Simply Irresistible: Unleash Your Inner Siren and Mesmerize Any Man, with Help from the Most Famous--and Infamous--Women

by Ellen T. White

Overview

It's said if you want to succeed, watch successful people and do what they do. Simply Irresistible is a humorous manual of case studies that show how the greatest sirens of history did what they did and got what they wanted, nearly all the time. Our role models-many of whom are still weaving their charms today- include Eva Peron, Greta Garbo, Coco Chanel, Nigella Lawson, Angelina Jolie, Edith Piaf, Lucretia Borgia, Anne Boleyn, Mata Hari, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Simply Irresistible gives practical, sexy, and sometimes downright outrageous advice on modern seduction. It exalts the siren archetypes of the Companion, Competitor, Goddess, Mother, and Sex Kitten. The cheeky histories of the iconic real-life women are paired with a fun array of quizzes, quotes, photos, tongue-in-cheek captions, and personal stories of triumph and tragedy. (Mata Hari and Anne Boleyn were, after all, both executed.) The wisdom of these famous sirens is fleshed out with the contributions of everyday, lesser known charismatic women. The conclusion? All women have an inner siren-the ability to bring men to their knees-just waiting to come out. Now they'll know how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762442973
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	12/25/2007
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	398,811
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Ellen T. White discovered her siren power at age 17 when two men fought each other for the chance to take her home. She works as the managing editor of the New York Public Library and has also worked as theater critic for The New Haven Register, as a cultural writer and editor for numerous publications, and as founder of her own underground comic newsletter for “the ironic and unattached.” She lives in New York City. She is a Companion Siren with Competitor overtones.

Editorial Reviews

The allure of various world-class femme fatales - Cleopatra, Jackie O, Camilla Parker Bowles, Angelina Jolie - is dissected in this delectable book.

USA Today

Ellen T. White's ravishing recap of the world's heartbreakers, provides portraits of women who knew how to work it (and a few who are still at it). Dashing, fun and informative, the book is an spirit-lifting tonic for any woman with a case of the gravity blahs.

New York Times Sunday Styles

Just for fun comes the collected wisdom of seductresses throughout history, compiled by the managing editor of marketing for the New York Public Library. White helps women identify their own sirenlike qualities and assists them in becoming their most enticing selves. She also cites examples of famous sirens-e.g., Nicole Kidman, Coco Chanel, Evita Perón, and Catherine the Great-and distinguishes among five different types: the companion, the competitor, the goddess, the mother, and the sex kitten. Pictures, quizzes, and quotations make this an irresistible read. Highly recommended for all libraries in preparation for Valentine's Day 2008.
—Deborah Bigelow

Library Journal