Having It All

This book is incredible. Reading this book was like talking to my hip girlfriend. HGB writes about finding your path in life. This book is filled with good, solid common sense advice. This is one of those books that you will refer to time & time again!

Helen Gurley Brown has long been the bane of certain feminists, probably due to a misperception of her intent. Her message is this book is not "find-a-man, find-a-man, find-a-man," but rather "find your life," and make as much of it as you wish. the methods she proposes for carving our that life can be exhausting to contemplate, but they make you feel like you have some control over your own destiny, which is what feminists have been fighting for. so forget that she wears makeup and pretty clothes and diets rigidly, if that bothers you, and focus on the self-determination she espouses instead. great book for when you feel like a rudderless fat slob.

"Having It All" came to me at time in my life, when I really needed some guidance on how to treat my significant other to help him know just how much he meant to me. When applied, Helen's instructions work like a charm. This book is magic and it was amazing to me when everything she wrote about worked. All three women, including myself, who applied her tactics got their man and got married. I have purchased two of "Having It All" because someone never returned my first book.

I happened upon this book on a shelf in a holiday resort and got completely caught up in it - I even considered stealing it!Her personal writing style, her common sense, her attitude to life - how I enjoy hearing that you have to make an effort if you want to achieve anything! - I enjoyed the book immensely and really got new ideas on some issues. Even my husband, who hates self help books, read a few pages about business and found them interesting and practical (phone rules). Of course, some of the stuff is dated, but in general, excellent reading and so entertaining! The little stories, the wording, the very personal tone (and still, she is never rude to her readers, even in the most intimate situations or when describing what you really should NOT do). Absolutely lovely, I do hope she writes something for women in general again (a writer's guide is really not something I need! - though, if written by her, I might enjoy even that)