What Southern Women Know That Every Woman Should: Amazon.ca: Ronda Rich: Books

Product Description

From AudioFile

Here's a perfect example of how appropriate it can be for an author to read her own work. Ronda Rich's Southern cadences guide women throughout the nation toward success--the Southern belle way. More or less, it's a playful study of the high art of eyelash batting, but this audiobook has some good points about how to maintain femininity and power in a masculine world. Charming is the word that best describes this production. Inevitably, you will find yourself intoxicated by Rich's delightful drawl--even if you don't agree with her thesis. R.A.P. 2000 Audie Finalist © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

A Southern Belle Primer meets The Rules in this engaging volume that explains the mystique of Southern women and why they always get what they want, and shows women how to get the same kind of romantic, professional, and personal success.

Adopting the time-honored code of the Old South involves more than just putting on a Southern accent. It means learning how to manage life and love with charm, wit, and optimism. And, according to Ronda Rich, it's also knowing and incorporating the following truths and rules into daily living:

* Femininity is a plus in the business and the social world.
* A woman can be both tough and nice.
* Family and home take precedence over career.
* More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar.
* Men love strong, feminine women.
* Positive, optimistic attitudes are a necessity of life.
* Choose your battles carefully.
* Laugh at life's upsets and turn them to your advantage.
* Temper progress with a healthy respect for tradition and history.

Generations of Southern women have known how to get everything they wanted without being pushy or rude. Now, Ronda Rich's advice crosses the Mason-Dixon Line to make Steel Magnolias out of women everywhere. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
WHAT IS IT about Southern women that is so devastatingly irresistible? Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

89 Reviews

5 star:		(71)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

Average Customer Review

4.4 out of 5 stars (89 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A true representation, July 6 2004

By

Stacey (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Southern Women Know That Every Woman Should (Paperback)

This book is a true representation of Southern women of the past, present, and future. The lessons in this book are re-enforced through delightful as well as painful stories about life. I have always appreciated the positive AND strong spirit that Southern women are taught to have. This book is an explanation to all those who weren't born in the South of why Southerners hold fast to their roots and traditions. I felt that Ms. Rich was sincere and enlightening in her guidance on how and why Southern women are so captivating. I love the comparing of Southern women to the strong, thriving kudzu of the South. This book was not only entertaining but inspirational as well.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Perfect!!!, July 2 2004

By

Mary Lee (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Southern Women Know That Every Woman Should (Paperback)

I signed on to buy a few more copies for gifts and just had to write a few words about the book that has become my absolute favorite. I know I have bought at least two dozen copies of What Southern Women Know as gifts for both my southern friends and four or five of my Yankee friends. They all think this book is absolutely adorable, funny and a warm invitation to a way of life that is gracious, thoughtful and kind. Readers with a harsh or bitter look at life will not like this book. Trust me. Don't even consider buying it, if you're cynical and always looking "for a gimmick." It's too uplifting, positive and funny (often in a tongue-in-cheek manner). My first copy is dog-earred and marked in highlighter with passages that have seen me through some rough times.

You don't have to be southern to adore this book but you do have to be a feminine, frilly kind of woman who loves family, nesting and/or creating a career. If you finish the book and have learned one piece of advice that puts a upswing on things, you're in good shape.

But if you're willing to learn and are open-minded, my guess is that you'll walk away with several wisdoms that will be unforgettable. I buy this book for young women graduating from college, setting out into the business world or getting married. It's the perfect catch-all book. I not only recommend it highly, I have put my money where my review is, having bought at least two dozen copies. I like to enclose a piece of lingerie, china or perfume along with the book.

Ronda Rich speaks the gospel in this book and I, for one, am a devotee of the words she writes.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, Jun 30 2004

By

jeffsdate "jeffsdate" (Boxford, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Southern Women Know That Every Woman Should (Paperback)

As a dyed-in-the-wool Yankee, I've always been fascinated by Southern women, with their charm, conversational ability and (usually) great style sense, and wish I could learn some of their secrets. Yet at the same time, I don't entirely trust them to be sincere. Anyway, I thought for sure this book would be full of hints and tricks I could use, but it wasn't. A lot of what Ronda Rich says is plain ol' common sense that even we crude Yankee girls know (like, don't be a (...) to your co-workers -- duh) -- and the rest of it is all nauseating, honey-dripping insincerity. If there were a little more humor and self-deprecation in the book, it might be a fun read, but she comes across as SO smug and so "Our way is the ONLY way to do everything, and we have all the answers."
(...)
As some other reviewers said, I had no desire to keep this or to pass it on to anyone else!

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 89 customer reviews on Amazon.ca

Want to see more reviews on this item?

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 129 reviews 4.2 out of 5 stars

Most recent customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A man's point of view
Okay now, don't get all uppity. I know, I'm not supposed to be reading this, but heck, my wife had a copy and there was nothing on the TV, it not being Monday night and all, and... Read more

Published on Jun 19 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!
I found this book to be amusing, but something surely to be taken lightheartedly. I was born and raised in the South and still live in Louisiana. Read more

Published on May 30 2004 by Stac