 | Brunswick Leopard Print Viz-A-Ball
Buy new: $122.82 - $124.99 Are you as lousy at bowling as I am? No matter. We can lose all day and still have fun with this number.
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 | Jazz Age Beauties: The Lost Collection of Ziegfeld Photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston by Robert Hudovernik
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $22.91 This is just about the most beautiful book I own. Gorgeous re-touched portfolio photos of Ziegfield Folly girls in the 1920s. Julie Newmar's (Catwoman on t.v.!) mother was a Z.F. girl, and she wrote the introduction.
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 | Smart Women Read Between the Lines: A Reader's Journal by Julie Hellwich
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.12 A fun way to keep track of books you've read, authors you want to read, books you've lent out, etc. Comes with book marks and other nifty extras.
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 | Fragile by Jean Paul Gaultier for Women 0.84 oz Eau de Parfum Spray
A sensational perfume bottle from Gaultier. Who doesn't love a snow globe with a minature diva in it? The scent isn't for the faint of heart.
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 | LeRoy Neiman: Femlin by LeRoy Neiman
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $7.90 Aaah, the Femlin. That adorable tiny sprite with irrepressible curiousity who has made the Playboy joke page almost funny for 50 years. I like to embroider her image on tea towels.
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 | Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth by Jill O'Connor
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $11.50 Ooooh boy, this book is trouble. Nifty girlie graphic design enhances the easy recipes. Yummy photos throughout. Not a formal dessert book. More like a guilty pleasure book.
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 | Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You by Simon Doonan
Buy new: $20.40 / Used from: $0.62 This is the brilliant author of 'Wacky Chicks' and the style column for The New York Observer. The world would be a much gloomier place without him. Check out his fabulously cheeky advice at simondoonan.net/random_scribblings/ to bask in all things Doonanian.
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 | Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $4.97 Who knew a book rating perfumes could be so clever and bitchy? Once you get over the shock of reading your favorite perfume being described as "passe", you can throw this tome on the coffee table and watch your girlfriends have a feeding frenzy.
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 | Catwoman: The Life and Times of a Feline Fatale by Suzan Colon
Buy used from: $0.79 When I was a wee fluff, Catwoman was my hero. This book brings back the memories. Packed with dozens of different illustrations ranging from the 1940s to 2001, an adorable introduction by Adam West, and fun asides. Who else besides me remembers Catwoman in a skirt?! Anyone?
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 | Diana Krall Christmas Songs by Diana Krall
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $6.72 I absolutely LOATHE Christmas songs; so schmaltzy, phoned-in and stale. But I LOVE this torch song album. Diana makes the winter wonderland sound jazzy and sizzlin' hot.
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 | Very Best of Julie London by Julie London
Buy used from: $127.22 The smoothest, silkiest, classiest voice that ever was. The songs listed are truly her best. Perfect for helping you unwind at the end of a day with a glass of wine.. or two.
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 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Widescreen & Full Screen Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $1.99 Even if you ignore everything on this list please, please watch this movie! You will roll in the most delightful fluff even while tears roll down your satin cheek. This is the best movie I've seen in many years.
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 | The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men's Style by Nicholas Antongiavanni
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $8.75 Sure, you know all there is to know about women's fashion, but while you're dressed in couture I bet your man isn't looking half as smart. Here's a sartorial guide to the cut, fabric, and style of men's suits and formal wear, head to toe. With delightful illustrations by Edwin Fotheringham.
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 | Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy by Deborah Needleman
Buy new: $21.12 / Used from: $19.96 You loved the magazine (Sob! Why did it have to end?) now get the book. Bright, fun, girly, but sensible too. Perfect decorating ideas for your bachelorette pad. Boys will have to know the secret password, and I'm guessing it won't be "Budweiser".
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 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $5.97 Well, I just received an invitation to my 20th high school reunion. Now that I've gotten over the shock and can think clearly, I've decide to stay home and watch this movie for, like, the fourth time because it'll be a lot more fun!
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 | American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets by Jill Conner Browne
Buy new: $16.56 / Used from: $0.01 Jill Browne, Southern sassy mouth moma, tells it like it is. For example, don't try to make your hair bigger by strategically pinning a Maxi Pad underneath four wiglets on the top of your head. Especially if you're going on a roller coaster ride... true story!
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 | Caboodles Black Lace Cosmetic Case - 9.5''
Buy new: $20.79 THE cosmetics case for THE femme fatale. Well made, roomy and gorgeous.
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 | Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout for Beginners: Cardio Hula
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $4.98 If you* insist* on exercising you might as well get a vacation out of it as well. Gorgeous setting right on an Hawaiian beach. Smiling hula dancers waggle their hips like you won't believe. Fun, challenging and relaxing at the same time. Personally, I just drink a Pina Colada and watch.
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 | Barbie Fashion Model Collection 1959 Doll
Buy new: $44.99 The b*tch is back and more hypnotically 'perfect' than ever in this updated version of the original. There's also a beautiful African American version. An affordable Silkstone edition limited to 18,000 copies.
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 | How to Steal a Million
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $5.00 Peter O'Toole at his most irreverently flirtatious and Audrey Hepburn at her most adorably piqued come together in this memorable romantic comedy. Takes place in Paris too.
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 | Pine Cone Hill Pink Leopard Flannel Pajama
Buy new: $64.00 I love Pine Cone Hill sleepwear - the line is obviously designed by stylish, fluffy women. You won't feel like a little kid or a frump in these pink leopard pjs. I also have a pair in blue zebra stripes.
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 | Golden Fox Throw 60" x 72"
Buy new: $299.00 P.C. Luxury! Fabulous Furs make fake furs that don't feel cheap or look tacky. They are worth the extra money. I've ordered several products from them and my favorite is the throw. Drape one over your reading chair and purr in satisfaction.
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 | Fredericks of Hollywood, 1947-1973: 26 Years of Mail Order Seduction
Buy used from: $107.78 OMG, this brings back the memories of my childhood. Page after glorious page of sheer (and I do mean SHEER) camp and tackiness. As an innocent, I used to study these illustrations for, gulp, style tips.
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