What Would Jackie Do?: An Inspired Guide to Distinctive Living
Shelly Branch, Sue Callaway, . . Gotham, $22.50 (304pp) ISBN 978-1-59240-190-1
Never mind what Jackie would do. The bigger question is, what would she think about having her name attached to this chatty, gossipy manual that covers everything from how to gracefully decline a date ("Oh, you're so thoughtful but I'm terribly busy these days") to how to avoid a "customs confrontation" regarding your overseas spending ("book your flight through an airport where the agents are apt to be less savvy" about recognizing Prada). Journalists Branch and Callaway have mined every detail of Jackie's life to generate such advice as "Do suck up to people with private craft" and interviewed a variety of incongruous experts like designer Oleg Cassini and Thom Filicia of
Reviewed on: 11/28/2005
Genre: Nonfiction
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