The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations [Paperback]

Jane Buckingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2010

This is the book to grab when . . . you're pulling your hair out, screaming like a banshee, blubbering with frustration, or hyperventilating because you just don't know what to do!

Jane Buckingham, author of The Modern Girl's Guide to Life, is back with a collection of helpful quick fixes for the deserving gal with the best intentions who gets caught in sticky situations. Here are warm, witty, and eminently wise solutions to those everyday problems that pop up as a result of impulsive actions or just plain bad luck—helpful hints on what to do if you:

• Send an e-mail you instantly regret
• Botch your self-tan
• Discover your best friend's husband is cheating on her
• Break your corkscrew while opening your only bottle of wine
• Run into your ex and need to look hot, fast!
• Are expected to name your baby after a family member with an awful name

And that's just a small sampling of the scenarios for which Jane Buckingham offers solutions in The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations. So if you find yourself in a pickle . . . just leave it to Jane!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A lifesaver…. [The Modern Girl’s Guide to Sticky Situations is] the paperback personification of a BFF, and you won’t want to leave home without it.” (LATimes.com )

About the Author

Jane Buckingham is the president of Trendera, an innovative marketing and media consulting firm with numerous Fortune 500 companies as clients. She is a contributing editor to Cosmopolitan, a regular guest on Good Morning America and The View, and was recently named by Elle as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, bestselling business author Marcus Buckingham, and their two children, Jack and Lilia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; 1 edition (May 11, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061776351
• ISBN-13: 978-0061776359
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane Buckingham is the president of Trendera, an innovative marketing and media consulting firm with numerous Fortune 500 companies as clients. She is a contributing editor to Cosmopolitan, a regular guest on Good Morning America and The View, and was recently named by Elle as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, bestselling business author Marcus Buckingham, and their two children, Jack and Lilia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TMGGTSS thinks of everything and more!!, May 11, 2010

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susie (los angeles, ca) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations (Paperback)

LOVED this book! As a single woman in my late 20's this book is filled with aha moments that have come in handy already. Who knew you could get red wine out of a white couch? Or when the cork goes into the wine bottle, to use a coffee filter to fix the problem. I've also started putting tweezers in my car, because Jane Buckingham is SO RIGHT! You do see those unwanted stray chin / eyebrow hairs best when the light is shining...

Definitely recommend this book. Its laugh out loud funny, honest and filled with information to get anyone out of Sticky Situations!! Its become my own personal "survival guide".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Your BFF in a Book, June 17, 2010

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IE Mommy "Christine" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations (Paperback)

mythoughts

You need to get this book. It is hysterical, interesting, enlightening and all together, on so many levels, too true!

Imagine if you could....that you are able to roll up your ultimate BFF and carry her around. This book would be her!

The moment I received the book...I was drawn in.

This is not a regular read cover to cover book but rather a reference book of pretty much anything you can imagine. With chapter titles such as:

* Sticky Situations in Love
* Sticky Situations in Weddings
* Sticky Situations in Parties
* Sticky Situations in Beauty



You will find yourself laughing and relating to many of the scenarios and situations presented in this book. In fact, some of them are so silly or downright embarrassing you might be really grateful that there is now proof that others have experienced the situation too. You know it is just awful when you feel like you are the only one to have done something dumb, doesn't it?

My favorite section was Sticky Situations in Your Family. Now, don't get me wrong I have a wonderful family...both the in-laws and the outlaws...but sometimes well, you just find yourself in "those" kind of situations....such as "Your family expects you to name your baby after a particular family member, but you dont' want to" or "You woke up and realized your kids are just plain spoiled" and "You're fighting with your siblings or step-sibling over an inheritance"

In situation after situation you will see yourself or someone you know. Jane has done a wonderful job in creating honesty, humor and lighthearted way at looking at life. This is not Jane's first book as she is also the author of The Modern Girl's Guide to Life and The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood. Pick them up and enjoy!

Psst...Jane...if you need reviews on those...I'm your girl!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nothing too sticky, June 4, 2010

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readingisfun "readsalot" (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations (Paperback)

THE MGGTSS covers it all, all the sticky details. there is nothing too sticky for the author. what a great girlfriend advice book as well as a fun gift to give. a couple of my gal pals and I have had quite a laugh playing with the book. almost like we've created the Sticky Situation game. Great fun, good read, I wish she was back on TV with her modern girl's guide and this. 5 stars for the girls.