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Some wonderful books arrived in the mail this past week. After I swore I wouldn't accept any more books for review, I just can't help myself. It really is addictive.




10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea by Suzy Welch

We all want to lead a life of our own making. But in today's accelerated world, with its competing priorities, information overload, and confounding options, we can easily find ourselves steered by impulse, stress, or expedience. Are our decisions the right ones? Or are we being governed, time and time again, and against our best intentions, by the demands of the moment?



A transformative new approach to decision making, 10-10-10 is a tool for reclaiming your life at home, in love, and at work. The process is clear, straightforward, and transparent. In fact, when you're facing a dilemma, all it takes to begin are three questions: What are the consequences of my decision in 10 minutes?



In 10 months? And in 10 years?

Kate's been depressed ever since yet another long-term boyfriend unceremoniously dumped her. When her younger and married sister Kelly convinces her the way to meet a quality man is for the two of them to sign up for a volleyball class, she's just desperate enough to agree. But Kate becomes so fixated on their coach that she fails to see an unlikely but perfect match right in front of her. Kelly s been less than happy for longer than she wants to admit. She's the one who appears to have it all: the perfect husband, the big house and the beautiful daughter. Despite it all, she feels an emptiness she can't explain and is conflicted when it's her volleyball coach who offers an answer. I'll Have Who She's Having follows Kate and Kelly as they battle themselves and each other in their search for a happy ending. Through a series of hardships and self-doubt, they both realize they were looking for happiness in the wrong places. It s a novel for anyone who ever secretly let their insecurities get the best of them.

Witchel plumbs the shallows of celebrity journalism in this nimble look at the high stakes involved when covering high society. Among Manhattan’s glitterati, wealthy divorcée Ponce Morris is a rarity among trophy ex-wives: she’s adored by her female friends for her entertaining elegance and by their husbands for her genuine interest in sports and politics. Indeed, her loudly proclaimed aversion to romance or remarriage makes her the most sought-after companion in town. But when ambitious young editorial assistant Babette Steele catches Ponce in a passionate embrace with happily married Dr. Neil Grossman, fertility doctor to the stars, the possibility of a glitzy magazine scoop exposing Ponce’s hypocrisy seems like Babette’s ticket to media mecca. Siccing everyone from a private eye to her personal trainer on Ponce’s trail, Babette fails to consider the strength of Ponce’s social connections nor her zealous talent for self-preservation. Thanks to New York Times lifestyle reporter Witchel’s insider knowledge of media machinations, this spry and pithy satire bursts with nipping, sardonic humor.