false 109683 0 0 273281 0425204057 9780425204054 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173320501m/273281.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173320501s/273281.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/273281.Nice_Girls_Finish_First 3.52 54 American Idle, comes a hilarious novel about learning how to be yourself-even if it kills you.

Kirby Green didn't get to be a Vice President of Marketing by being nice. But when she fires her entire staff within a few weeks (they all deserved it, really), her new boss is hardly impressed. Wanting to prove his point, he issues a bet: If Kirby can get someone-anyone-to call her nice, she can take that long-awaited dream vacation to Italy with her best friend, Jules. If she can't, she can kiss the Coliseum goodbye. Oh, and her job too.

Now Kirby has exactly thirty days to bully someone into saying she's nice-and to show her boss who's boss. If she doesn't fall hard for him first...]]> 109683 3.60 253 51 2005 188269 0425206149 9780425206140 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172544489m/188269.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172544489s/188269.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/188269.The_Naked_Truth 3.31 48
Falling in love is never easy, but there's nothing like it to keep a woman on her toes. There are no rules to romance-and usually the only way to get a little is to take the plunge. In these fabulous original stories, four acclaimed authors deliver the whole truth and nothing but the truth about four bold women who risk it all to win at the unpredictable game of love.

1. Truth or Dare by Donna Kauffman

2. Nothing but the Truth by Beverly Brandt

3. The Naked Truth about Guys by Alesia Holliday

4. The Winning Truth by Erin McCarthy
]]> 61869 3.56 2505 188 96292 3.23 253 32 109683 3.60 253 51 7941 3.73 6750 741 2005 271727 0505526549 9780505526540 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173310723m/271727.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173310723s/271727.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/271727.American_Idle 3.70 33 This humorous, over-the-top satire from first-time author Holliday is just as absurd as the television show it parodies. After being knocked unconscious by a celebrity chef wielding a cast-iron pan, 32-year-old media escort Jules Vernon decides a career change is in order. Jules has a tendency to discard jobs and lifestyles like old outfits, but she may have found the perfect fit in Pop Star Live!, a cheap American Idol imitation. Jules is pleasantly surprised to find herself dealing competently with a boss who thinks he has testicular fungus, a contestant who has a gang history, a producer with a livid fear of his cell phone and much more, even finding time to fall in love with Sam, the show's set constructor. Although Jules's insecurity and cynicism often make her seem brittle and unapproachable, it's hard not to feel a sense of kinship as she marvels at the confidence of inept contestants or shares her insights on the reality TV phenomenon ("It's not reality TV that matters. It's that our only reality that matters is TV"). The manic plot needs reining in, and Holliday's secondary characters could be more fleshed out. Still, this zany debut holds promise.]]> 109683 3.60 253 51 2004 309742 0425209946 9780425209943 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173622071m/309742.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173622071s/309742.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/309742.Seven_Ways_to_Lose_Your_Lover 3.50 34
Like so many women, Shane Madison hates confrontation. But also like a lot of women, sometimes Shane just wants a guy to hit the road, and fast. The solution: get them to break up with her. She started honing her techniques after the first guy she dumped-way back in eleventh grade- threw a baseball bat at her car, and since then she's become a master at getting men to make the first move (in the other direction). She's even shared her secrets with her girlfriends.

But some men, it turns out, just aren't made for dumping. And Shane's kick-him-to-the-curb advice might just come back to kick her in the you-know-what, when she starts dating a gorgeous new guy-who, unbeknownst to her, is out for a little revenge after his last girlfriend took Shane's advice.]]> 109683 3.60 253 51 2006 487402 0425208923 9780425208922 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175178865m/487402.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175178865s/487402.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/487402.Blondes_Have_More_Felons 3.90 29 109683 3.60 253 51 2006 1926161 1933874384 9781933874388 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190414330m/1926161.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190414330s/1926161.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1926161.Bewitched_Bothered_Bevampyred_2_Fangs_Again 3.75 20 1429808 3.75 34485 2662 48192 3.98 12265 1365 109683 3.60 253 51 2007 385009 0740735756 9780740735752 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174351474m/385009.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174351474s/385009.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/385009.E_Mail_to_the_Front_One_Wife_s_Correspondence_with_Her_Husband_Overseas 4.19 16 "6/9: Evidently I wasn't supposed to put so much oil in the mower. The smoke went away fairly quickly, though. Connor even got to go for a ride in the fire truck."Alesia Holliday has survived scenes like this and more while her husband, a naval flight officer, has been away on military duty. They have forged a different kind of marriage-one that the 1.5 million current active-duty service members and their families will identify with. E-mail to the Front has a large built-in audience that boasts a camaraderie strengthened by shared difficulties and discoveries. E-mail to the Front consists of short commentaries by Alesia and an e-mail dialogue between her and her husband while he was on deployment. In text filled with empathy, gut-level honesty, humor, and unflinching support, chapters cover everything from "Departure: Only 183 Days to Go" to "Rebellion of the Appliances" to "It's Like Being a Single Mother, but I Can't Date." E-mail to the Front will appeal to everyone who appreciates the courage of those who choose to serve their country, the families who are meeting the challenge of military duty, and those who love and support them. Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry has written a cover quote for the book, and best-selling author Suzanne Brockmann said "This book should be required reading for all Americans."

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