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Starred Review. Having previously written books on finding a man, planning a wedding, raising kids and coming through a divorce, Browne's latest offers hilarious tips on enjoying our inexorable trudge into Geezerdom. Browne is already checking off the days until November 23, 2012, when she turns 60 and can move into a retirement home; at 80, she plans to start smoking again. Looking back at her youthful follies (like slathering on baby oil for all-day tanning sessions), she warns, Karma is listening and she has ears like a bat. She and her sister have a pact to Get the Pillow (smother the other in her sleep) when the time comes. In Browne's case, that will be if I start watching reality TV, quoting Dr. Phil, riding roller coasters and seem to have forsaken bacon in favor of anything soy. While exhorting the pleasures of giving in to comfortable sandals and roomy underwear, Browne, in her best book yet, offers laugh-out-loud, slightly off-topic digressions (she passionately defends the term brick shithouse and rebukes tummy-control swimsuits). (Jan.)
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"If I can save one woman from these thighs, I will not have lived in vain," #1 New York Times bestselling humorist Jill Conner Browne writes in American Thighs, her handbook and memoir for the Hot and Flashy. Whether young enough to look "hot" or of the age to only feel that way (in flashes with buckets of sweat), every woman has given, or will give, ample thought to preserving her best "assets" (thighs included), so that the dread transition from "cute girl" to "ma'am" won't be quite so unsettling.

Here are stories of growing up and learning about life -- usually the hard way! From disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fashion or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss wished for but never gotten to the one that should have been skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys from what we thought back then to what we now know. Since to say that Youth is wasted on the Young has got to be the understatement of all time, it falls upon Browne, as one older and wiser, to take a "Hit and Run" down Memory Lane for the sake of offering "Asset-Preserving Tips," with astonishing disclosures about:

  • Why women have risked their lives just to get a little bit blonder
  • How the muumuu has been fashionably resurrected as the "patio dress"
  • Why it's important to always have a good photo of yourself on hand -- just in case
  • How, no matter what skin you're in, to make it last a lifetime
  • Why you can never trust anyone over eighty-five

  • Product Details

    • Hardcover: 320 pages
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (December 30, 2008)
    • Language: English
    • ISBN-10: 0743278380
    • ISBN-13: 978-0743278386
    • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
    • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
    • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
    • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,707 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    5.0 out of 5 stars still laughing, January 15, 2009
    By Patricia Don Diego "IMZORRO" (Stevensville, Mt. United States) - See all my reviews
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    What a great book. I laughed so hard and so often I scared my dogs.
    When something is this enjoyable to read, why, it just makes any day a little brighter and happier. And of course there are the recipes! What more could one ask for? Laughter and food! This book has it all!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars A funny observation of American society and women's culture, March 15, 2009
    By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
    AMERICAN THIGHS: THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' GUIDE TO PRESERVING YOUR ASSETS comes form a humorist contributor to the New York Times and provides a handbook and memoir for women on being flashy and attractive. From why women risk their lives for blonde hair to how the muumuu has become the ordinary 'patio dress' and how to let loose one's 'inner hooker', AMERICAN THIGHS is a funny observation of American society and women's culture, recommended for any general-interest lending library.
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    2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, March 2, 2009
    By S. Glusko "RedNole" (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews
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    This book lived up to her previous works and I could not put it down until I read it cover to cover! HRH has another winner!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars She did it again!
    Jill has gone back to her previous writing style and I love it! Couldn't wait for this book to hit the shelves (at Amazon that is!) so I could dive in:-)
    Published 5 months ago by Lane Springer

    5.0 out of 5 stars American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving
    Very Cute! I was laughing out loud during a few sections of this book.
    Mitzi Allen
    Published 8 months ago by Mitzi M. Allen

    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid addition to the SPQ series
    If you're a fan of Jill Conner Browne and her Sweet Potato Queen series, you will enjoy this latest addition. It came out with very little fanfare. Read more
    Published 8 months ago by sarabella

    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious book!
    Jill Conner Browne has done it again! She is on my "must buy" list but this is her best book is a long time. I laughed until I cried. Read more
    Published 10 months ago by L. Henderson

    1.0 out of 5 stars Jill has lost her touch
    Another dud from Jill. That makes 3 of her last books, in my opinion, real loosers. Not at all laugh out loud funny. Ho hum at best. Hashes over the same old same old. Read more
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