Bøger af Susan Shapiro Barash

Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters: Are we spoiling them or being too rigid? Are we trying to be their friend or are we setting ourselves up as adversaries? Are we setting a good example, or are we a cautionary tale? In short, are we creating our own monsters? This book explores: * "What color would you like that Prada bag in?" (Material indulgence)* "Do you need to be eating that?" (Fixations on food and weight)* "Of course you can drink when you're home with me." (Lacking boundaries and rules)* "Your closest friends are your biggest rivals." (Underestimating female friendships)* "I'll just say you aren't feeling well." (Making excuses)* And much more

A woman can always count on are her friends-right? But what if those friendships are hurtful, harmful, even toxic? Susan Shapiro Barash explores the ten types of female friends and shows you why and how women get stuck with the worst kinds, the ways to get "unstuck, and how to recognize a true friend." For example: . The Leader of the Pack-it's all on her terms . The Doormat-and why you're the one paying the price . The Misery Lover-she wants to feel your pain. Really. . The User-and why you seldom see her coming . The Trophy Friend-and what you gain from each other Provocative and fascinating, Susan Shapiro Barash looks at the bonds (and bondage) of female friendships in a new light.

From the bestselling author of Tripping the Prom Queen comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among the liars are:ΓÇóA woman who shoplifts, and has it "down to a science"ΓÇóA woman who tells her husband she is working late in order to be with her loverΓÇóA woman who lies about her children''s achievements to her friendsΓÇóA woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going brokeΓÇóA woman who has covered up her husband''s emotional abuse for yearsΓÇóA woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbiaΓÇóA woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it''s better to stay than be aloneΓÇóAnd many other secrets and deceptionsHonest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to womenΓÇöissues that they are loath to talk about . . . until now.

Based on interviews with women across a social spectrum, the author has discovered that the competition between women is more vicious precisely because it is covert. She tells us: why women can't and won't admit to rivalry; how women are trained from an early age to compete with one another; and, in which areas women most heatedly compete.