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Want to explore your sexual fantasies?
Wonder why you get off on your own, but not with a partner?
Think you were the only one who watched fuzzy cable as a kid?
Ready for a sexuality makeover?
Looking for more turn-on material?
Curious about being with another woman?
Searching for the perfect vibrator?
Tired of having sex without an orgasm?
Feel like your body is sometimes a mystery?
Are you normal???
YES, oh yes, you are!
CAKE has the answers for women who want to explore and express their sexuality. Help yourself to A Piece of Cake, and get the dish on body image, fantasies, masturbation, vibrators, porn, orgasm, female ejaculation, partner sex, dirty talk, exhibitionism, casual sex, sexual identity, power dynamics, and threesomes -- all the ingredients for female sexual pleasure!
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"Want to explore your sexual fantasies? Wonder why you get off on your own, but not with a partner? Think you were the only one who watched fuzzy cable as a kid? Ready for a sexuality makeover? Looking for more turn-on material? Curious about being with another woman? Searching for the perfect vibrator? Tired of having sex without an orgasm? Feel like your body is sometimes a mystery? Are you normal??? YES, oh yes, you are! CAKE has the answers for women who want to explore and express their sexuality. Help yourself to A Piece of Cake, and get the dish on body image, fantasies, masturbation, vibrators, porn, orgasm, female ejaculation, partner sex, dirty talk, exhibitionism, casual sex, sexual identity, power dynamics, and threesomes -- all the ingredients for female sexual pleasure! "
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Getting to the core of female sexuality... one layer at a time........2006-08-30
Play with yourself. Play with a friend. Play with a toy. This book explores most imaginable areas of female sexuality, including the parts that women are ashamed of discussing, and those that we, as women, are anxiously waiting for it to be OK to discuss!
If you are a woman buying this book, read it alone in a quiet, comfortable place. Chances are, you will not be so much shocked as relieved. Much of the book says things "out loud" that you thought you should be embarrassed about. If you are anything like me and everyone I know that has read CAKE, you will finish reading every last word and wind up shutting the book thinking, "Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one!" You might call yourself a "freak," but you'll be saying it this time with a positive, not negative, connotation!
If you are a man buying this book, do so with humility. The woman's body is phenomenal -- inside and out -- and this book seems to cover that in detail over 304 informative, captivating, nearly self-turning pages! Don't think of CAKE as some sort of insider's guide to be taken advantage of as if the "secret" to being a player is being revealed, because if you learn anything from CAKE, you'll learn that we, ourselves, know best how to make ourselves FEEL the best, and neither batteries, nor men, are required for that feeling! If you are wise, this book will make you more humble and more aware of the endless possibilities in how to bring your woman to the most amazing feeling in the world. And keeping her there!
First time buyer.......2006-03-09
A good friend bought this book for me after going to a cake event in San Francisco and I am so happy she did.
The best thing about this book is that it discusses the notion that women should love their bodies. The authors say that when women love our bodies, orgasms will be more plentiful and it allows you to more freely express sexual desires. It is so important to understand your body and to express a positive sexual image especially these days when being sexy means something very different. After reading this book, I walked away with a better sense of how my sexuality can improve other parts of my life and at the same time I remembered what feeling sexy can do for my overall sense of well being.
Women have come a long way, baby!.......2005-12-06
This book is a real breakthrough for women of all ages who desire to fully embrace their sexuality and break free of outmoded codes of sexual behavior. This is not a technique or clinical advice book, but rather a real live connection to women's true fantasies and turn-ons,vividly brought to life by honest sexually-driven women - a shattering of obsolete stereotypes! A statement in the chapter "Express yourself" especially hit home with me: "At the end of the day, you are defined by how you feel, not by what someone else thinks of you". So true. For any person, man or woman, who feels passionately about women finally coming into their own as whole human beings, this book is the real deal.
Finally!!!.......2005-11-17
It was so great to discover this book! It is a book that
smashes through the boundaries, and explores sexuality
from the modern woman's point of view. I guess it is
primarily aimed at women, but men can learn a lot from
it too! Really insightful, and extremely entertaining, this
would make a GREAT gift for virtually any adult, male or
female!!!
The new wave of feminist thought.......2005-11-09
This book is not what you would expect. More than a typical how-to guide, A Piece of Cake succeeds where other fail by putting forth the philosophy that sexual equality between men and women is a necessary component of feminism. This is the first book that I have read that successfully melds sexual thought with a feminist twist. Bravo. It's about time.
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Thank you Emily.......2006-11-08
Emily's exquisite heartfelt feelings written in "When Only The Love Remains" continue to help me deal with the tragic death of my beloved 5-1/2 year old Golden Retriever Seajay several years ago. Thank you Emily as you encourage those who are experiencing the pain of loss of a beloved pet know that the love remains, forever in their heart. Jeri
Stuparyk's writing lifted my broken spirit like the wings of an angel..........2005-12-26
For anyone who has loved and lost a beloved pet, I highly recommend "When Only the Love Remains" by Emily Margaret Stuparyk. Her words will heal a broken heart and connect your soul eternally with your pet's soul. She understands the pain of pet loss because she has experienced it. I was devastated at the loss of my bunny, a Dwarf girl named Cinderella Rubi, who lived for only two years. Emily's writing lifted my broken spirit like the wings of an angel and reflect hope and belief in the afterlife. I have learned that although my beloved Cinderella is with her Creator now, she left me a legacy of love that lives on as my inheritance. This love will continue to grow for I will always remember my precious rabbit friend. I treasure this book and also you, Emily.
Moving Account of One Woman's Loss Helps Us All.......2004-09-18
My beloved kitty companion of nine years died suddenly on September 16, 2004 - as I write this, just three days ago. The totally unexpected loss of Sugarpuss is a terrible shock. Stuparyk's book was recommended to me that morning and I immediately ordered it on one day delivery from amazon (and I might add it arrived on the 17th as promised - thank you, amazon). I read most of it in one sitting, crying as in my mind I put my kitty in the place of Stuparyk's beloved rabbit, Poochie, who also died on September 16th several years ago. The poems are moving, especially the final one, which is also used for the title of the book. I very much identify with the poem where the author wishes for one more chance to hold her bunny alive again, which is what I feel about my Sugarpuss. I know I will go to this book again over the next several weeks. I would particularly recommend this book of poems for someone who feels grief but has problems expressing it, or who feels "funny" being so emotional over the loss of a companion animal.
The best book on pet loss.......2004-02-23
The author could have been writing about my own pet. Her sincere, honest portrayal of her feelings touched me so much that I was able to write down my own feelings on paper about a much loved and missed pet. It was like she knew me and my pet. I could feel her pain of her loss--it matched mine. Her book gave me so many things to think about. I recommend this book highly and plan to share it with others who need help healing with the loss of a pet.
Great book for grieving pet lovers.......2003-11-08
Reading this book, while grieving for my cocker spaniel, helped me go through the tears, the emotional turmoil, the depression, and eventual glimmers of hope, that accompany the loss of a beloved pet. I recommend it highly.
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- Top notch for couples in trouble or professionals alike
- Robotic Sex
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Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages
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Is sex more work than play in your marriage? Do you schedule it in like a dentist appointment? Do you make love once a month, twice at the most? If you answered yes to these questions, you are among the forty million Americans trapped in a low-sex or no-sex marriage.
Now there is help from nationally acclaimed sex and marital experts Barry and Emily McCarthy, who for years have helped couples break down the barriers that have developed between them, and rebuild closeness and longing. Their groundbreaking ten-step program is designed to get sex and intimacy back into these marriages and revitalize relationships. Crafted by years of clinical practice, Rekindling Desire first shows couples how to root out the "poisons" that inhibit sexual desire: shame, guilt, anger, passivity, as well as medical side effects and physical dysfunctions. With sensitivity and tact, the McCarthys then lay out concrete techniques and effective strategies that help couples increase sexual awareness, confront inhibitions, revitalize desire, and integrate intimacy and eroticism.
An exciting new way to spark and sustain desire, Rekindling Desire confronts the secrecy and stigma of low-sex and no-sex marriages, teaching couples how to enjoy a fulfilling, life-long sexual partnership.
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Top notch for couples in trouble or professionals alike.......2007-09-27
This book adressess a much ignored subject and provides a wealth of clinical material as well as a step by step guide for solving a very common and destructive problem.
Robotic Sex.......2007-01-13
The idea of rekindling desire, especially sexual desire is a worthy goal but it is not accomplished by the techniques listed in this book. They have identified a problem, explained it to a fare-thee-well, and alas, have come up with no genuine permanent solutions.
A word like "pleasuring" could only be concocted by an academic who lives
to sell a how-to book, regardless of its merits. "Non-whatever pleasuring" is a tortured use of language and merely turns one further off. How many of us, when things were hopping, ever thought about it as "pleasuring"? Never in language like this.
To 'rekindle' desire may be an impossible goal past a certain age. If it were possible to desire something once again, anything one valued in the past, it will take more than a read thru this tome. Take some real and greater pleasure in saving your money.
Taking pleaasure of any kind, desiring something ardently, uncontrollably is likely a neuro-chemical reaction in the brain which has somehow short-circuited over time, amidst the daily grind of human endeavor and which could likely be 'rekindled' only with an effective aphrodisiac, a selective amnesia, and/or a return to an innocent state. I'd opt for the Aphrodisiac.
Many eons ago a famous writer asked, "How does one get Love to stay?" My guess is what he really meant was how does one get Lust to recur throughout one's life.
The only thing for sure is that this book provides no answer, but instead begs the question.
Rekindling Desire: A Step by Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages.......2007-01-11
The insight revealed to me through this book was truly life changing. It is a guide to help couples change the way they view their expectations of long term, marital sexuality and put a new, healthy perspective into practice in order to renew and energize a most necessary and wonderful part of their marriage. With the knowledge I gained from this book, along with lots of prayer and a little relationship counseling, I was able to take what years of shame and social stigma had me convinced was the "normal" way to participate in a marriage and exchange it for a positive and loving character that encouraged me to love my husband emotionally, spiritually and physically without preconceived expectations or fear - including fear of rejection. Our once nearly dead marriage has taken a fresh new breath of life.
Good to spark thoughtful conversation.......2007-01-09
The McCarthy's book is helpful to get the conversation started about low-sex marriage. However, it requires two willing or somewhat willing partners. Throughout the book he recommends getting a sexual therapist involved which is helpful if you live in a mdetropolitan area with that sort of resource. Their exercises are somewhat helpful but are not a menu of step by step. It is more of a conceptual exercise on how to assess where you are at and what the next steps might be to make things better between you both.
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If your partner's Menopausal, save your money, buy "racy" DVDs instead........2006-03-21
Very little offered in this book about what to do for the ravages of Menopause, except "take more time and use lots of LUBE".
Once the hormones are gone, so's any motivation your partner might have had to get things back on track.
Barry keeps telling us that WE are responsible for our OWN sexuality, and that you have a RIGHT to be sexual, but when your partner's more motivated over the cat hucking up a hairball instead salvaging your relationship, Oh, Well. Perhaps in a future edition the McCarthys should add an additional catagory to marriages that should get a "mercy killing": the "I'm done with that foolishness, and you should be, too" marriage.
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A Wonderfully Supportive Guide from an Internationally Recognized Authority on Affairs
"Emily Brown has written a must-read book for anyone going through the searing pain of infidelity. First she deciphers the five types of affairs, then she gives clear step-by-step procedures to help both partners deal with it and even grow from it. It's a real achievement." --Marguerite Kelly, syndicated columnist, The Family Almanac and author, Marguerite Kelly's Family Almanac
"Finally, a book on affairs that pulls no punches!. . . . It's the book I'll put at the top of my list to recommend to both professionals and to husbands, wives, and lovers. Highly recommended."-Isolina Ricci, author, Mom's House, Dad's House: The Complete Guide for Parents Who Are Separated, Divorced, or Remarried
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Good for self understanding.......2006-05-30
I thought this book was pretty well written, the types of affairs etc gave a good insight into some of the reasons some people abandon their current relationship responsibilities.
It actually helped me to approach a few of my own problems - even though I've not had an affair - ie showing me some of my actions were a cry for help.
Informative, well written and definately worth a read by 'either party'.
Too Many Books Telling You To Stay When You Should Go!.......2004-06-23
It seems that each book on affairs is absolutely sure that a marriage can survive an affair and I disagree. My husband cheated on me 5 years ago and we tried to work through it, although our marriage became a shell of what it used to be. Well, I recently found myself in an affair and thought, "Why on earth am I still married?" I picked up this book and learned I was in an EXIT AFFAIR - having met someone wonderful with the pretense to get some legs on which to leave. I was scared to death to leave the comfort zone of misery I was in - and this book tried over and over to assure me that there are ways to overcome infedilty. I must disagree - if a marriage isn't strong enough to prevent an affair, I'm not sure it can overcome it. I married the wrong person and I wish after the first affair in our marriage I had had the nerve to leave, instead I tried to so hard to work through it when I ultimately wasted 5 years with the wrong person. And I don't say that bitterly, my husband and I are friends and will remain friends, but we both know it's over - something this book probably would not approve of. I ask this book one question, if only 10% of marriages survive an affair than how is it possible that only 1% of betrayers leave their spouse? Sounds like the facts are a bit off. I suppose the moral of my reading this book is, if you know in your gut it's over, trust me, it's over. An affair is only a vehicle to speed up a broken marriage, at least that is my life lesson.
Kind of old hat.......2003-06-22
If you have not read anything on treating affairs this is a good place to start. It holds little for the expereinced therapist.
Definitely a good guide!!!.......2002-06-13
From the first page of this book I was mesmerized by how much of myself I read about. This is a fantastic guideline regarding different types of affairs, and the provocation behind them, from all points of view. It is just a well rounded advice and support book for anyone, on any side, involved in an affair. If you are going through pain, this will definitely help you to rationalize what is going on....
To be vulnerable to an event is not to invite it.......2002-03-23
If marriage counselors were emergency room doctors, they would always be asking questions like, "We need to understand why you stepped in front of that car, and why the driver needed you to do it." If they were cardiologists, they would be asking, "We need to understand why you needed to occlude your arteries, and why your spouse wanted you to."
An article of faith, not a fact that anyone has discovered or theory that makes any logical sense, the notion that infidelity always reveals something about the marriage continues to impose on couples demands that no one in any other realm of health care would countenance.
That an affair has occurred obviously means that the marriage was vulnerable to an affair--that the pattern of marital interaction allowed for an affair to happen. That does not mean that the affair is a function of that pattern.
Ms. Brown's book is more sensible than many guides to dealing with infidelity, though it shares the dogma that affairs are always systemic.
And the "types of affairs" she mentions hardly encompass all the reasons affairs take place. Sometimes a spouse is mentally ill, for instance. Sometimes a spouse's early upbringing left him or her with serious ethical lacunae. Sometimes we just marry the wrong people, because we are young and naive or otherwise obtuse when marrying, and the person we marry chooses a dishonorable path. Sometimes we choose dishonorable ways of feeling better because of our own shortcomings. None of those are functions of the marriage.
If you try to fit your spouse's infidelity, or your own, into Ms. Brown's views, you may be taking on responsibility for managing someone else's mental illness or moral shortcomings, or you may be shifting your mental illness or ethical immaturity to your marriage, where they can never be fixed.
Nothing ever makes an individual trustworthy except his or her own good character. An affair need not show anything wrong with the marriage, but it ALWAYS shows unreliable character--a person who does not keep promises and engages in deceit is (by definition)unreliable. If you are the betrayer, you will never become a reliable partner without reforming the moral callousness that enabled you to use betrayal to make yourself feel better. If you are the betrayed, you make a serious mistake in believing that anything you can do will make your partner more reliable. Yes, you might be able to decrease the partner's unhappiness; but then you will have taken responsibility for keeping the partner happy enough that he or she won't do what they should never be willing to do anyway.
I've seen marriages destroyed by well-meaning therapists who convince partners that something is wrong with the marriage, when there isn't, really--when some individual therapy or moral education for the betrayer could have saved the marriage. I've seen therapists ratify the betrayed person's broken sense of self by telling them they had a role in bringing it on themselves, thus forever warping their understanding of themselves and of the moral demands of marriage. Ms. Brown invites more of the same.
All in the name of a dogma-both partners contribute-that makes no scientific or logical sense.
I have about decided that books by psychologists and social workers are the last sources you should consult when dealing with infidelity. None of them, that I've found, seem to reflect much understanding of ethics, of the psychology and sociology of social institutions, of agency and patience, or even of basic logic.
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After a rough spring semester at Hadley Hall, Love Bukowski is ready for some sun on Martha's Vineyard. Running her Aunt Mable's cafe might not sound glamorous, but when she's working with her best friend, Arabella, anything can be fun. Plus, Mable's set up a treasure map of clues for her to find-each one bringing Love closer to the truth about her family history.
But now that those pieces of her past are finally fitting together, Love's future isn't clear. College and senior year are ahead, but the boys of summer are more appealing than ever. Surprises, sun, summer love-no matter what happens, the next three months will be ones to write home about.
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-03-15
SUMMER OF LOVE occurs right after Love's aunt Mable dies, leaving a huge hole in Love's life. She decides to attend the last big hurrah of the year with Jacob. She arrives late at the Vineyard and needs Arabella to cover for her at the cafe.
The summer, once so full of promise, has a very rocky start.
Love discovers that Mable left her clues around the island, a mini treasure hunt of life that has Love thinking about second chances. With so many ideas and choices floating around in Love's mind, it's a wonder that she gets anything accomplished. What will she do with her life now that college applications are looming before her? Should she track down her mother?
SUMMER OF LOVE continues Love's adventures, leaving the book open-ended for the next chapter in Love's life. Love is a wonderful character that readers will immediately find a connection with. Emily Franklin poses great questions that leave the reader thinking long after finishing the book.
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Although Emily Buchanan had a highly successful career in broadcasting and a loving husband there was something missing from her life: she desperately wanted children. After the trauma of three miscarriages, Emily and her husband Gerald were forced to accept the knowledge that they would not be able to have children of their own and decided to look into adoption. Their desire to have a very young baby led them to consider an adoption from abroad. As a journalist Emily knew only too well the sad plight of many children in the world trafficked to desperate couples and determined that her child had to come from a country where adoption was properly regulated.
In this touching story Emily describes their first meeting with Jade Lin, who had been left on the steps of an orphanage in a small town in Inner Mongolia just after she had been born. Unlike many of the thousands of less fortunate babies abandoned each year in China, Jade Lin had been placed with a foster family before being approved for adoption and allocated to a family. It was love at first sight for Emily and Gerald, but they still had obstacles of language and culture to cross, as well as dealing with the reaction of friends and family back at home. This diary tells in vivid detail the highs and lows of Emily’s journey to motherhood.
"extraordinarily brave and honest, and written with great clarity. I can't remember reading anything on the subject that was as open,... or done with as much dignity. ...neither of us could puit it down, and we were both very moved by it.
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Great Book.......2007-05-07
I loved this book. It was a great look into the adoption system and the process of adoption. It also showed the challenges facing adoptive parents of children of a different race. Great story, very touching!
great, thoughtful book with lots of extras.......2006-08-18
it was a good look at an insider's perspective on adoption. captures a new mother's heart as well as someone interested in world travel and politics.
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Emily knows she's going to be a great writer. She also knows that she and her childhood sweetheart, Teddy Kent, will conquer the world together. But when Teddy leaves home to pursue his goal to become an artist at the School of Design in Montreal, Emily's world collapses. With Teddy gone, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love ... as she tries to banish all thoughts of Teddy. In her heart, Emily must search for what being a writer really means....
Customer Reviews:
Emilys Request.......2007-10-13
Cora Alyce Seaman has written a book that I will pass on to my family. She has written a historical account of the Pittsburgh region that I have lived in all of my life and she is very accurate! It is one of those books that you can't sit down for a moment. She captures you immediately with the births of a set of twins and you must know every detail of this story. I look forward to reading more of this author's books!
Leisure Reading.......2007-08-28
Emily series is an excelent set of reading books. If you read Anne of Greengables series and enjoyed them then these books are a must.
A heart felt and beautiful ending.......2007-02-09
The last chaptr in Emily's Tale is much devoted to love, and the longing confusion and heartache therein. Emily's love for Teddy has grown by leaps and bounds, but does he feel the same? She has returned from school in Shrewsbury. to find that her life at dear New Moon is not as it once was gone are the days of care free romps with her friends, who all seem to have foud their own paths to walk. Paths which rarely include Emily Ilse has found her place on the stage and seems happy, Perry is working toward political goals, and Teddy seems to be Doing well, but Emily rarely hears from him. Enter Dean Priest, He challenges Emily, and treats her as an equal. he loves her passionately, but can she say the same? Then Emily gets the news that Ilse and Teddy are to be married(WHAT)and it seems her decision is made She will marry Dean. Or will she? and what about Ilse and Perry's stormy relationship. Yikes is this a complex situation, but a great one! my only complaint is that EQ is much shorter then it's fellows and as such goes by far to fast. But all in all Emily's Quest is truly a wonderful ending to one of the best stories ever written.
This book is amazing!.......2006-05-01
I have read this book more times than I can count. My mom bought the series for me when I was about 8. I read them then and didn't think much of them. I picked them up nearly ten years later after a particularly bad week, I completely fell in love with them. The book ends happily (who wants to read a book that ends the wrong way?), but deals with life in a much more realistic manner than the Anne books do. I've never seen depression captured more accurately than in some of Emily's journal entries. She's probably Montgomery's deepest character. She experiences a full spectrum of emotions -- more than just the happiness and anger that so many storybook characters are confined too. Emily Climbs and Emily's Quest are my favorite books of all time.
Emily's adult years can be a frustrating read, but still great.......2006-02-24
I began reading LM Montgomery at age 10, with Anne of Green Gables, as most girls do. But when I moved on to Emily, I truly fell in love. In fact, I spent my entire 10 year old savings on LM Montgomery books after reading Emily of New Moon.
Even though Emily's love life and friendships are a mess during these 10 years, she finally gets accepted by her family as an author, and has her dreams come true when her first novel is published. Emily has to overcome an injury, her family, and her stubborn pride before the book ends, and it's a long, frustrating road, but a rewarding one.
It breaks my heart that LM Montgomery books periodically go out of print. I encourage anyone who wants to own her books to get them when they see them, or they may have to wait a long time for them to come back into print.
Book Description
Want to explore your sexual fantasies?
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YES, YES, and YES. Enter The Hot Woman's Handbook, the ultimate sexuality primer for a new generation of young women who are turned on and getting off. Written by expert authors Melinda Gallagher and Emily Scarlet Kramer -- founders of CAKE, a women's sexuality enterprise with locations in New York, London, and San Francisco -- The Hot Woman's Handbook is the first of its kind to provide the why-to along with the how-to. Through extensive research and interviews, Gallagher and Kramer have uncovered a world of female sexual pleasure that's accessible to us all. Alongside inspirational and instructional material are the detailed biology and history lessons never quite covered in high school. Steamy fantasies and anecdotes from real women help put readers in the mood to try out stimulating scenarios and tantalizing tips. Praised as the "authoritative voice on modern female sexuality" (Kirkus Reviews), The Hot Woman's Handbook encourages today's woman to speak up and ask for what she wants, increasing her overall confidence and pleasure as a result.
Book Description
After an unbelievable semester in London, Love Bukowski is back at Hadley Hall, suffering from major Euro-withdrawal and an acute longing for her Brit boyfriend. But she had to make a sudden departure from London Academy of Drama and Music to be by her Aunt Mable's side while she fights breast cancer.
As far as long-distance romance goes, let's just say London is not calling. But her ex, Jacob, has popped back into her life. Meanwhile, her dad claims she's picked up some pretty obnoxious habits across the pond, and her Aunt Mable is dropping more hints than ever about her mystery mother's identity. Looks like spring semester may still have a few more surprises to spring on her.
Customer Reviews:
Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-07-06
Love Bukowski is back in the United States after a semester in London at the London Academy of Drama and Music.
She had to leave her Brit boyfriend, who, when she gets home to the US, doesn't want to seem to talk to her, until he announces that he's coming for a visit. She had to leave London to be at her Aunt Mable's side because she is fighting breast cancer. She is suffering from major Europe-withdrawals and it turns out that her dad has a new girlfriend -- and he tells her that she picked up some bad habits while in Europe.
As if that isn't bad enough, Love's ex-boyfriend, Jacob, has become super-popular while she was gone!
This book is slow in many parts but you have to feel kind of sorry for Love, who had to leave everything that she loved in London behind. Plus, when she gets back, her Aunt Mable seems to be doing pretty well at first, but then tragedy strikes. It seems like when Love comes back to the US, everything is different then when she left, so it's kind of like culture shock for her, even though the US is her home. This is a cute but sometimes slow read.
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Fresh and realistic dialogue in a fluffy teen read.......2006-09-19
All You Need Is Love is the fourth installment in author Emily Franklin's The Principles of Love series. Our heroine, Love Bukowski, has moved back to her Massachusetts day school after a stint in London. The plot focuses on Love's long distance romance struggles, her relationship with her American ex-boyfriend, and re-adjusting to life with her father, who isn't too thrilled with Love's post-Europe habits and has a girlfriend of his own now. Throw in a sick relative who is full of dirt on the family secrets, and you've got plenty of tension and conflict for a two hundred and fifty-page novel. The narrative is certainly action-packed, but at times, the number of stressors in Love's life detracts from an otherwise cute storyline. The dialogue is fresh and realistic, so as a pure fluff read, this book is enjoyable. Don't pay full retail price, though.
Okay.......2006-09-06
Love Bukowski has had to leave the London Academy of Drama and Music, and boyfriend Asher Piece, to return home to Massachusetts because her beloved Aunt Mable is in the advanced stages of breast cancer. She's returned to Hadley (a prep school where she is a day student) to learn that her time in London will not count toward her graduation credits because, while she's actually doing the work, she is not in attendance. She's required to complete a special project if she wants to graduate on time.
Love misses her life in London, but is drawn to her ex-boyfriend Jacob who's matured since she left town. Her nemesis Lindsay Parrish hints at a relationship with Jacob.
Love's male friend Chris is her support system and introduces her to Haverford and Chilton, the new 'kids' at school. And Aunt Mable provides Love with information about her mysterious mother who left her when she was an infant.
Her father has a new love interest and he struggles with his daughter's 'growing up.' But what Love wants is for school to get out, Mable to get well, and her friend Arabella to arrive from London for a visit--and of course, Asher's trip across the pond is what she lives for. But Asher has other ideas.
All You Need Is Love had the potential of being a wonderful story, but there were just too many characters and storylines that were never fully developed. I didn't feel as if I got to know any of the characters (except for Love) and the conflict and tension that would have added much to the story, fizzled. I was also distracted by the way scenes ran together and changed completely without an obvious break.
There will be another Love Bukowski book released in the near future, but I don't think I'm going to read it.
Armchair Interviews says: A good story that could have been better with fewer characters and more clarity.
Book Description
"Finding a suitable date in the city is like trying to find a fifteen-million-dollar movie actor who isn't into Scientology."
The heroine of the comic strip Emily Briggs draws for Vogue has sex and the city at her well-manicured fingertips. If only Emily could say the same. Her overbearing socialite mom scrutinizes Emily's life as closely as she does her Botoxed face. Her best friend has traded in Mojitos for a dull life with two kids. Her cousin Anne -- the one who turned husband-hunting into a Discovery Channel special on predators -- has finally bagged a fiancé. And her best friend Dash, her last dating safety net, is now attached to a leggy blonde who has the strange fortune of being smart, as well.
"It's humiliating that my parents have a more active social life than I do."
Enter bad-boy artist Henry Phillips. He of the dark hair, blue eyes, and must-have-sex-now grin. Suddenly, Emily's life is getting to be more like her art -- crazed, unpredictable, filled with hilarious twists, heartbreaking turns, and fashion-forward characters who think of Bergdorf's as their own backyard. Now, with her heart on the line and her life changing faster than a diva hosting an awards ceremony, Emily's in for a wild ride that could take her through love, over-the-top weddings, and low-fat ice cream . . . all the way to growing up.
Customer Reviews:
Exuberant!.......2005-06-20
This is tale of a young city woman who grapples with love, heartbreak, ambition, and friendship. Emily Briggs is struggling with her independence--having to put everything she's been raised to believe is true on the back burner.
A girl like Emily--with a fiesty independent streak and humor that may not catch on with her mother's hoity toity freinds--she is a lovable heroine with a fun life.
Emily's best friend (and safety guy) Dash decides its time they grow up and settle down, which puts Emily's plan into a tail spin. As the two search for love (and where we are left to wonder if they should really be together), I couldn't get enough of their road to self-discovery.
New York Story.......2005-06-20
This is a wonderful book that lifts up the blanket of Manhattan to expose what truly goes on. Through the eyes of Emily Briggs, the reader learns of relationships, careers, friendships and the lifestyle that makes this vibrant city truly tick.
The character's funny asides on what she sees is what distinguished the book on my shelf.
Couldn't Put It Down.......2005-06-20
Emily Briggs is a memorable character. She has wit, humor, creativity and talent. Her voice is sharp, the plot is clever. This goes down as one of the better books in this category.
Bring It On!.......2005-06-19
After reading Escape from Bridezilla, I did the reverse prequel order and read The Fabulous Emily Briggs. The two novels in this series are variations on the same themes: a young modern woman trying to stay grounded in the shark tank of Manhattan and a search for romance while maintaining your own identity.
The dialogue is clever and funny. The great supporting cast exposes a fun character that readers will appreciate.
disgusted reader.......2005-06-19
Whomever told this person they could write a novel should be ashamed of themselves. I mean really. Having suffered through the first few pages of this author's other book, I should have known better. This is the last time I trust Amazon reviews to purchase books. I could not read past page 10! That is a new record.
My advice is to take up knitting or something. This book was just awful. It will serve well as firewood in the fall.
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