Synopsis E. Jean Carroll, noted journalist and advice columnist as well as host of the interactive advice show "Ask E. Jean," gives it to you straight in this collection of advice and aphorisms.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-02-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 14.4 oz |
Publisher's Note A collection of humorous quips and offbeat suggestions is culled from the author's popular advice column, collecting her most outrageous truths for the inspiration and amusement of help-seeking fans.
Industry Reviews Carroll, host of a cable TV program known as Ask E. Jean, here offers humor-tinged advice for those who consider themselves too hip for Ann Landers. Adams
E. Jean, as she styles herself, hosts the first interactive advice show on CNBC's America's Talking Network and also writes an advice column for Elle magazine. The letters in this collection, taken from those sources, come principally from women who indicate that, in their cases, the women's movement has failed utterly. That many of them are sex-obsessed is hardly surprising in a sex-obsessed nation, but what is illuminating is that they appear to define themselves solely in terms of the men or the absence thereof in their lives. But more alarming is the pervasive lack of a sense of self; many of the advice-seekers are hesitant to act for their own benefit lest they offend family or friends or co-workers or whomever. E. Jean is hip, breezy and fun to read, although men may worry about falling victim to aggressive women egged on by E. Jean's recommendations that they get out there and grab what they want. (Feb.) Lopate
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