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| In the Know: The Classic Guide to Being Cultured and Cool | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Macdonell
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 145695
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Language: English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5 x 0.6
Dewey Decimal Number: 391
ASIN: B0017I0KUY
Publication Date: October 30, 2007
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Product Description
From the author of The Classic Ten comes the ultimate crash course for every aspiring woman
There are still a few things money can?t buy. Love is one, cool is another. The good news is that cool isn?t inherent, it?s a code, and the code can be cracked. It?s all a matter of getting the right facts straight: Why is Jackson Pollock important? What handbag will get you upgraded at the airport? Who is Jacques Derrida and why does he matter? Like your smart, hip girlfriend with the book of Susan Sontag essays in her Chloe bag, Nancy MacDonell has assembled in one entertaining, fact-filled volume everything you need to know to navigate life with style and flair.
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 You can be cultured and cool without knowing anything in this book August 20, 2008
I wanted to like this book, but just didn't. Be warned that the selection chosen by this writer is very narrow and definitely not what any cultured and cool folk I know would consider cultured and cool. As one who once walked out of a Phil Glass production halfway through because I just couldn't stand it, I certainly wouldn't make the grade. I think you have to be a certain sort of person - one who shares the author's narrow taste - to enjoy this book. Don't buy it if you are expecting an interesting selection unless you think culture didn't start until the twentieth century.
One person's opinion on what is classy, not my opinion. August 8, 2008
I thought it was highly opinionated and didn't get much out of it. I didn't finish it, I lost interest, so perhaps there was something to gain. I may finish it someday, though it's not on my priority list.
 Good reading May 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Interesting book to read for light reading. Once in awhile it's nice to have a book that tells it as it is on what is proper and acceptable in today's society. More or less a 'brushed up' course in culture & etiquette.
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