The Book of Jezebel: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things edited by Anna Holmes

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If you’re a female and you’ve been to the Internet before, you’ve probably (hopefully) ended up on jezebel.com. And when you got there if you said aloud, “Oh, thank God!” in relief, then you might want to get this book. It is smart, funny, and very entertaining.

It is, as it says, an illustrated encyclopedia so it’s not really something you’d sit down and read cover to cover. It’s more fun to pick a letter and run. I was very pleased with how much variety is in the book, as well as the fact that the book doesn’t take itself too seriously. I mean, under the entry for Bower, Angela it reads: “The boss. Like it was ever really a question.”
So yeah, it’s filled with pop-culture references as well as historical people/places/things.

The Book of Jezebel is great fun and hey, we’re coming up on the holidays, so if you find yourself needing to buy a gift for someone who already has everything she needs, might I suggest this? Buy two copies and give one to yourself.

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