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  <title><![CDATA[I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence]]></title>
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  <default_description>The charismatic and multi-talented Amy Sedaris is many things: actress, author, and yes, David Sedaris's sister. Now, she takes on the world of entertaining in this blisteringly funny collection of bizarre tips, recipes and craft ideas (like mini pantyhose plant-hangers!) perfect for hosting an unforgettable fete. Your guests will rave.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Amy Sedaris]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[entertainers, and those seeking to improve their entertaining skills]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 16 12:48:38 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 16 12:48:38 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I initially misunderstand the intention of this book, which was probably why I was little disappointed by it. This book is not funny. I mean, there are funny things in it, but it's not joke book or a send-up of Martha Stewart or anything like that. Instead it's pretty straightforward guide to entert...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9204171">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 21 11:44:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 21 11:47:03 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I stuck this book on my Christmas list. Nobody bit.<br/><br/>I looked on Amazon. They used to say &quot;popular in Cincinnati, OH and Montgomery, AL&quot; -- no such information for this book. But something tells me I scared off my family with this one, with the cover being so garish and wacky. Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2215783">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6113629">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Strangers With Candy fans, igloo dwellers.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 12 15:23:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 17 15:50:00 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Genius. Amy Sedaris is one of the most beautiful people on the planet. Get this book, then go make your Fuck It Bucket. It's filled with crafts and recipes for depressed stoners. The book, not the Fuck It Bucket. Different story. Regardless, read this book. Good times.<br/><br/>NC]]></body>
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    <review id="28838990">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 30 21:48:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 10 22:08:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the record, this review is for the audio book version; I may have rated it differently had I read the book. Also for the record, I was a good way into it when I realized that this book is NOT really geared towards heterosexual men such as myself (it was her giving advice on &quot;vaginal cleansi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28838990">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2251105">
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[domestic goddesses, Sedaris lovers]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 22 08:14:10 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 20 10:58:53 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite simply, I want to be Amy Sedaris when I grow up.  I think it just might be possible too, considering that I also enjoy baking cupcakes, I have a wacky family, and on occasion I have been known to be arrestingly adorable (and yet bizarre at the same time).  <br/><br/>Maybe the Sedaris family ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2251105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21041660">
    <user id="220116">
    <name><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ames, IA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 26 12:11:33 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 26 12:15:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is more of a coffee table book than a real instruction book. Open it anywhere and start laughing! Some of her suggestions are practical, some are hilarious, all are interesting. I doubt if I do any of the pantyhose crafts, but I might pick up a few ideas to really use. I bought this book when s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21041660">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48785328">
    <user id="1505281">
    <name><![CDATA[Julie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New Hartford, NY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 10 05:28:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 18 05:21:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It may just be that I'm not cool enough for this book, but after I was bored and annoyed by the audibook, I checked out the hardcover copy to scan for recipes.  I hated the book much more.  I felt that most of her tips were obvious, useless, not as funny as she was trying to be, and overall just dum...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48785328">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6137584">
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    <name><![CDATA[Linda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ithaca, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Sep 13 05:47:17 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 13 05:57:10 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting format: a cookbook with farcical scenarios and hospitality suggestions. For instance, what menu should you plan if you are having a group of lumberjacks over for a meal? <br/><br/>If you, like Amy, have a rich uncle unexpectedly drop in needing a place to stay for the weekend, remove y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6137584">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5019924">
    <user id="181718">
    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Burlington, VT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 23 13:42:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 23 14:08:23 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book.  I no longer feel like a failure in entertaining my friends and acquaintances.  I also acknowledge the universal truth that alcohol is a wonderful tool to feel better about yourself and make others feel better about themselves.  <br/>Amy Sedaris clearly likes to party.  And is cre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5019924">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4544855">
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    <name><![CDATA[Merritt]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who enjoys making themselves and other people feel nice]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 14 12:49:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 14 12:57:47 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this (and this isn't just a cookbook, there is a lot to read) in an afternoon. It's still sitting on my radiator, and I've had a few bad days where I picked it up and immediately felt better. I paid full price for this the week after my birthday, because no one gave it to me. The only thing I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4544855">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49956206">
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    <name><![CDATA[Visha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wilmington, NC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 21 09:15:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 21 09:25:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Looking for something to enjoy and pass on - maybe to a fun hostess or someone heading to their first apartment?  It's a cookbook with lots of text, large pictures (demonstrating the goofiness of Sedaris and various dishes), and the juxtaposition of both recipes &amp; life wit.  There's plenty from the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49956206">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42582084">
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    <location><![CDATA[Charleston, SC]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Jan 10 11:36:11 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 10 11:36:36 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Given to me by a girlfriend who said &quot;This was a Christmas book we all thought would be funny, but...&quot;<br/><br/>I opened it and the first page I came to told how to get blood stains out of panties and how to clean my what's-it.<br/><br/>I'll give it another thumb through, though. My f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42582084">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 16:03:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 16:06:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1104">STOP SMILING interview</a> with <strong>Amy Sedaris</strong>:<br/><br/>In white heels and a blue dress embroidered with the words “I like rum,” the petite, livewire comedian and actress Amy Sedaris stands on a white platform in front of a large square wired to spin as she shifts her position. “I feel li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42017132">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40139479">
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 15 07:48:20 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 15 07:52:13 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is just so much going on in this book and considering that this essentially is a cookbook, I read it cover to cover. Amy Sedaris is a total crack-up. With this book you will learn all the must-knows and need-to-do’s to throw a successful get-together. There are sections on how to get weird s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40139479">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67305347">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 13 17:24:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is Amy Sedaris’ amusing guide to entertaining.  She offers all sorts of helpful hints on how to prepare for and entertain various types of guests, throw a variety of parties, and behavior and etiquette guidelines for dinner/party attendees.  She also throws in a chapter on proper rabbit care ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67305347">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 03 05:57:56 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Perfect for : Personal Use, Hostess Gift, General Gift<br/><br/>In a nutshell: When I first opened this book, I laughed because of all the humor (it really IS a fun book), but then I started to read it and found that I was amazed at all the helpful information it contained! Learn to cook with new recipes, lea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70756721">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is what happens when you join a GR reading group to widen your genres- you end up reading stuff like this. This book is a complete piss-take (as my father would have said) and although it purports to be a guide to entertaining guests,or being the perfect guest. It has moments of complete madnes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76279147">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Goofy spoof of Martha Stewart's foodie/craftie world, stuck in a white-bread, small-town simple world with a dash of paranoia and almost psychopathic obsessions with rabbits and pantyhose. Kind of like a girly, colorful version of John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise. You will just go ga-ga over...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22371929">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[AH! HYSTERICAL! WONDERFUL! The photos are goofy &amp; weird, the layout is dizzying but fascinating, and my only complaint is that the recipes are scattered throughout instead of lumped together in a more traditional cookbook style--you have to work a little to find what you want, but really...this book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/270989">more...</a>]]></body>
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