Advanced Sex Tips for Girls: This Time It's Personal

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Summary: "This is narcissism run rampant!"
Review: Once upon a time this author was brilliant and I would have done almost anything to read her in print. No longer fresh, she rests upon her laurels and seems rather bitter for it.

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Summary: Hillarious
Review: This book is hillarious. I would recommend it to any woman married or single. It makes you laugh out loud. I am sure most women can relate to what Cynthia Heimel tells you about life and romance. Buy this today, you will be laughing out loud!

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Summary: I'd read anything she writes, but still.
Review: This book, a collection of essays interspersed with mock advice columns, wasn't (to me) QUITE the hard-hitting, poignant & outrageous material I've grown to expect from Heimel, but it was still a witty & fast read. She seems to be holding back this time, not sharing the miniutiae of her life as much, & dwelling heavily on her love of dogs, a mindset I personally don't share, though it's interesting get that viewpoint. Though a little less fresh than her earlier books, it's worth a look to get at least some feel for where Heimel is at this point in her life. Didn't come away feeling like my brain-cells were being realigned...but it's still worth a shot.

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Summary: The female Woody Allen
Review: This must be a sign of the final straw in the fight between commercialism and normalcy. The Publisher's Weekly review couldn't be more wrong. While there is material here that will remind the reader of other of Heimel's columns and books, the attentive and thoughtful reader will realize that this book too represents what all the other have: a courageousness not found among very many to rail against what the rest of us accept without question on a day-to-day basis. Heimel reminds us again and without apology that women are human, that people are by and large the same if they can get outside of what they are in the habit of believing to be true. This book is an installement in a life story, not a hip coffee table book published to sate the attention span of the average teenager. While it still is both (a testament to Heimel's genius, and what makes her so valuable as a cultural expert) mature readers should not rate this book on whether or not it offers us something modern, but on its ability to provoke thought, and change.

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Summary: Since When Do They List The Author's Agent on Amazon.com?
Review: This must be a sign of the final straw in the fight between commercialism and normalcy. The Publisher's Weekly review couldn't be more wrong. While there is material here that will remind the reader of other of Heimel's columns and books, the attentive and thoughtful reader will realize that this book too represents what all the other have: a courageousness not found among very many to rail against what the rest of us accept without question on a day-to-day basis. Heimel reminds us again and without apology that women are human, that people are by and large the same if they can get outside of what they are in the habit of believing to be true. This book is an installement in a life story, not a hip coffee table book published to sate the attention span of the average teenager. While it still is both (a testament to Heimel's genius, and what makes her so valuable as a cultural expert) mature readers should not rate this book on whether or not it offers us something modern, but on its ability to provoke thought, and change.