MELISSA KIRSCH has written for New York magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Nerve, and Good Housekeeping, and has been consulted as an expert for Glamour, Jezebel, and Cosmopolitan. She is an editor in New York City.
Praise for The Girl’s Guide to Absolutely Everything
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. As a former senior producer at Oxygen Media
and author of their “Ask Princess” advice column, Kirsch
specializes in helping young women face the challenges of life in
the real world. Here she's compiled information and advice in a
common-sensible, funny and easy-to-read primer on all aspects of
life for women in their 20s and 30s, deftly organized into 10
chapters covering health, work, money, manners, friends, love,
family, spirit, home and fashion. Nothing is off limits, from “Home
Ec for Modern Times” (including the rationale behind nude
tub-scrubbing) to romance and its subsidiaries (such as
“Non-Goal-Oriented Sex”). Kirsch is fond of using lists and charts
to compliment the text, such as her handy stain remover chart and
her Woman's Sexual Bill of Rights, and she includes a liberal
sprinkling of funny and insightful quotes from regular gals.
Especially helpful are her chapter on "The Company You Keep," with
advice on rooming, traveling and growing with friends, and her
thorough look at money and finances. While some of this information
is old hat, it's delivered in a welcoming and comprehensive
package, making it a standout in a crowded field as well as an
ideal gift.
From Library Journal
Starred Review. One would be hard-pressed to come up with a more
accurate title for this comprehensive guide. Kirsch, a former
producer at Oxygen Media, provides a wealth of advice for women in
their twenties and thirties on everything from body image and
friendship to first jobs and money. For each subject, she includes
pertinent articles and diagrams as well as relevant web sites and
phone numbers. She shares handy tips on how to choose a credit
card, whom and how much to tip, and how to get criticized without
bursting into tears. Her well-designed book is pleasurable to read
and encourages healthy, responsible behavior. Highly recommended
for academic and public libraries.
“A veritable bible.”
—Newsday
“This is the first book to explain such critical subjects as a Roth
IRA and a bikini wax with equal clarity. It’s funny, irreverent,
wise, thorough, and empowering. Women of any age will find this
book incredibly helpful. It’s like having a guru girlfriend who
won’t make you feel dumb for asking the questions you don’t want to
admit you don’t know…I laughed out loud. And couldn’t agree
more.”
—Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes
“Everything you wish your big sister or best friend had told
you about navigating the real world.”
—Jennifer Weiner, author of All Fall Down
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