Cherry Bomb
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Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and a Hotter Girlfriend - And to Living Life Like a Rock Star
By Anna SmithObviously, we don\'t need this book, but if we did, we\'d say it was a great idea. American entertainment journo Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna has sourced tips from the likes of Dita Von Teese, Anna Sui and Imogen Heap for this tongue-in-cheek tome giving advice about sex, style, beauty, dating and all things important to the rock and roll lifestyle. So if you\'d like to know to prepare absinthe or hit on a celebrity, then this snap up this baby sharpish.
Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and a Hotter Girlfriend - And to Living Life Like a Rock Star by Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, £8.53 from
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Very Vintage
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Very Vintage: The Guide to Vintage Patterns and Clothing
The word "vintage" seems to be bandied round like billio these days, whether it\'s referring to leftover bits from your ‘80s wardrobe, or the slick ‘40s style adopted by many a red carpet-trotting celebrity. If you\'re at a loss at how to put together a retro look, this book is a stylish guide to the shapes, patterns and fashions of the last 70 years, as well as doubling as an attractive coffee table tome. Designers such as Vivienne Westwood, Mary Quant and Biba are featured.
Very Vintage: The Guide to Vintage Patterns and Clothing by Iain Bromley, Dorota Wojciechowska, and Raven Smith, £18.99 from
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Shop Your Closet
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Shop Your Closet: The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Closet with Style
If your wardrobe is reaching Carrie Bradshaw proportions, this nifty book could be a useful guide to arranging it so you can navigate it simply in time to launch your autumn/winter look on the world. This aims to help you "create space in your closet by reworking it logistically", which sounds like an impressive feat. No more finding that lost shift dress down the back three years later, we hope.
Shop Your Closet: The Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Closet with Style by Melanie Charlton Fascitelli, £7.79
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My Booky Wook
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My Booky Wook Russell Brand
Even if you think celebrity biographies are a wee bit cheesy, you have to admit Russell Brand has more tales to tell than most. We all know he\'s a former drug user and general cad, but there are some startlingly honest, detailed stories in here that will make you both giggle and gasp, and his florid talking style is nicely reflected in his writing.
My Booky Wook by Russell Brand, £3.99 from
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The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters
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The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters
The siblings of novelist Nancy Mitford were certainly a fascinating bunch. They rubbed shoulders with people as diverse as Adolf Hitler, Queen Elizabeth II, Cecil Beaton, President Kennedy, Evelyn Waugh and Givenchy, and this is one of the best books written about their lives. Their letters are a witty, disturbing and revealing insight into their social circles and lifestyles. A colourful read indeed.
The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters by Charlotte Mosley, £5.49 from
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How to Look Good Naked
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How to Look Good Naked Gok Wan
No need for faddish diets when good old Gok Won is around - this chap can tell you how to appear thinner and more gorgeous just by wearing the right clothes. Expect tricks of the fashion trade and guides to styles for different shapes in this book now out in appropriately pink packaging.
"How to Look Good Naked": Shop for Your Shape and Look Amazing! by Gok Wan, £4.49 from
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The Green Beauty Bible
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The Green Beauty Bible
So, maybe you put the recycling out and buy washing powder without chemicals, but do you think about what you put on your skin? Authors Sarah and Jo have tested tons of ‘natural’ beauty products to find out which are least likely to harm you and the environment, as well as making you look luverly at the same time. A sign of things to come, this one.
The Green Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Being Naturally Gorgeous by Sarah Stacey & Josephine Fairley, £10.99 from
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The World\'s Coolest Hotel Rooms
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The World\'s Coolest Hotel Rooms
Why stay in a chain hotel when you could sleep in a unique boutique or a crazy cave? This book promises to pick out the most stylish and memorable places to stay all over the globe, such as art hotels with individually designed rooms. The handy guide includes room numbers so you can hand-pick the bed of your choice.
The World\'s Coolest Hotel Rooms (Cool Hunter) by Bill Tikos, £12.59 from
Amazon.co.uk
Top Tips For Girls
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Top Tips For Girls
A witty, wise guide to solving life\'s little problems, this features advice from women around the world about all manner of topics from stubborn carpet stains to dating. Straight to the point, it\'s a no-nonsense read that\'s bound to give you a few tips you\'ll remember for life.
Top Tips For Girls by Kate Reardon, £5.99 from
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Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood
Sit back and dream of a Westwood wardrobe with this book of edgy photography from top snapper Juergen Teller. His photographs of Vivienne\'s spring/summer 08 collection are daring, theatrical and just a little bit bonkers, featuring big-name models as well as the designer herself. A guaranteed talking point - just leave it casually lying around or browse through it on a social summer evening.
Vivienne Westwood by Juergen Teller, £16.63 from Amazon.co.uk
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