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Summary: A must read!!
Review: I had an extremly hard time putting this book down. I gobbled it up within a week. I was sad when it ended as it was my couch companion when ever I got a chance to sit down and read it without hearing , "mmmmmooooommmmmy!!!!!!" I laughed so hard when she scraped the truck down an inch. I was afraid for her life when she went to get her nails done. I could feel my own face tingle when she treated herself to a day of torture at the spa. You just cannot wait to see what happens next! This book is so entertaining. It will make you laugh, shake your head in disbelief at these rich people (but then again...), cry, and laugh some more! You don't have to be a nanny to relate to some of this. We've all got a skeleton in our baby sitting closets. I know I do! LOL! It just made reading this even funnier. Then again the Swartz' made my short lived stint with one family look like the Cleavers. I was hooked from the directors commentary. Don't wait a minute longer. Go out and get this book!
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Summary: What a Great Reality Check!
Review: As the mother of two girls, I can honestly say there are many days I feel like I am losing my grip on my life! I just can't spend the time and the money to try and look like Michele Pfieffer (as if I could anyway!). However, its a great relief to know that most of the lives of the Rich and Famous run on completely different fuel than the rest of us! Ms. Hansen eloquently describes her days working and living in this alternative reality. Her book is funny and often inspirational and tragic. I can't imagine anyting worse than having my child run to a stranger when she needs a hug. Parenting is all about balance and this is clearly the far end of the spectrum! Read this book if you want to be thoroughly entertained, and educated and inspired on how the other half lives. You might just decide those carzy dinner hours and not having a shower since Kennedy was in office is not so bad! Anne Leedom
Editor- ParentingBookmark.com
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Summary: A delightfully dishy coming-of-age story
Review: Suzanne Hansen's tale of a small-town girl who came to Los Angeles to look after the children of the immensely wealthy families in the entertainment industry is touching, fun, and dishy. She gives the names of employers who were fair and admirable (Debra Winger, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman), and assigns pseudonyms to the rich-yet-clueless (most notably, the "Swartz" family, reportedly Mike Ovitz's brood), people who think nothing of spending $20,000 for a Mediterranean cruise, yet when Dad makes a pricey phone call home, he asks first, "Is my art all right?" Hansen's most disturbing portrait is of six-year-old "Joshua Swartz," who has already seen several nannies come and go, and who has hardened his heart to newcomers as well as to discipline. If you like to read about La-La Land, but want to get behind the greasepaint and tinsel of the entertainment industry, this book is for you.
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Summary: A quick and entertaining read.
Review: Suzanne takes you on a comical journey through her hysterically funny experiences with the "stars". She made me feel as if I were with her every step of the way and her antics had me laughing from cover to cover. I could not put this book down! Although she could have dished names, she chooses not to as that is not the focus of her book. I do believe however that she gives us "outsiders" a very real look into the untouchable lives of the rich and pampered. I hope that this is not the last that we hear from this wonderful author. You go girl!
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Summary: It's like you can read my thoughts...
Review: Being a professional nanny, I loved reading this book... Suzanne actually says all of the things I think on a daily basis. Great fun read!
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Summary: A great look into the world of the uber-rich!
Review: This was such an interesting book, a hard a hard time putting it down to do my daily routine. Suzanne shows the REAL world of the rich and famous, excitedly doing some true name dropping in the process. In this case, Michael Ovitz and family(the Svartz family). After reading her story, I no longer have any envy for those who live in huge mansions with fat bank accounts. True happiness is within your family and not how much you spend on them. An eye opener. Definitely recommended reading for those interested in how the help is treated and for those who wonder what it is really like to work for them.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: It's a fun, quick read. At first glance, it looks like it'd take a few days to read, as it's thicker than most books. However, I finished it in a couple of hours! Everything goes by so quickly, and Suzanne Hansen's experiences are hilarious. I noticed a few typos, but overall, this book is fantastic.
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Summary: GREAT READ
Review: I loved this book. Descriptive, funny, and sad all at the same time. I loved reading the accounts of different celebrities Suzanne met; Bill Murray comes across as great, as does Sally Field, Debra Winger, Danny Devito and Rhea Perlman. Ditto Tom Cruise. It's an experience that is fun to read about, but I'm glad I didn't go through it!!!!
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Summary: Fun and very real
Review: This is a wonderful book. Professional nannies and the people that employ them should read this. Suzanne manages to entertain as well as educate people at the same time, which is true gift. I know that the average person that employs a nanny may not feel that they are in the same league as the rich Hollywood elite but they often behave as poorly. This is one small step to educating the general public about nannies and what they do. I was very lucky to meet Suzanne at the International Nanny Association Conference this past April. She no longer is a nanny but still has a passion for children and the nannying profession which shines through when you hear her speak! If you haven't all ready guessed, I am a nanny and found that the situations in the book are all too common in our profession. I have recommended this book to alot of people and they have all enjoyed it. It's a great summer read!
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Summary: What goes around, comes around....
Review: I love this book! I am almost done with it, could not put it down for days to the point of taking the bus so I could read instead of walking to and from work like I normally do! I had already guessed, like another reader, that the Swartz's were really the Ovitz's and in a blog online there is an actual reference to a story about how Ovitz's son peed in the front yard and then told the nanny that she was not his boss! You don't hear much about old Mike these days! Maybe he should have been nicer to Suzanne!
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