You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool
From the bestselling, award-winning author of You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start In The Morning, comes another collection of hilarious observations that will resonate with women, mothers, and girlfriends everywhere In her newest wickedly irreverent humor collection, Celia Rivenbark...
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From the bestselling, award-winning author of You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start In The Morning, comes another collection of hilarious observations that will resonate with women, mothers, and girlfriends everywhere In her newest wickedly irreverent humor collection, Celia Rivenbark cracks up while getting her downward facing dog on, pines for a world in which every mom gets to behave like Betty Draper and wonders why everybody's so excited about the Science Fair when there aren't even any rides. In it you’ll find essays on such topics as:Menopause Spurs Thoughts of Death and Turkey I Dreamed a Dream That My Lashes Were Long Twitter Woes: I’ve Got Plenty of Characters, Just No Character Movie To-Do List: Cook Like Julia, Adopt Really Big Kid Charlie Bit Your Finger? Good! And other thoughts on the virus that is YouTubeAnd much more! For any woman who longs for the good old days when Jane Fonda in legwarmers was the only one who saw you exercise, YOU DON’T SWEAT MUCH FOR A FAT GIRL is comfort food in book form.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312614201 (0312614209)
ASIN: 312614209
Publish date: August 16th 2011
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
American,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Southern,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
There is something for everyone in this book as Celia hits upon many topics in this book from the TSA to marriage to the Snuggie. I found myself reading outloud to my husband in bed and the both of us laughing and totally relating to what she had to say. Just when I think I have my favorite topic ...
I love Celia Rivenbark's writing even though I don't live in the South, it is fun to travel there through her books. She covers such topics as Twitter and her take on menopause is worth the price of the book alone. My favorite term of hers is for her husband, who she lovingly calls "duh-hubby" -- ...
First, just take a look at the book cover. The lady is chilling on a floating device in all her ample proportioned glory. That is all.In her latest collection of essays, Celia Rivenbark tells it like it is, with her trademark funny southern snark. I've read a couple of her other works (Stop Dressing...
This is the fourth of Celia Rivenbark's books that I have read; suffice it to say that I'm a fan.Rivenbark takes no prisoners with her witty essays on topics ranging from Twitter to elementary school science fairs and the cultures associated with them. She pokes fun at Southern culture, sexual addi...