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Psychologist Perry and business owner Allison teamed up in 2003 to give non-motivational seminars to women's groups across the country. This book, which was originally self-published in 2005, collects 50 of their sketches, mostly variations on the theme of women-who-do-too-much. There's the Perfect Brownie Leader, who planned scores of sophisticated projects for her troop; the scrapbooking obsessive who converted her whole house into a scrapbooking factory; the woman who set up her Christmas tree in July to get good photos for her Christmas cards; and a woman tormented by Martha Stewart's thought for the day e-mails. Most essays follow a single format—an excessive woman going to ever-more ridiculous extremes, while the narrator dead-pans, leaving readers cheering for the slacker. This format can work, but becomes tedious on repetition. Perry and Allison are much better when they're less predictable. They do a funny story about packing a frozen turkey in the checked luggage that has nothing to do with overachieving women, a nicely nasty piece about a woman who says golly about everything, and an oddly perceptive rant on the subject of husbands who embark on major home repairs just when company's expected. For less-than-perfect women who've had enough of Martha's endless projects, Perry and Allison may be an entertaining antidote. (Mar.)
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"A delicious masterpiece! Every woman knows a perfect woman who drives us nuts! Buy a copy for a friend, too!" -- Dr. Judith Briles, author of Woman to Woman
"A delicious masterpiece! Every woman knows a perfect woman who drives us nuts! Buy a copy for a friend, too!" --Dr. Judith Briles, author of Woman to Woman
"Not only women will love this book, I loved it, too! Hilarious!" -- Scott Patrick, co-host of the Denver Morning Show, Colorado & Company
"Not only women will love this book, I loved it, too! Hilarious!" --Scott Patrick, co-host of the Denver Morning Show, Colorado & Company
"With the research on the benefits of humor on your heart, this laugh-out loud book is a must-read! -- Dr. Joan Eldridge, Denver Cardiologist
"With the research on the benefits of humor on your heart, this laugh-out loud book is a must-read! --Dr. Joan Eldridge, Denver Cardiologist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Psychologist Perry and business owner Allison teamed up in 2003 to give non-motivational seminars to women's groups across the country. This book, which was originally self-published in 2005, collects 50 of their sketches, mostly variations on the theme of women-who-do-too-much. There's the Perfect Brownie Leader, who planned scores of sophisticated projects for her troop; the scrapbooking obsessive who converted her whole house into a scrapbooking factory; the woman who set up her Christmas tree in July to get good photos for her Christmas cards; and a woman tormented by Martha Stewart's thought for the day e-mails. Most essays follow a single format—an excessive woman going to ever-more ridiculous extremes, while the narrator dead-pans, leaving readers cheering for the slacker. This format can work, but becomes tedious on repetition. Perry and Allison are much better when they're less predictable. They do a funny story about packing a frozen turkey in the checked luggage that has nothing to do with overachieving women, a nicely nasty piece about a woman who says golly about everything, and an oddly perceptive rant on the subject of husbands who embark on major home repairs just when company's expected. For less-than-perfect women who've had enough of Martha's endless projects, Perry and Allison may be an entertaining antidote. (Mar.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
"A delicious masterpiece! Every woman knows a perfect woman who drives us nuts! Buy a copy for a friend, too!" -- Dr. Judith Briles, author of Woman to Woman
"A delicious masterpiece! Every woman knows a perfect woman who drives us nuts! Buy a copy for a friend, too!" --Dr. Judith Briles, author of Woman to Woman
"Not only women will love this book, I loved it, too! Hilarious!" -- Scott Patrick, co-host of the Denver Morning Show, Colorado & Company
"Not only women will love this book, I loved it, too! Hilarious!" --Scott Patrick, co-host of the Denver Morning Show, Colorado & Company
"With the research on the benefits of humor on your heart, this laugh-out loud book is a must-read! -- Dr. Joan Eldridge, Denver Cardiologist
"With the research on the benefits of humor on your heart, this laugh-out loud book is a must-read! --Dr. Joan Eldridge, Denver Cardiologist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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