Martha Stewart: Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography

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Summary: It's NOT a Good Thing-being Martha Stewart
Review: Martha Stewart is...where do you start? She's a fascinating woman who has made it BIG in the business world but has stepped on just about everyone she has ever met if you can believe everything you read in this book. Although you admire her somewhat you are mostly left with a sour taste in your mouth after reading the descriptions of her work and family relationships. What bothers me most is how little credit Ms. Stewart has given anyone else in her world. Her relationships with her ex-husband, parents, siblings and most importantly her daughter are based on much research by the author. The amount of research shows. While fact-filled the book is only somewhat interesting and could have been shorter. We learned more than we wanted to about Ms. Stewart.

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Summary: An eye-opening read
Review: Very startling information about Martha, quoted from the people who know her well..friends, co workers, and family members. It also had a lot of interesting background info about Ms. Stewart that I think few people know about. It has a very National Enquirer tone about it, but I found it to be fascinating none the less. Wether you love her or hate her, I think most would enjoy this book.

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Summary: Engaging
Review: Well worth your while, no matter what your pre-conceived ideas. This is an engaging read and the book is difficult to put down. Part of this is Oppenheimer's skill, but one must give credit to the extraordinary material he has to work with. I suspect, in the manner of PT Barnum, Ms. Stewart's response would be only to ensure he spelled her name right. I'm quite sure she's more than able to put up with the negative judgement of the author in exchange for yet another dead tree with her name on it.

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Summary: The perfect summer read- deception with good things too!
Review: Well, I always knew that something was a little cracked about America's "diva of domesticity", and this book just proves my suspicions to be true. However, it was hard to believe that the author hadn't heard of her until late 1994, because she was certainly in my consciousness by then- (growing up the granddaughter, daughter, and niece of Martha Stewart groupees will do that to you. I hope not to continue that chain of insanity.) Also, the small mention of 70's nude pool parties at the Stewart home was odd. I don't think Martha ever gets naked... Before I give any more juicy details away, read this book. If you love Martha Stewart, you won't be able to put it down. If you hate Martha Stewart, you won't be able to put it down.....