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Life's Too F***ing Short [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Janet Street-Porter (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Limited (4 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844005860
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844005864
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 48,750 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Regardless of your view of JSP, this is a hugely entertaining read from a hugely ballsy woman who, crucially, knows how to laugh at herself and takes no nonsense from anyone --THE OBSERVER, 20th January 2008

How to live lifee to the full while kicking out the (Word removed), JS-P style - straight from the mouth of the lady herself. **** (out of 5) --HEAT magazine, 9th February 2008

In print her forthrightness works to hilarious effect. More importantly, she does actually talk a lot of sense. --BIG ISSUE, 4th February 2008

from Marie Claire APRIL 2008
(mail of the month) - following an excerpt from the book :-
THE RULES ACCORDING TO JANET gave me a much needed kick up the arse. Just after New Year, I was sacked and was feeling incredibly insecure. To my mind, I was old (33), unemployed, unmarried, fat and ugly. After reading Janet..., I was literally laughing at myself for being so pitiful. I soon realised that I will get a better job, I'm gorgeous and in my prime, my boyfriend is a wonderful person with whom i have a fantastic relationship and that I shoudl be grateful. There are so many terrible things happening to women all over the world that life is, indeed, far too short short to worry about the small stuff.
MARIE CLAIRE reader

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars She calls a spade a spade, 15 May 2008
By TiggyR (Essex) - See all my reviews
I devoured this book in about a day and a half, not difficult as it's easily readable and fun. It is certainly not in the usual style of most self help books; JSP is no patronising therapist or analyst, and I think she would wholly disapprove of too much navel-gazing. She delivers her no-nonsense take on life in a loud, punchy, entertaining way - a sort of short sharp shock treatment! The JSP we all know and love is very evident; slightly scary, ball-breaking, arrogant, ambitious and bossy. But it is very clear that there is another side to Janet, a hugely likeable, self-deprecating, practical, intelligent woman; a realist, with a deep appreciation of life's simple pleasures. She comes across as someone who is at peace with herself, and she does this by NOT trying to be all things to all men(or women) and she wants us to learn to do the same - to listen more to ourselves and less to other people. Did it help me? Well, being 42 with two marriages, three kids and a succession of unfulfilling crappy jobs under my belt, this book didn't actually teach me anything I didn't already know, but it did reinforce much of what I've already learnt the hard way. If I'd read this 20 years ago however, I might have saved myself many years of wasted mental energy on things and people that didn't matter. Once you've read the whole book keep it by your bed, or in your loo for many years to come so that you can dip in and out at random. A few paragraphs of wisdom JSP style will help you focus on what really matters, sort the wheat from the chaff in your life, and go forth with more confidence in yourself.
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67 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Advice!, 3 Jan 2008
By Jake M "terbo08" (England) - See all my reviews
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This is a woman to listen to, Janet Street Porter knows exactly what she's talking about and truely makes good sense of everything covered in her new book from fashion to friends. Ms Porter has written a book that is honest, straight to the point and full of good, useful information to carry with you for life.
"LTFS" is funny, blunt, outrageous and I can fully recommend it highly to all.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars What a sell out!, 16 Jul 2008
I was thoroughly looking forward to a rollocking good read as I'm quite a fan of JSP's particular brand of philosophy. However, having made disparaging remarks about health, beauty and fitness gurus and journalists, Ms SP goes on to present us with her own 'expertise' on how to eat healthily (all fresh fruit and veg, limited bread and potatoes etc - heard it all before!), exercise (not to lose weight, you understand, but you've still got to do an hour a day, albeit in shifts: she's apparently unconcerned about exercising too seriously, but is happy to do sit-ups to The Archers!)and eliminate eye bags. Oh please! This so smacks of just another self-help book along the lines of those she dismisses as utter rubbish - except that in this case the person writing it has no credentials in her subject matter whatsoever!

As an example, there is a section on how damaging and generally useless 'cranky' diets are, yet at the bottom of the spread is an illustration of a whole week's eating plan: I was at a complete loss to fathom from the text whether the illustrated diet was one of the 'cranky' eating regimes she was slating, or whether it was her own recommended weekly intake!

In short, JSP has totally sold out - which is hardly the action I would have expected of a woman who openly savages anyone trying to make a(dishonestly) fast buck. In my view this is sheer hypocrisy.

Oh, and one final thing: who the hell sub-edited this book? Speaking here as a fellow author (and erstwhile sub editor), although Ms JP could be forgiven for not having a full grasp of grammar, it should not have escaped the attention of any sub worth his or her salt that 'its' when use in the context of a possessive pronoun (eg 'its own style') should NOT carry an apostrophe. This error recurs throughout the book. Anything to say about that, Lynne Truss?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny & True...
Funny & True, you can almost here JSP speaking as you read. A great read - I would highly reccomend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars She says out loud what we all know and think.
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What a refreshing read! JSP is my kind of female... no nonsense, common sense prevails! Couldn't put it down. Read more
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This will cheer you up on days that it all seems a bit of a struggle. Real girl power!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing
I bought several copies for friends who just seem swept away with all this celebrity 'how to live your life' tosh. Read more
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This is a very good quick read and I've bought it for four other friends -I buy it instead of flowers. If JS-P and Clarkson ran this country, we'd be on a much better track. Read more
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I read this during a recent flight, and then passed it to my husband. We both enjoyed it very much - JSP can be abrasive, but to my mind she is spot on with much of what she... Read more
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Great book. Am not particularly a huge fan of Janet Street-Porter, I've always been quite indifferent to her. But this book is excellent. Read more
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I scanned through this book in about half an hour. I like JSP, and admire what she has done in her career, but I thought this book was truly unworthy of her considerable talents... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars So it's not just me....Thank F*** for that!
It's about time! After a deluge of tepid, psycho-babble tomes, along comes a cogent, refreshing slab of common sense. Read more
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