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Summary: Trust the Princess in All of Us
Review: "Princess, You Know Who You Are," is a "today" look at the modern woman who can work and raise a family and still project a compelling
feminine aura of self realization and taste. What a healthy counter
to unfeminine femininism! Witty, clever advice on what it takes to be everthing you want to be.
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Summary: Trust the Princess in All of Us
Review: "Princess, You Know Who You Are," is a "today" look at the modern woman who can work and raise a family and still project a compelling
feminine aura of self realization and taste. What a healthy counter
to unfeminine femininism! Witty, clever advice on what it takes to be everthing you want to be.
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Summary: What's fantastic...
Review: ... is that a book that's so positive about
being who you are, and not making excuses for
what you want, could generate the two previous
nasty reviews. Particularly as it's clear that neither
reviewer actually _read_ the book.And what's more fantastic is that reviews (and reviewers) like the
previous, which spend as much time in mired in their
own bile, are EXACTLY why this book needed to be written.
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Summary: We Princesses Do Know Who We Are!
Review: Hysterical and true! This is my best friend and myself to a tee. There is a princess in all of us. Refreshing to read though that a princess not only loves to look great and loves to play hostess, but has to be good at her job, and CAN and DOES take care of herself and is "her own sugar mama!" Loved it!
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Summary: Warm, wise and witty!
Review: I adored Francesca Castagnoli's 'Zine of the late '90s by the same title. I loed that this fellow Long Island Girl turned her wedding into her own magazine. Much of her wedding expertise and wit are in the last chapter of the book. Her, wonderful, concept of being a princess is actually all about power, poise and self confidence. There is nothing demeaning about it! She argues that women need to take care of themselves to feel their best. She also expresses the need for friendships among women rather than cattiness. Her tips on finding a style muse are wonderful and something all "profashional" women need to consider. This is like an etiquette book for the modern woman, but instead of stuffy manners she encourages women to just have fun and be themselves! I read it from cover to cover the day I purchased it and have continually flipped throught it! I hope Francesca keeps on writing!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I bought this book because I generally love books of this genre that tell you how to live life. However, this one left me wanting more. Maybe it was the lack of recommendations for books, movies, etc. for inspiration (which I always love), but I was thoroughly disappointed. Try "The Bombshell Manual of Style" by Laren Stover instead.
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Summary: This is It!
Review: I got this book when I was 16 and I wasn't sure if I'd like it. However, it's really good. I've passed it around in my group. It has gotten so worn out I think I'll have to buy another one! My friends and I already thin kof ourselves as royalty, so "Princess" became our sacred text, so to speak. Anyway, it's a good read and never boring. I've read probably ten times since I've got it.
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Summary: Princess: Look for a Better Book
Review: I had high hopes for this book, but was disappointed. I have a princess life, a princess home, and thought this book would give fun tips on enjoying yourself and developing one's femininity and princessness further. It does not.
This book is quite silly, not informative, and even tacky. Princesses wear cubic zirconia, see psychics, and get jealous over other's happiness? I don't think so, but the author does. She recommends *repeatedly* going to a "healer" for mental clarity (a princess is mentally stable, not a fruitcake...does the author have many healer friends she is trying to get business for?).
Her princess vocabulary list is immature (different variations of the word cute in one section, other silliness in other parts of the book...princesses are much more elegant than this). She wastes a lot of pages trying to be funny about things not at all related to a princess, such as Gilligan's island, skateboarding and learning to play the triangle. She has a timeline of things that "princesses" did, such as victories of women in sports and law...is this a history book? none of these women were princesses. Cher? Leona Helmsley? And who is Debbie Shook??
Lots of quizzes, lists (of types of shoppers, crushes, sex), ideas for how to dress your dog, and other nonsense that is supposed to be funny. If I wanted a funny book, I would have bought a comic book. I wanted ideas on enhancing my lifestyle.
The book managed to earn one star from me, for the great title (which unfortunately tricked me). It is definately a book for teenagers (which is embarassing for the author, who looks to be in her 30's at least from her picture). If you want to know about the 5 stages of shopping (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance), what to talk about when shopping (such as, do the goth princesses ask the salesgirls for a color darker than black when they shop?), and what your wedding dreams (a torn dress, naked guests, etc) mean, this book is for you. If you want a book on princess lifestyle, luxuries, and daily enjoyments, look elsewhere, such as the Bombshell Manual of Style (a great primer).
My princess girlfriends and I had to break this book down and each read a part for this review, because it was too boring for one person to read all of it. I hope I saved you some money and time (life is precious, don't waste it reading this book).
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Summary: the best book i've ever read!!
Review: I love this book!!! It's a life manual and required reading for all princess women. finally I book that lets me indulge guilt free.
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Summary: FOR THE MODERN PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS
Review: PERFECTLY POSH! For anyone who truly is a *perfect* princess, this ultimate Princess Manifesto is for you! It has labeling of the different kinds of "Princess Shoppers", closet rules (satin hangers only!), princess-language (what cute really means...), and even the Princess Pooch! This book is the WORKS! This book was so much like me- it was eerie! A glamorous guide for modern day royalty (*especially those who don't have the official title!). My best read in ages! C'est magnifique!
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