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The Panic Years: A Guide to Surviving Smug Married Friends, Bad Taffeta, and Life on the Wrong Side of 25 without a Ring
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Broadway Books
Publication date March 18, 2008
Pages 275
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780767925990
ISBN-10 0767925998
Dimensions 1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.85 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $19.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A spirited guide for single women looking for marriage explains how to survive the 'Panic Years' and transform their dating strategies in order to get the man--and the proposal--of their dreams, offering tips on how to hunt for PFs (potential fianc$s), cope with pushy relatives and friends, switch from panic to being proactive, and more. 50,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Have you ever found yourself thinking, “If one more friend gets engaged I’m going to scream”?

Do the words taffeta and crinoline make you break into a cold sweat?

Does reading the wedding announcements section in the newspaper induce outright hyperventilation?


If so, congratulations! You’ve hit the Panic Years.

According to author Doree Lewak, the Panic Years mark the point (usually around your twenty-sixth birthday) when your dating agenda fundamentally changes—from dating for a fling to dating for a ring. Suddenly your newly married friends feel more like enemies, weddings become mocking reminders of your own single status, and you contemplate going on a reality TV show to find true love. What’s a girl to do?

In The Panic Years, Lewak delivers a hilarious and helpful road map for conquering the Panic and finding Mr. Right. As Lewak shows, you can win the race to the altar by changing your tactics from Panicked to Proactive—and keeping your sense of humor along the way. You will learn how to:

Cope with Panic by Proxy—pushy friends and parents.
Successfully hunt for PFs (Potential Fiancés).
Project hotness and desirability.
Set—and stick to—dating time lines.
Avoid being bitter at your friends’ weddings—and ruining all their pictures with that scowl on your face.
Get the ring and the proposal and seal the deal!

Packed with true-life stories from the Panic trenches as well as indispensable advice, The Panic Years is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to survive her single years (with sanity intact), snag her perfect guy, and remain fabulous throughout it all.

You know you’re in the Panic Years when:

Your mom slips you the number of her tennis partner’s son … for the fifth time.
You’ve walked down the aisle dozens of times—just not as a bride.
Your “concerned friends” chip in for a subscription to Match.com for your birthday.
It’s down to you and the five-year-old flower girl at the bouquet toss.
Upon hearing “Guess what? I’m engaged!” for the second time in one week, you disconnect your phone.
You actively scheme to win back your ex—even though he’s already engaged to someone else.

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Hardcover
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from Broadway Books (March 18, 2008)
9780767925990 | details & prices | 275 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $19.95
About: A spirited guide for single women looking for marriage explains how to survive the 'Panic Years' and transform their dating strategies in order to get the man--and the proposal--of their dreams, offering tips on how to hunt for PFs (potential fiancés), cope with pushy relatives and friends, switch from panic to being proactive, and more.
Paperback
from Broadway Books (December 15, 2010)
9780767926003 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $12.95
Miscellaneous
from Crown Pub (March 18, 2008)
9780767927789 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $19.95

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