http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/07/06/tf.marrying.for.money/index.html
For two days, this was in the top ten most emailed stories on CNN.com (getting up to number five). An article written entirely based on impressions from the Newsweek Article.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Smart Girls Marry Money in NEWSWEEK: Love Me, Love My Bank Account
http://www.newsweek.com/id/202008
Measured article by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert that covers the book and its implications for the modern woman. Barbara is an obvious genius.
Measured article by Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert that covers the book and its implications for the modern woman. Barbara is an obvious genius.
Book Critic Anne Kingston Loved Smart Girls Marry Money
http://mcpublishers.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/smart-girls-marry-money/
She described our book as subversive...a sort of cuisinart of all the issues relevant to women today...
She described our book as subversive...a sort of cuisinart of all the issues relevant to women today...
Steve Lopez believes he needs to school Smart Journalist Lu Parker
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2009/06/lu_parker_should_have_lun.php
Lu Parker is a journalist and former Miss USA 1994. A charming woman, both Elizabeth and I feel bad for any grief caused by the incident. Go, Lu!
Lu Parker is a journalist and former Miss USA 1994. A charming woman, both Elizabeth and I feel bad for any grief caused by the incident. Go, Lu!
From the Annals of Ridiculousness via the LA Times from our book signing for SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/02/local/me-villaraigosa2
At our first book signing at Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, the rather dashingly handsome LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stopped in with a pretty young woman named Lu Parker. It was pure coincidence. They stopped in on their own personal business.
Elizabeth handed the book to Lu and we snapped a picture. But one of the picture takers had some media connections and the next thing you know it becomes a minor story here in LA. They even mentioned the name of our book. The mayor and Lu Parker were very gracious. The LA articles about the coincidence....not so much.
At our first book signing at Chevalier's in Larchmont Village, the rather dashingly handsome LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stopped in with a pretty young woman named Lu Parker. It was pure coincidence. They stopped in on their own personal business.
Elizabeth handed the book to Lu and we snapped a picture. But one of the picture takers had some media connections and the next thing you know it becomes a minor story here in LA. They even mentioned the name of our book. The mayor and Lu Parker were very gracious. The LA articles about the coincidence....not so much.
Kate Spicer of the UK ponders the proposals we make in SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article6365533.ece
We recommend following Kate Spicer's writings. She has good ear for what's au current and an exquisite writing style. And we're saying this even though she ended her commentary about our book with a not-so-very-nice conclusion. We are still Spicer Girls.
We recommend following Kate Spicer's writings. She has good ear for what's au current and an exquisite writing style. And we're saying this even though she ended her commentary about our book with a not-so-very-nice conclusion. We are still Spicer Girls.
Irish Writer Wants to burn books, Well one book actually: SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY!
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0526/1224247402023.html
In a personal email to me she said she promised not to burn the book!
In a personal email to me she said she promised not to burn the book!
Having it All is a Myth Girls...Times Online
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6301059.ece
Well respect (at least my UK friends say so) writer India Knight weighs in.
Well respect (at least my UK friends say so) writer India Knight weighs in.
Miami Herald Picked Us Up.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/frugalista/2009/07/do-smart-women-marry-for-money.html
I blogged on her site so Ima keep it brief here. She hasn't read it, but plans to.
I blogged on her site so Ima keep it brief here. She hasn't read it, but plans to.
They say they'll read it, too.
http://selfhelpdiscovery.com/5343/do-smart-women-marry-for-money/
Why do people blog about what they plan to read? I'm going to read the WSJ weekend edition later today but I'm not so sure anyone cares...NTL, thanks for the mention.
Why do people blog about what they plan to read? I'm going to read the WSJ weekend edition later today but I'm not so sure anyone cares...NTL, thanks for the mention.
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds differentiates herself from Smart Girls Marry Money
http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/2009/06/smart-women-marry-rich-big-blue-eyes-or-big-green-bankroll/
We respect her site and all that she is trying to do "one stiletto at a time." I'm just sorry we all have to be wearing stilettos. For some reason, a writer asked the owner of this blog to comment on our book. She attempts to differentiate herself from us in her piece, we are not sure why.
We clearly have essentially the same story to tell, but in different voices.
We are part of a choir singing the same chorus. The sopranos, the altos, and the mezzosopranos (refuse to look up proper spelling of this) are all needed.
We respect her site and all that she is trying to do "one stiletto at a time." I'm just sorry we all have to be wearing stilettos. For some reason, a writer asked the owner of this blog to comment on our book. She attempts to differentiate herself from us in her piece, we are not sure why.
We clearly have essentially the same story to tell, but in different voices.
We are part of a choir singing the same chorus. The sopranos, the altos, and the mezzosopranos (refuse to look up proper spelling of this) are all needed.
Brisbane Times picks up our feed
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/for-love-or-money-20090608-c0j3.html
"There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances, so long as they are in cash" ... Zsa Zsa Gabor.
"There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances, so long as they are in cash" ... Zsa Zsa Gabor.
DoubleX Calls us CHARMLESS!
http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor/we-all-lose-our-charm-end
Faux intellect Bonnie Goldstein commented that the authors of SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY are without CHARM. Us?
Yes, Bonnie, dear. I don't find it charming at all that men who earn only a high school diploma make more on average than woman with college degrees. Also uncharming is the alarmingly high poverty rate among women in their senior years. Even less charming is the (on average) 10% equity partners that women represent in large businesses like accounting and law firms. (I have more but the book is actually quite a fast read.)
Instead she fixes her focus on our naughty words and throwaway lines that were meant (in context) to add a little levity to an otherwise tragic circumstance of the continued inequality of women in the workplace.
I wouldn't have even commented on her thoughtless commentary except for two things. 1) it got picked up by SLATE, a zine I respect because of Michael Kinsley who I love above all others (except Fareed Zakaria and Stephen Colbert) 2) Authors of late have been scandously answering back their critics piquing the prurient interests of other faux intellectuals such as myself. Consider this:
Alain de Botton in response to NYTimes Critic: “I will hate you till the day I die and wish you nothing but ill will in every career move you make."
Ayelet Waldman, in response to Jill Lepore's New Yorker Review, tweeted, "The book is a feminist polemic, you ignorant twat. GOD I hate her."
Alice Hoffman in response to The Boston Globe's Roberta Silman tweeted, “Roberta Silman in the Boston Globe is a moron...How do some people get to review books? And give the plot away.” Then Hoffman posted the critic's private phone and email, inviting fans to “Tell her what u think of snarky critics.”
Hoffman got skewered and no longer tweets.
Faux intellect Bonnie Goldstein commented that the authors of SMART GIRLS MARRY MONEY are without CHARM. Us?
Yes, Bonnie, dear. I don't find it charming at all that men who earn only a high school diploma make more on average than woman with college degrees. Also uncharming is the alarmingly high poverty rate among women in their senior years. Even less charming is the (on average) 10% equity partners that women represent in large businesses like accounting and law firms. (I have more but the book is actually quite a fast read.)
Instead she fixes her focus on our naughty words and throwaway lines that were meant (in context) to add a little levity to an otherwise tragic circumstance of the continued inequality of women in the workplace.
I wouldn't have even commented on her thoughtless commentary except for two things. 1) it got picked up by SLATE, a zine I respect because of Michael Kinsley who I love above all others (except Fareed Zakaria and Stephen Colbert) 2) Authors of late have been scandously answering back their critics piquing the prurient interests of other faux intellectuals such as myself. Consider this:
Alain de Botton in response to NYTimes Critic: “I will hate you till the day I die and wish you nothing but ill will in every career move you make."
Ayelet Waldman, in response to Jill Lepore's New Yorker Review, tweeted, "The book is a feminist polemic, you ignorant twat. GOD I hate her."
Alice Hoffman in response to The Boston Globe's Roberta Silman tweeted, “Roberta Silman in the Boston Globe is a moron...How do some people get to review books? And give the plot away.” Then Hoffman posted the critic's private phone and email, inviting fans to “Tell her what u think of snarky critics.”
Hoffman got skewered and no longer tweets.
Are smart girls gold diggers?
http://www.komonews.com/economy/45847552.html
Elizabeth Ford, former daughter-in-law of Harrison Ford, does radio interview about Smart Girls Marry Money
Elizabeth Ford, former daughter-in-law of Harrison Ford, does radio interview about Smart Girls Marry Money
Rich woman seeks buyer for good-as-new designer frock
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article6010065.ece
Just one more benefit of marrying money! LOL.
Just one more benefit of marrying money! LOL.
The Biology of Beauty
http://www.newsweek.com/id/102350?tid=relatedcl
Fascinating article by Geoffrey Cowley about beauty and its biologic and emotional importance to us.
Fascinating article by Geoffrey Cowley about beauty and its biologic and emotional importance to us.
Bitch Magazine
http://bitchmagazine.org/post/show-me-the-money-honey
Nothing like throwing your two cents in without actually reading the book!
Nothing like throwing your two cents in without actually reading the book!
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