A stylishly smart collection of practical advice for the busy modern woman With information on entertaining, etiquette, housekeeping, basic home repair, decorating, sex, and beauty, this indispensable book has everything today’s young woman should know-but may not! The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life is a collection of all the helpful tips and secrets that get passed on from generation to generation, but many of us have somehow missed. It’s full of practical, definitive advice on the basics — the day-to-day necessities like finding a bra that fits, balancing a checkbook, making a decent cup of coffee, and hemming a pair of pants. Modern Girl guru Jane Buckingham includes loads of savvy counsel to help us feel more refined, in charge, and together as we navigate the rocky terrain that is twenty-first-century womanhood.
About the Author Jane Buckingham is founder and president of the Intelligence Group, a leading trend-forecasting and consulting firm, and a contributing edito (more…)


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Awesome book!
The book is everything I expected! Couldn’t put it down and will use it for years to come!
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Modern Girl’s guide to life
My daughter asked for the book; I bought it; she is reading it and loves it.
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Maybe I just expected too much from it
Because of all the 5 star reviews, I thought this guide was going to be extremely helpful. Unfortunately, the book was not nearly as helpful as I expected it to be.
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THE BOOK, for recent and soon to be college graduates
I have a large collection of books to help me save money, time and energy, so i can say this is my ultimate “life” book.
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Great book!
Awesome read! Has a lot of information that could be very useful for the real world. I loved this book!
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BORING
THIS BOOK WAS A WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT.
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Best survival guide ever!
this guide has everything u can imagine. it is chalk-full of tips! this is the best book ever. every gal should own one!
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Awesome Book!!
Newly married and on my own this book is an easy how to guide for the married but independant woman. LOVE IT!!!
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Great for college graduates just starting out
I’ve had this book since my junior year of college and have found it to be an enormously helpful book.
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The most useful book I’ve ever read!
I absolutely love this book. I’m 21 and have been living on my own for a year and I wish I would’ve gotten the book a year ago.
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