THE ART OF BEING A WOMAN : A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter

Veronique Vienne

ISBN 10: 0307337243 / ISBN 13: 9780307337245

Published by Clarkson Potter/Random House, New York, NY, 2006

About this Item

Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NEW. A gentle, inspiring guide to finding joy in womanhood from art director, journalist, lecturer & writer Veronique Vienne, who resides both in New York & Paris. 176 pgs, illustrated in free-flowing line drawings, in 16 sister-to-sister discourses, intimate & whimsical, on matters as only women fathom. They are, in full: 1, You (a short exhortation); 2, Other Women (a self-esteem primer); 3, Friendship (words of encouragement); 4, Men (vive la difference!); 5, Sex (excerpts from Cupid's bag of tricks); 6, Self-Improvement (the seven deadly virtues); 7, Homemaking (how to have some good clean fun); 8, Pretty Things (in praise of frivolity); 9. Makeovers (Parisian beauty secrets); 10, Dieting (the skinny on blubber); 11, Fashion (pulling yourself together); 12, Shopping (a guilt-free guide to reckless splurging); 13, Entertaining (promoting civilization at home); 14, Love (how to lose your head); 15, Family (keys to generational road maps); and 16, Life (the art of being lucky).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ART OF BEING A WOMAN : A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Random House, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307337243
• ISBN 13: 9780307337245
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ward Schumaker (Illustrations)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

It takes a great woman to spot greatness in other women. Have a good laugh at your own expense.
Discover how completely happy you are in your own skin.

Such experiences, says Véronique Vienne, are expressions of the art of being a woman.

In this gem of a book, Vienne gently guides women of all ages and cultures through the practical– and a few rather more whimsical– lessons in the art of womanhood and in the joy of loving life as only a woman can. Along the way, she imparts unique gifts of wisdom such as:

• An alert mind is the most eye-catching feature of a face.
• Smart compliments can improve the way you look as much as beauty products.
• Paying more to eat less is counterintuitive, yet it is the best diet around.
• Fashion is a nonsurgical nip-and-tuck technique.
• Female camaraderie keeps you healthy.
• Men should be given the benefit of the doubt (because they truly need it).

With its spirited prose and witty illustrations, The Art of Being a Woman informs and celebrates the many ways we all can release our insecurities, count our blessings, and experience what the French call “joie de vivre,” a lively tryst between heart and mind.

About the Author

Véronique Vienne is the author of the now-classic The Art of Doing Nothing, The Art of Imperfection, The Art of Expecting, The Art of Growing Up, and The Art of the Moment. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Paris, France.