s first book Lessons from Madame Chic and loved her take on the way French women approach beauty and fashion. So much so that I’ve tried to emulate her credo that you only ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: lifestyle, Simon & Schuster

Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are

March 15, 2013

Friendfluence

  We tend to think all of our traits and life decisions can be traced back to our genes or the influence of our parents or partners, but it has become increasingly clear that our peers are stealth ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, Doubleday, friendship, psychology, relationships

Much Ado About Loving

February 13, 2013

Much Ado About Loving

Just in time for Valentine's Day, two writers with a love for literature take a light-hearted look at relationships based on some of the world’s greatest works of fiction, in Much Ado About Loving. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: Free Press, relationships, self-help

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