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Everyone Worth Knowing | 
 enlarge | Author: Lauren Weisberger
Publisher: Downtown Press
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0743262336
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743262330
ASIN: 0743262336
Publication Date: May 2, 2006
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Lauren Weisberger, whose bestselling debut The Devil Wears Prada outed the vicious antics of the magazine industry elite, is back at it with Everyone Worth Knowing, another cautionary tale of sex, power, and fame. This time around, the PR industry is her target, and Prada fans will recognize similar themes throughout this entertaining, if at times overly dramatic, expose. Bette Robinson is a twentysomething Emory graduate who shunned her parents' hippie ideals in favor of a high-paying yet excruciatingly boring job at a prestigious investment bank. One day, after a particularly condescending exchange with her boss (who sends her daily inspirational e-mails), Bette walks out on her job in a huff. After a few weeks of sleeping late, watching Dr. Phil and entertaining her dog Millington, Bette's uncle scores her a job at an up-and-coming public relations firm, where her entire job seems to revolve around staying out late partying and providing fodder for clandestine gossip columns. What follows is one episode after another of Bette climbing up the social ladder at the expense of her friends, family, and the one guy who actually seems worth pursuing. Weisberger is clever enough to turn seemingly outrageous circumstances into amusing anecdotes, like the tale of a woman who was close to suicide until she found out she was only 18 months away from scoring a highly coveted Birkin bag ("You simply cannot kill yourself when you're that close ... it's just not an option."). This wit, combined a hint of voyeurism that most of us can't deny, is what makes Everyone Worth Knowing a guilty pleasure that's well worth the indulgence. --Gisele Toueg
The Significant Seven with Lauren Weisberger
Lauren graciously agreed to answer the questions we like to ask every author.
Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life?
A: Very tough question. For the first half of my life, it would definitely have to be Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. I worshipped that book. Recently, I'd say that it was Empire Falls by Richard Russo. Even though there's not a tremendous amount of action, the characters are brilliant. It's a hauntingly realistic depiction of small-town America. And the place descriptions are so compelling that the book is compulsively page-turning.
Q: You are stranded on a desert island with only one book, one CD, and one DVD--what are they?
A: This is not the time for self-improvement, that's for sure--they'd all have to be 100% entertainment. For book it would have to be The Last of the California Girls, a random novel that I've read 2,000 times; for CD I would say Monster Ballads, the album of cheesy 80's love songs that I ordered from an 800-number, and for DVD, it would be Dirty Dancing, of course.
Q: What is the worst lie you've ever told?
A: That one's easy. It goes something like this: "Hi, (insert editor's name here)! Yes, of course, it's already finished. I'm just tweaking a few sentences, and I'll have the whole draft to you by Monday, latest."
Q: Describe the perfect writing environment.
A: For me, the best writing environments are all about deprivation and the removal of temptation. Therefore, anywhere on earth where there's no TV, no phone, no internet access, no friends, and no fridge is pretty much perfect.
Q: If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?
A: I really don't want to think about this one, but if I HAVE to, I hope it would include a few keywords like "brilliant," "supremely talented," and "drop-dead gorgeous."
Q: Who is the one person living or dead that you would like to have dinner with?
A: I'm supposed to say Hemingway or Moses or Madonna, right? It'd probably just be my sister, Dana. We already have a lot of dinners together, so I know it's a guaranteed good laugh.
Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
A: The ability to be invisible! It would make all my current spying/stalking/staring SO much easier.
Lauren Weisberger's List of Books You Should Read See more recommendations from Lauren Weisberger Product DescriptionWHAT HAPPENS WHEN A GIRL ON THE FRINGE ENTERS THE REALM OF NEW YORK'S CHIC, PARTY-HOPPING ELITE?Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she's never been, the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around her unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the "What are you going to do with your life?" phone calls from her parents. Then Bette meets Kelly, head of Manhattan's hottest PR firm, and suddenly she has a brand-new job where the primary requirement is to see and be seen inside the VIP rooms of the city's most exclusive nightclubs. But when Bette begins appearing in a vicious new gossip column, she realizes that the line between her personal and professional life is...invisible. |
| Customer Reviews: Read 193 more reviews...
 very cute! November 5, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Oh, this was a really cute book. I don't really understand the
"disappointing" reviews that other people are leaving. It was light, fun, and cute. It also gave great insight into the parties that we read about in the magazines. Don't listen to the nay-sayers. It was cute and fun to read!
Good Spirited Satire July 28, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although this book reprises the theme of examining the horrors of an entry level job, and uses a glittery version of New York City for its setting, it departs from *The Devil Wears Prada* in several ways. For one, there is more sympathy for all the characters. The protagonist is earnest, foolish, and occasionally depressed, but she seems to have more resources for moving toward what she wants than did the protagonist of *Prada*. Her boss and coworkers are colorful and sometimes devious, but also seem earnest and foolish. No one character has to carry the role of ultimate evil. A romance develops, leading to the final scene of a truly exclusive party. Classic beach read stuff! The interplay of the conflicting demands of job, friends, family, and self is more nuanced. The bottom line for me is that the book functions well as a satire of the fact that human beings value connections with other humans. The machinations of our attempts to set priorities on our connections is inevitably humorous, and every comedy deserves a romantic, happy ending. Thank you, Lauren Weisberger, and best wishes for further success!
Good Stuff! May 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked this book even better than The Devil Wears Prada! The story is about a reformed hippie chick named Bette who, after graduating from college, followers her friends in to the banking world in New York. After 5 years of banking hell, she up and quits her job one day. Bette's well known writer uncle puts his connection to good use and persuades Bette to try job in PR. Not just any PR, but hardcore, high celebrity PR. Bette's new job becomes her life, putting old friends and family on the back burner.
While she is representing most of the high profile parties in Manhattan, she also becomes the gossip herself. Somehow she becomes seen with the most eligible bachelor in the city. The photos and gossip puts them in a high powered relationship being documented in all the gossip columns daily.
Loved it! March 15, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Despite what everyone else thinks, I loved the book. I wasn't expecting anything from it when I first picked it up, but as usual I wanted to be transported into someone else's life besides my own. That is about what I look for in a book. To me to see someone else's problems and let them unwind is great. I think it is just as good as her first book, The Devil Wears Prada. I would love to see what she comes up with next!
Perfect book for a rainy day May 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know how anyone can refer to this book as "lame". I could not put it down for a second, so read it when you have time to sit and enjoy. This is the perfect book for a fun escape from reality and gives a little glimpse of life in a 20somethings glamourous world of PR, with all of the ups and downs that may bring. I gave a copy to all of my girlfriends and they absolutely loved it!
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