Customer Reviews

The Modern Woman's Guide to Life

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I cannot imagine why this book went out of print and why there have been no more editions. With its diversity of topics (plumbing repair, dressing for success, ditching a beau) and its diversity of authors (hundreds of Modern Women, just like me!), this book has kept me entertained and informed for years. Some of the fashion advice is a bit old and the sexual health information could definately use an update, but the book has held up remarkably well over time. I guess plumbing technology and beau ditching just hasn't changed that much over the decade.

I am appalled that such a wonderful,helpful and amusing book isn't available.I'm going to have to give MY well preserved copy to a family friend who's graduating from college.Except for a few sections,the advice is timeless.

My mother gave me this book when I left home for college, almost 20 years ago. My niece is about to start college, and I thought this would be the perfect gift. I was very surprised that it is out of print! With the exception of a couple of sections that could use an update, this book is still very much appropriate to women of every age. Occasionally I still read through it and find something useful.

I am looking for a similar book, but haven't found anything that is remotely as good. I think I'll need to pass on my copy to my niece! It is too bad that this book didn't continue with updated additions.

As a side note, I'm a big reader. As strongly as I've felt about books from all genres, this is the first time I've been motivated to write a review.

Like the other reviews above, I echo the same sentiment. Why hasn't this book been given a new edition? Except for some outdated references to celebrities (oh how quickly they fade), the advice, the illustrations, the general philosophy of this book is not only timeless, but presented in a way that is as deeply engaging as it is instructional. Everything from repairing a car to two recipes no one can do without, to how to win at poker, to preparing a will, to picking out lingerie, to dating, to nutrition, to how to treat a gunshot wound, and believe it or not - there's more! This book has it all. I plan on giving my copy to a niece when she graduates college. Young girls needed this book back in 1988, and they need it now.