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Summary: If you know Jackie's story already, take a pass on this one.
Review: I have read many (probably too many) books on Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and while few of them have taught me anything new, I have never before been bored by the material. Well, there's a first time for everything. If you're an avid Jackie biography reader, there's no reason to peruse "What Jackie Taught Us." The writing is very simple, dull and SO repetitive. (Why did Flaherty feel the need to describe Jackie's parents' personalities the same way again and again?) If you just *have* to pick this one up, only read the last section of each chapter while enjoying a coffee in a book store. Save your money. I also have to ask... What in the world made Flaherty think she should write a Jackie biography?
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Summary: MMW: A Unique Jackie Handbook
Review: I think I've read every book about Jackie that's been published in the last 20 years. This one is my favorite because it reads more like an analytical handbook than like a chronological overview of Jackie's life. I like the way that the author dissected Jackie's values, attitudes, and behavior so that the reader can better understand just who Jackie was. This is the type of book I'll be giving my girlfriends for a birthday gift. The combination of a small size, just a few well-chosen photos, and the practical nature of the text make it a must-have for any Jackie admirer.
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Summary: What a great book!!!!
Review: I thought this book was an absolute delight! It was a perfect, light-hearted text. As a college student I have a limited amount of time to read for pleasure so naturally I didn't. When recieving the book from my Mother, Stephanie, I fell in love with it! I found myself in the airport, returning from Palm Beach,FL, totally head on in the book. I was so happy I finally found a book so enjoyable! Around campus and Boston I find myself reading and trying to get people to notice what and who I was reading about... I was so proud to be a young lady reading a display of Jackie O's life. I wanted people to see this great book and go and buy it!!! Its a great read, and I may read it again and again....Yey Tina!!! Is #2 coming soon? HOPE SOOO!!!!!
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Summary: A wonderful read
Review: I very much enjoyed reading this book. It was so refreshing to read something nice for a change about a member of the Kennedy family. Jackie was a woman who should be admired for her courage and grace. Tina Flaherty does a fine job exemplifying this. This is a a real page turner. It is to the point and thorougly enjoyable.
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Summary: A reader from the Bronx
Review: I was annoyed when I again opened another package from Amazon to find my girlfriend bought another Jackie O book. This time I decided to look it over to see why she was so enthralled with this woman. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
The book entitled, "What Jackie Taught us," is a gem of a book. The author, Tina Flaherty, shows through her clear and concise writing, that Ms. Kennedy's life and achievements hold a lesson for all readers, male and female alike. The book explains how Jackie followed a master plan for her life and how she showed the fortitude to follow through even when life's obstacles made it difficult. I now have a new found respect for Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis and, thanks to Mrs. Flaherty's book, a road map to success through Jackie's life.
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Summary: Entertaining and useful insights about Jackie.
Review: I've read many books and magazine articles about Jackie Onassis over the years, and I really didn't think I needed to know any more about her. But a friend gave me a copy of "What Jackie Taught Us" and to my surprise I was thoroughly entertained and inspired. Ms. Flaherty takes a close-up look at Jackie's life, examining the familiar high points and low points, but then delves into the reasons for her triumphs. She gives fascinating details and insights into how Jackie was every bit in charge of her life, knowing what she wanted and how to get it. Now, I find myself saying, "What would Jackie do?"
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Summary: Jackie continues to inspire....
Review: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' name is known to all, yet her contributions to women of this nation and the world are often overlooked. Growing up I always knew Jackie as a fashion icon and First Lady, but after reading Flaherty's book, "What Jackie Taught Us," I was inspired by the woman who brought not only style, but courage, wisdom, and strength to women throughout the world.
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Summary: what jackie taught us is a waste of money
Review: just a rehash of existing information and a few gossipy anecdotes. absolutely no insights. i don't wonder anymore why mrs. onassis didn't feel the need to make the author's acquaintance while living in the same building
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Summary: Strength + Style
Review: Of all the books on Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, what makes this one unigue is that it is not another rehash on the clothes she wore or gossip about her personal life. This books focuses on how Jackie lived her life; the events in her life that shaped her perspectives and how those perspectives were carried out. Any book on Jackie should be taken with a grain of salt, but this is a very enjoyable read. It's about how one woman lived her life with dignity and remained true to herself, even in difficult times. Even when it talks about Jackie's clothes, it focuses on how she used her clothes an extention of her own personality, and did not merely copy the latest trend. Indeed Jackie's leadership and organizational abilities are often overshadowed by obsession with her wardrobe and hairstyles. This book puts the focus where it truly belongs, on Jackie's strength of character, on how, as First Lady, she created a role for herself in an era when women were not in positions of power. It doesn't pretend that Jackie was a saint, but takes all the facets of her personality into consideration, and makes us think about what we today can learn from her example. Thought-provoking and enjoyable.
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Summary: Good things come in small packages.
Review: Or, in the case of Tina Santi Flaherty's book What Jackie Taught Us great things come in small packages. Flaherty did not require thousands of pages to show us how Jackie Kennedy Onassis dealt with the challenges in her life. She did so beautifully and succinctly in much less. Bravo!
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