The ultimate shopping guide for the best of the best. This new edition has dozens of new entries, updated information, and new images. Included categories are cosmetics, home, jewelry, clothing, food & drink, health & beauty, leisure, and shoes & accessories. Included items are for both men and women, with price, place and online info for every item.
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"A brilliant idea to fuel the desires of shopping fantasists." -- Vogue, September 2006
"A definitive list of what you can't afford to live without." -- Elle, December 2006
"A witty whirlwind guide to some of the best purchases on the planet." -- The San Diego Union Tribune, November 2006
"An indispensable guide for serious shoppers who want to know what to invest in and where to find it." -- WM, December 2007
"For us nonrich civilians who refuse to spend our hard-earned dollars on anything less than the best." -- New York Post, October 2006 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"A definitive list of what you can't afford to live without." -- Elle, December 2006
"A witty whirlwind guide to some of the best purchases on the planet." -- The San Diego Union Tribune, November 2006
"An indispensable guide for serious shoppers who want to know what to invest in and where to find it." -- WM, December 2007
"For us nonrich civilians who refuse to spend our hard-earned dollars on anything less than the best." -- New York Post, October 2006 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Maggie Davis is Consume Editor for London's Time Out magazine. She has also worked at The Observer, Vogue magazine and the London Evening Standard's ES Magazine as a fashion writer. Charlotte Williamson is Features Editor for Harper's Bazaar magazine. She was previously Style Editor for the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine, and has also worked at ES Magazine as a features writer.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
First Thing to Buy Before I Die,
By T. P. Sutin "reading guy" (Mesa, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 101 Things to Buy Before You Die (Paperback)
I don't really have the kinds of friends that know a lot about what's out there. If I tell one of them that I think I want to by a new fridge or sofa, or that I wish I could find a good pair of jeans, they tend to stare back blankly. They certainly don't have any good advice or suggestions. So I use this book like a directory of quality. I don't have a lot of money to waste on things trying to find what I want. I only want to buy something once and be happy with the result. That's why this book is perfect for me. It has suggestions on just about everything as well as what to look for and where to get it. I've used the book to buy about a dozen things and all of them have been exactly what I was looking for.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Who knew? Coffee at $175 a pound.,
By Nan Tuckett (Mass.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 101 Things to Buy Before You Die (Paperback)
And a lot more interesting tidbits that make this book not only fun to read but also a learning experience. After reading about it, makes perfect sense why civet coffee should cost so much. And the colorful pictures are a great complement to the descriptions. Okay, so no-one absolutely needs the best expresso maker before they go to the great Starbucks in the sky, but a pair of comfy cashmere socks would be nice or the same after shave lotion that Prince Charles favors. A great gift either for that significant shopper in your life or yourself.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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A Gift Idea book for Men, a Wish List for Women,
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This review is from: 101 Things to Buy Before You Die (Paperback)
Ok Guys, just look at the front cover: a purse, a lipstick, high heeled shoe, diamond encrusted wrist watch and a big multi colored fabric thing.Absolutely nothing there that you'd possibly want. So what are you going to get her for Christmas, birthday, anniversary? Here's a bunch of things that I guarantee you would never have thought of yourself. Well, there's the Aston Martin on page 156 - there are some Aston Martins listed on E-Bay for less than $100,000. And the Vespa motor scooter doesn't seem like such a bad idea at all in these days of $3 a gallon gasoline. One problem is that this book is written in England. The authors are a couple of stylish British ladies. But that's OK. The high end products like these are pretty well distributed anywhere in the world. And for most of us, just knowing the brand names on things like cosmetics makes shopping a lot easier. And anyway, this is (for men) just an idea book, you can probably find something similar locally -- maybe even at Target or WalMart.
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