Nancy Ellison's gorgeous full-color photography taken expressly for this book is filled with vitality and emotion. Lisa Birnbach provides the voice of Barbie in her fun, playful text. Barbie Live is the ultimate Barbie collector's item for children and adults alike.
]]>o When you're sick in bed, she'll let you watch horrible soap operas and infomercials.
o She's not offended when you pour ketchup all over the dinner she makes for you.
o At the peak of your ugly phase, she still thinks you're cute.
She can load that dishwasher fuller than anyone else on the planet.In delightfully droll bullet points and wacky boxed lists, this tribute to mothers everywhere provides a thousand-make that a thousand and three-reasons to acknowledge and appreciate that all-important female parent in our lives.How did these three talented authors find so many truisms about motherhood' Everyone who has a mother will understand completely once they get their hands on 1,003 Great Things About Moms. It's a sweet and sassy look at what makes moms so special.
]]>The trio empathizes humorously with women's universal struggles and triumphs:
" Hair talk is the international language.
" You and the children go first in the lifeboat.
" You can cry your way out of a speeding ticket.
" Oh, the joy of a shoe sale!
" The gender that brought you Girl Scout cookies.
" Women are tougher than men. Proof: bikini waxes.
" Women have a better instinctive sense of how to bag items in the supermarket.
" When we get that tone in our voice, you'd better listen up.
" Nothing wrong with us that a Frappuccino can't fix.
" Without ever having been there first, we know our way around every Target, Wal- Mart, Kohl's, and Kmart.
You'll laugh out loud at these outrageously funny stands on the sisterhood of femininity. 1003 Great Things About Being a Woman is the gift book every woman must own!
]]>Insights include:
* Hedges are prettier to look at than hedge funds.
* Manicures are probably bad for you anyway--all those fumes.
* Your pets wouldn't like you more if you were rich.
* There might still be time to teach your kids that money isn't everything.
* Seashells are amazingly beautiful for something that costs nothing.
* Buying items in bulk makes you feel like a stalwart pioneer woman.
So invest in this little piece of wisdom that is certain to do more for you than your 401(k) has lately. And, while you're bicycling to work and growing your own food, you can think about all that really matters in life--family, friends, and early-bird specials, of course.
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