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What Would Jackie Do?: An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living (平装)
by Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway
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Etiquette, Good manners, Role model, Women's reading |
| Market price: ¥ 138.00
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¥ 128.00
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MSL rating:
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Fun, smart and classy just like Jackie, this engaging read reminds us that manners maketh man...even in today's hectic world. |
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Publishers Weekly, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
Never mind what Jackie would do. The bigger question is, what would she think about having her name attached to this chatty, gossipy manual that covers everything from how to gracefully decline a date ("Oh, you're so thoughtful but I'm terribly busy these days") to how to avoid a "customs confrontation" regarding your overseas spending ("book your flight through an airport where the agents are apt to be less savvy" about recognizing Prada). Journalists Branch and Callaway have mined every detail of Jackie's life to generate such advice as "Do suck up to people with private craft" and interviewed a variety of incongruous experts like designer Oleg Cassini and Thom Filicia of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, who observes, "So many clients want to create a facade... Jackie would never do that." Branch and Callaway deem Jackie "the model for how to do practically everything right," but leave wiggle room to point out her shortcomings, among them smoking, skipping meals and using appetite-suppressing medications. As a guide to the social niceties (and sometimes not-so-niceties) this should be taken with a pile of salt; gossip hounds may take a look just to feed their appetite for all things Jackie. |
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New York Post, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
Fresh anecdotes and insights from friends and fans... an entertaining trifle of a self- help book. |
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Boston Herald, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
Reveals the art of living, Jackie O-style. |
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Daily News, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
A style tome that answers scorching etiquette what-ifs... whimsically apply the most fabulous former First Lady’s philosophies to every aspect of contemporary life. |
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Charlotte Ford, author of 21st-Century Etiquette, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
This delicious, witty book shows that her life lessons are as timeless as the woman herself. |
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More magazine, USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
A funny, fact-rich, and surprisingly motivating manual about how to move through life with Jackie Kennedy Onassis - like smarts and grace... What would Jackie do with this witty little book? She’d read it. |
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Scapegoat (MSL quote), USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
One thing Ms. Bouvier always represented was the epitome of good taste, elegance, eloquent and proper speech, good breeding. She was sought after by the most powerful men in the world for her finesse and broad knowledge of how to entertain, how to dress, how to decorate, how to present herself out to the world.
Women who aspire to the essence of character could always profit from any study of this women, even though some of the gossipy rags fail to capture what she was truly all about - good manners, decorum, family, politeness, steadfastness and caring.
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Verity (MSL quote), USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
I like the sentiment behind this witty and often tongue-in-cheek guide to modern politeness observed through that role model of decorum and style...Jackie O.
A light and refreshing read for men as well as women, reminding us that manners maketh man...even in today's hectic world.
Well worth the money.
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Package (MSL quote), USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
This book is combination self-help, etiquette, beauty/fashion, and memoir. In other words, it is a lot of fun - on the beach I enjoyed reading about the clothes Jackie wore and her profligate spending, and on a more serious note I was very interested to learn more about her thoughts on parenting unspoiled children and maintaining strength and presence through the vagaries of life. If you at all enjoy the idea of Jackie, and you enjoy self-help books, you are bound to really love this one. My only complaints to the authors: there are too many repetitions; if one reads the book straight through from beginning to end, certain phrases and ideas are repeated needlessly where exposition is not called for. Also, there are too many typos for authors with this pedigree. Still, a great and quick read!
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Estante (MSL quote), USA
<2007-12-21 00:00>
It is wise advice that the best way to improve one's sense of etiquette and polish is to identify someone you admire and learn by their example. In the world of savoir faire and diplomacy, Jackie was known for her style and grace. A saint she was not but in pure terms of manners ... she was known for them. So in the manners department she is one to watch, along with Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Noor of Jordan, and modern class acts such as Natalie Portman and Kiera Knightley. Jackie belongs to an era where manners were held in much higher esteem and counted for something. Sometimes the old school is worth keeping current. |
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