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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
Vicki Iovine
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
Rank: 221
Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10:
Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's
Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's
mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience.
Iovine is irreverent,
sassy, and incredibly reassuring as she exposes the "truths" of
pregnancy and childbirth, from sex to cellulite to cesareans.
Iovine
birthed four kids in six years, none of them twins, which certainly
qualifies her as an expert. The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
does reveal Iovine's particular cultural biases (pregnant or not, most of
us don't have record-producer husbands, hang out with supermodels, or wear
size-four pants) and philosophical beliefs (she's not a particularly strong
proponent of natural childbirth or nursing), but, taken with a grain or two
of salt, she provides many hilarious moments, acres of advice, and honest
reassurance readers will find nowhere else. --Ericka Lutz
About the Author"A day late and a night's sleep short" is the motto of writer, columnist,
wife and mother (not in that order, of course!), Vicki Iovine.
Vicki began her writing career after the birth of her fourth child (in six
years) with the publication of The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy.
This book struck a chord among women who found maternity an altered state,
and Vicki soon became a regular contributor on such shows as Today,
Oprah and The View. She kept in lockstep with the
reproductive years of her readers and published The Girlfriends' Guide
to Pregnancy Daily Diary; The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First
Year of Motherhood; and The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers.
Vicki is pecking away at her keyboard to finish her fifth book, which
deals with parents of school-age kids, for release in fall 2000.
Always armed with an opinion and lots of experience, Vicki is currently
the "new mommy" advice columnist for Child magazine in a monthly
feature called "Girlfriend to Girlfriend." And with fifteen years of
marriage under her belt, she regularly contributes articles to
Redbook as the "Marriage Advisor" on the mysteries of the man/woman
thing.
Most recently, Vicki became the family advice columnist in the
Sunday Los Angeles Times. Far more years ago than she cares to
calculate, Vicki graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in Journalism
from the University of California, Berkeley.
She went on to earn her J.D.
at Hastings College of the Law and is a member of the California Bar
Association.
Vicki was also a Rotary International Scholar and attended
graduate school in England at Cambridge University where she earned an
LL.B. in International Law. She took some time off during these legal
studies to pose for a Playboy centerfold, when she was selected
Miss September 19 -- (you guess). Any spare moments she can find are
devoted to her role as a Director of Special Olympics International, the
athletic program founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver for people with mental
retardation. Along with her husband, Jimmy Iovine, and Bobby Shriver,
Vicki produced two "Very Special Christmas" records of original and
traditional holiday songs performed by the biggest rock, rap and pop acts
of the time.
Proceeds from those records have exceeded $60 million, every
dollar of which has gone into the international program. Vicki divides
her time between her car and her home in Los Angeles.
The kids are now ages
five, seven, nine and eleven. The husband isn't telling. Look for her
to introduce the Girlfriends' Guide on the internet later this
year.--This text refers to the
Hardcover edition.
Editorials
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
Vicki Iovine
![]() | | | Amazon.com | | Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10:
Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's
Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's
mouthpiece for... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From AudioFile | | If you need a good laugh while waddling through a pregnancy then the
Girlfriends' Guide is just the thing. In addition to being packed with
important advice and insider survival tips, Iovine's terrific sense of
humor... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Simon & Schuster | | When you need a reassuring voice or just a few good belly laughs, turn
to... The Girlfriends' Interactive Guide to Pregnancy
Month by Month... Based on your due date, this CD-ROM
is customized to YOUR pregnancy! ... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
Sample 3 of 60
The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
Vicki Iovine
![]() | | | Take It For What It Is | | (Atlanta, GA) August 13, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars | | I read this book when I was pregnant and was looking to buy it for a
girlfriend as a gift - I don't want to give mine up. I've read the
negative reviews on this and am baffled as to why anyone would write such
negative... read full review |
![]() | | | humorous and fun | | (Los Angeles) April 15, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | After reading some of the reviews for this book I was astonished at the
amount of intensely negative reactions. I read this book and loved it! I
actually had a difficult time putting it down. The book clearly is not
meant... read full review |
![]() | | | disrespectful, assuming, and just dumb. | | (greensboro, nc) February 20, 2005 - 1.0/5 stars | | my sister is pregnant (she's 18) and i thought about getting her a more
hip, humorous book to help her through her pregnancy. after flipping
through this and reading bits and pieces here and there, i was appauled... read full review |
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