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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7
EAN num: 9780812975314
ISBN number: 0812975316
Label: Villard
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Page Count: 192
Printing Date: April 18, 2006
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Release Date: April 18, 2006
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“Some day I’m going to do and say everything I want to do and say, and if people don’t like it I don’t care.”–Scarlett O’Hara, from Gone with the Wind
Ever since the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 epic blockbuster, Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O’ Hara has captivated millions with her wily ways, saucy attitude, irresistible charms–and legendary faults. Now, in Scarlett Rules, intrepid journalist Lisa Bertagnoli shares 24 life-enhancing lessons inspired by Tara’s most beguiling resident.
Rule 1: Pretty Is as Pretty Does–Not a conventional beauty, the literary Scarlett knew it took more than an attractive face to get noticed. Learn to put your best features forward.
Rule 8: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize–Scarlett used determination and perseverance to survive and thrive. Unlock your abilities and go for the gold.
Rule 15: Find Your Niche–A woman ahead of her time, Scarlett succeeded on her strengths. Discover your gift and shine!
With each pearl of wisdom comes a Scarlett Lesson featuring savvy advice from life coaches, relationship gurus, and other experts. Full of wit and insight, this irresistible guide guarantees that, as God is your witness, you’ll never be without gumption, poise, and individual style again!
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The central questions in the original book were this: what is the philosophy or morality that drove Scarlett to kill the wretched pawnbroker and, by happenstance (as if murder is ever by happenstance) her kind but pitiable sister, and is the philosophy or morality ever justified? Scarlett believed, or persuaded herself she believed, her predecessor was Napoleon. In retrospect, Napoleon seems almost quaint as a dictator (and as a Frenchman, since he actually accomplished something, at least temporarily). Who could have imagined then the horror that would follow in the 20th and 21st centuries? Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, Bin Laden, Paris Hilton... What drove, and what drives, any of these people, and do we really know them, or do we tell ourselves commonly accepted beliefs about them because that's the only way we can live with what they did, and do, and with ourselves, and the darker angels of our natures, and the thought of what we would do if we had such power? To what extent would we be corrupted, and would it be corruption, or would we surrender willingly? Would we welcome it? In the end, following years in the gulag outside Atlanta, Scarlett overcomes her sophistry and bleak existentialism, and is touched by Ashley's dedication and sacrifice and beliefs. Then, and only then, do both Scarlett and we find resolution. "Drama and Retribution" is, quite simply, the greatest piece of fiction ever written.
The author understands all of this, and, rejecting the stale and hackneyed, explains it in a new voice, and with a new interpretation. Bravo!
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Scarlett Rules would be a great edition to anyone's personal library. It's a self-help book with literary flair. It's both entertaining and practical. And it's inspirational without being trite.
You don't have to be huge fan of Gone with the Wind to enjoy the advice the book has to offer. The author offers 24 life "rules" that span beyond the typical "how-to-get-your-man" tidbits that saturate the majority of self-help texts for women. Through the examples of Miss O'Hara, the reader learns how to handle everything from setting a personal style to dealing with your finances to easing the pain of relocation. It's a pleasure to read.
One of my favorite chapters was "Think More Like a Man" in which -- among many other things --the author suggests it's okay to "clean your plate" when you feel like it. As the author notes: "Scarlett was annoyed when Mammy made her stuff herself before the barbecue; she wasn't ashamed of her hearty appetite." (Would somebody please buy this book for Paris Hilton?)
Also, you shouldn't miss "When Life Gives You Green Velvet Curtains, Make a Green Velvet Dress (the chapter from which the book derives its subtitle). We all can learn from Scarlett's "ingenuity." And it's easy to see, by reading the examples from Gone With the Wind as well as those suggested by the experts and life coaches quoted throughout the book, that there's a little bit of Scarlett in each of us.
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After two-dozen "Gone With the Wind" reads and lots of research, Lisa Bertagnoli knows. This author wastes no time in getting us right inside Miss Scarlett's head for a look at the world through those two famously calculating purple eyes. When to say "fiddle-dee-dee" with youthfully flippant Scarlett, or, muse more thoughtfully as a mature Scarlett would do--its all tucked into this clever little volume. Reads fun, fast and smart. Self-help with sass--esp. nice gift bundled with the novel.
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A fiesty woman's handbook. A book full of great advice and reminders on how to make the most of life. And for Scarlett lovers, this book is as fun to read as it is insightful.
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The only redeeming factor of this book is the vast references to the screenplay and novel. The self-help twists and advice offered by the author are none to which a Southern lady would lend an ear. I bought 2 copies of this book: 1 for a friend, a real Gone With the Wind enthusiast, and 1 for myself. I gave it to her before I read my copy. I apologized afterward. Yes, it's that bad!
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