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an effervescent A-Z filled with wise words and witty anecdotes. (EASY LIVING )
Dangerous Women is a brilliant book that all women should pick up and read... (FEMALEFIRST )
I am so pleased about the publication of Dangerous Woman which celebrates the art of being fabulous and female at 15, 50 and far beyond. The three lustrous authors ... intend their sage and witty volume to promote the glorious French art of being bien dans sa peau. (Rowan Pelling DAILY TELEGRAPH )
`Witty guide to 21st Century life that offers advice on 600 subjects that concern every woman' (WOMAN & HOME )
From allure and allergies, to divorce parties and drunk-dialling, this A-Z with attitude is full of wise-cracking advice. (SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE )
Dangerous Women is a brilliant book that all women should pick up and read... (FEMALEFIRST )
I am so pleased about the publication of Dangerous Woman which celebrates the art of being fabulous and female at 15, 50 and far beyond. The three lustrous authors ... intend their sage and witty volume to promote the glorious French art of being bien dans sa peau. (Rowan Pelling DAILY TELEGRAPH )
`Witty guide to 21st Century life that offers advice on 600 subjects that concern every woman' (WOMAN & HOME )
From allure and allergies, to divorce parties and drunk-dialling, this A-Z with attitude is full of wise-cracking advice. (SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE )
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Every year I buy about ten copies of the same book, to dish out to friends/family for Christmas presents and this year, for the girls certainly, this is the one. It's such a mix of fact and fun and looks so beautiful. The perfect gift for the girls. And who knew Churchill was so good at put-downs!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book makes me feel a bit sad about being a woman, and even sadder that I was conned into buying it.
Everything about its initial appearance is misleading:
a) 'Dangerous Women'? The authors don't sound they've done anything more dangerous between them than take a swim after lunch. Advice on topics such as 'Adventure' are shocking: 'A shortlist of near-to-home, gutsy, sports activities can help to focus the mind, challenge the body and blow away the cobwebs'... Really? Hold the phone. Stop the press. Take the cat as I fall off my chair and into a deep well of despair.
b) 'The Guide to Modern Life' - Nothing (bar the tactical neon lettering on the front cover) about this book is modern. The quotes are old (and either so well-known they're not worth re-printing, or not all that insightful), most of the subjects are tedious and the 'guide' feels like it's being given to you by a prissy old aunt that no-one wants to be sat next to at dinner. Entries like 'Annoying women who like football', which shudders at the thought of women 'who drink pints down the pub', shows its true, frowning, joyless old face.
c) The blurb describes its authors as offering 'practical but humorous advice'. The only times I laughed were in disbelief. What's worse is I think the authors really were trying to be funny: 'Today, romance is so laidback it's horizontal.' Wow. Caitlin Moran quake in your boots.
I don't wish that this book dies a slow and painful death, but I do think it's been wholly, cunningly and inappropriately misbranded to make it look like a cute and fun Christmas gift (and the placed 5-star reviews proclaiming it 'the perfect Christmas gift!' just prove the point). If it were called something diabolical like 'Pearls of wisdom for women of all ages' with a powder blue cover, a limited print run and a foot-level shelf positioning, I could forgive it for being lazy, unfunny and having an ill-advised A-Z format that just doesn't work. However, what's not forgiveable is having nothing new - nothing even interesting - to say on any of the 600 entries the inside cover brags to have. What good are 600 entries when you're scraping the barrel with 'Banana - the handbag essential' and 'Arms - the punctuation marks of our body'? Seriously, what good?
I would go as far to say that books like this are the reason sexism still exists, and after all we've been through (I won't make a list; there are more than 600 entries) us women deserve better than this 'guide to modern life'.
Everything about its initial appearance is misleading:
a) 'Dangerous Women'? The authors don't sound they've done anything more dangerous between them than take a swim after lunch. Advice on topics such as 'Adventure' are shocking: 'A shortlist of near-to-home, gutsy, sports activities can help to focus the mind, challenge the body and blow away the cobwebs'... Really? Hold the phone. Stop the press. Take the cat as I fall off my chair and into a deep well of despair.
b) 'The Guide to Modern Life' - Nothing (bar the tactical neon lettering on the front cover) about this book is modern. The quotes are old (and either so well-known they're not worth re-printing, or not all that insightful), most of the subjects are tedious and the 'guide' feels like it's being given to you by a prissy old aunt that no-one wants to be sat next to at dinner. Entries like 'Annoying women who like football', which shudders at the thought of women 'who drink pints down the pub', shows its true, frowning, joyless old face.
c) The blurb describes its authors as offering 'practical but humorous advice'. The only times I laughed were in disbelief. What's worse is I think the authors really were trying to be funny: 'Today, romance is so laidback it's horizontal.' Wow. Caitlin Moran quake in your boots.
I don't wish that this book dies a slow and painful death, but I do think it's been wholly, cunningly and inappropriately misbranded to make it look like a cute and fun Christmas gift (and the placed 5-star reviews proclaiming it 'the perfect Christmas gift!' just prove the point). If it were called something diabolical like 'Pearls of wisdom for women of all ages' with a powder blue cover, a limited print run and a foot-level shelf positioning, I could forgive it for being lazy, unfunny and having an ill-advised A-Z format that just doesn't work. However, what's not forgiveable is having nothing new - nothing even interesting - to say on any of the 600 entries the inside cover brags to have. What good are 600 entries when you're scraping the barrel with 'Banana - the handbag essential' and 'Arms - the punctuation marks of our body'? Seriously, what good?
I would go as far to say that books like this are the reason sexism still exists, and after all we've been through (I won't make a list; there are more than 600 entries) us women deserve better than this 'guide to modern life'.
Format:Hardcover
Funny and insightful - recommended reading for guys needing some pointers. Don't give it to the wife as a present - she'll get ideas!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Engaging, amusing and not just for women!
As a middle-aged man this may not seem like the obvious choice for some light reading, but these authors know their onions and as a result this is crucial field research for the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by C. Jones
Disappointing!
This book just seemed to be a list of anecdotes from A-Z and could have gone a little deeper. The three women that put this together could have taken the matter of modern times... Read more
Published 5 months ago by T. El Husseini
Great gift for the girls
I've just received my copy and now ordering several more for my friends for Christmas - fun, frivolous, sensible, enchanting, provocative and the perfect gift for any dangerous... Read more
Published 6 months ago by chickengirlification
Christmas shopping sorted
I absolutely loved this book. Started off by dipping in and out from one essential topic to the next and then read it avidly from cover to cover, benefiting from the wonderful... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lucy Bevan
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Dangerous Women: The Guide to Modern Life
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Published 6 months ago by discerning critic
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This brillantly amusing, life-enhancing anthology is packed with pearls of wisdom, sparkling jewels of wit and wonderfully comforting philosophical bon mots, my favourites of which... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Book Lover
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