At the Coffee Shop [Paperback]

Cherie Burbach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 2005

Are you debating the prospect of Internet dating but feel it’s for losers, weirdoes, or worse? Or perhaps you’ve decided to try e-dating but are not quite sure the best way to proceed. At the Coffee Shop will help you whether you’ve done Internet dating before, been out of the dating scene for several years, or are just plain new to the whole thing.

Cherie Burbach decided at the age of 36 that she would finally try Internet dating. She jumped online and in six months had 67 different initial meetings, or as she likes to call them, “coffee dates.” One of these dates turned out to be the man she would marry just one year later.

At the Coffee Shop will take you through a humorous account of the author’s Internet dating trials and tribulations, while providing great common sense tips that helped her have fun and succeed at e-dating.

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About the Author

In addition to At the Coffee Shop, Cherie Burbach is the author of two books of poetry, The Difference Now, and A New Dish. She is currently working on her first novel and resides in Wisconsin with her husband. Please visit her website at www.thedifferencenow.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (January 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595342728
• ISBN-13: 978-0595342723
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,203,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cherie Burbach writes about friendship, dating, family, and relationships at About.com (NY Times) and Life Goes Strong (NBC/Universal). She has penned eleven books and ebooks, including Internet Dating Is Not Like Ordering a Pizza and 21 Ways to Promote Your Book on Twitter. She has also published over 500 articles on the subjects of health, sports, and lifestyle. For more info, visit her website, http://www.cherieburbach.com.

Readers have resonated with Cherie's honest and inspirational "This I Believe" essay, which is the second-most popular out of over 50,000 entries on the NPR website.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the Rules, June 6, 2005

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InkSpot (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Coffee Shop (Paperback)

I was given this book from a friend that has been telling me for years to try internet dating, and I never wanted to. I read "The Rules" quite a while ago and have resisted picking up "dating books" ever since.

But "At the Coffee Shop" is not like that book at all. First of all, "At the Coffee Shop" is all about internet dating, which is very popular right now. This book is very encouraging and funny, and shows you how to internet date without manipulation and game playing. I like the little personal stories that the author uses as examples, and thought her tips were very smart. What I liked most of all tho is how inspiring and encouraging the book is.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, February 28, 2005

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RockyZee (NV, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Coffee Shop (Paperback)

This book is a hoot! I loved it. I've tried the Internet before but after reading At the Coffee Shop I may give it another go. The author writes about her experience in a very funny way. She talks about some of her goofier dates and also spells out a system she used. The book's tone is conversational and I felt very encouraged after reading it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Encouragement and tips, January 30, 2006

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SayYas - See all my reviews

This review is from: At the Coffee Shop (Paperback)

At the Coffee Shop is the latest work by Cherie Burbach, who also works as a consultant in assisting people rewrite their online profiles. In At the Coffee Shop she gives advice about online dating while at the same time offering encouragement - she does this while telling the reader of her experience in online dating (and meeting her husband) and in offering tips that helped her.

The book is relaxed in tone, usually starting each chapter with a short anecdote from the author's dating life. The anecdotes relate somewhat to the topic she covers in that chapter. The topics she discusses include choosing a site, creating a log and ending a bad date. She spends a good amount of time offering encouragement for those still unsure whether internet dating is right for them, or for those that have "bad attitudes" about dating in general.

I feel this book would be helpful to those just starting out in internet dating or for those who may have tried it once or twice and given up. The author's personal stories throughout the book make it entertaining, and the overall message is one of maintaining a positive outlook even when things look bleak. I found the fact that she met her husband using her methods/attitude an inspiring postscript.