Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life [Hardcover]

DailyCandy (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2006

The Bombshell Manual of Style meets The Lucky Shopping Manual in an alphabetized style guide from the editors of the trendsetting Web site DailyCandy.com

Every morning, hundreds of thousands of women around the globe open their e-mail inboxes and indulge in the day's first treat: DailyCandy.

What's DailyCandy It's the Web site that quickly became the ultimate source for the latest need-to-know information about fashion, food, and fun. It's like getting an e-mail from your clever, unpredictable, and totally in-the-know best friend who always has the scoop on everything -- from new designers, handbags, and jeans to hot restaurants, travel destinations, books, and beauty treatments. As useful as it is entertaining, DailyCandy is beloved for its writing style (insider and inclusive, witty but never pretentious) and for its beautiful watercolor illustrations.

Now, for the first time ever, advice, atmosphere, and attitude will be available in book form. DailyCandy A to Z offers insider advice on 26 topics: Appearance, Brain Candy, Charm, Do-Gooding, Edibles, Fundamentals, Grand Dames, Home, Intimacy, and more.

DailyCandy A to Z covers everything you need to know about living a stylish life. The book will appeal not only to the site's large and loyal fan base, but to countless other readers who have yet to discover DailyCandy.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Launched in 2000, DailyCandy's emails quickly became a habit for New Yorkers looking for dish on the latest trends, gadgets, hot new restaurants and sales. This, the site's first book, is an alphabetized compilation of some of the best musings on topics ranging from how to plan a party to coping with enemies in the workplace to how to make a budget (and stick to it). Through it all, the editors maintain a crisp, clear voice with a confident undertone that's rare among lifestyle books. While their advice on men is short, it's prefaced with an admission that relationships aren't easy and that a little humility goes a long way-something you won't read in Cosmopolitan. The book encourages readers to enjoy life on one's own terms, and even goes so far as to admit it's okay to be single. Also included is tongue-in-cheek advice about dining in pretentious restaurants, how to write a good thank-you note and how to dump a friend. Creatively exploring societal niceties as well as the not-so-niceties is what the book does best, and what it lacks in page count it makes up for in content.
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Review

"A truly groovy e-mail." -- London Times

"An online compendium of hip." -- Wall Street Journal

"The year’s best fashion site." -- New York Times

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (April 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401302181
• ISBN-13: 978-1401302184
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #920,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love love love, April 20, 2006

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Ashley B. Kokesh - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life (Hardcover)

i absolutely love this book...quirky cute topics...gives you advice on daily things from money to being a good date or hotess...if you love their e-mails than you'll def want to buy this book...i can def see myself using this book as a reference in the future :)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars daily candy on my time, July 25, 2006

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A. E. Dolan "annemarienz" (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life (Hardcover)

Loved being able to dip into this book at any time and read a little more. It takes all my favourite things about Daily Candy and crams them into one book!.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life, July 23, 2006

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L C Sparks "delighted reader" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daily Candy A to Z: An Insider's Guide to the Sweet Life (Hardcover)

I think this book is a must-have for all women! It is full of useful insight, funny anecdotes and real-life know-how...