false <![CDATA[Bitter is the New Black]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255689390m/6991656.jpg 27126 4 Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice. This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good. Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it's a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon. 27777 7 3 2006 Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office total:6006|5:2057|4:2162|3:1245|2:372|1:169| 6006 23583 9345 1507 1 14 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 22:22:16 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 22:27:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 17 false false Fri Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 27 11:38:08 -0700 2008 Thu May 14 19:19:23 -0700 2009 once was more than enough
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But after the American economy took a nose dive in the early '00s she and her husband Fletch both lost their well-paid jobs and had to downsize ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 29 12:23:11 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 19:36:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 31 17:06:49 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 16:11:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue May 20 10:10:42 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 10:16:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 14:28:04 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 15:37:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 12 17:27:17 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 20:00:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 18:34:28 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 17:48:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 08:15:35 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 11:19:50 -0700 2007
But one can't help but laugh with Jen Lancaster, rather than at her. Somehow, this self absorbed PITA is endearing, probably because she says t...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Jan 28 08:25:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 08:27:06 -0800 2009 2 2 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 01 13:44:33 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 13:21:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=6991656 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=6991656