{"product_id":"single-state-of-the-union-diane-mapes-9781580052023","title":"Single State of the Union: Single Women Speak Out on Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre single women happy individualists? Neurotic man-hunters? Crazed cat ladies? Are they confused, or content? Bitter, or better off? No one seems to know. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe popular media gives us shoe shopaholics, ditzy desperados, wannabe brides forever making cow eyes at The Bachelor. But what do single women have to say about their own lives? With sass, humor, and style, \u003ci\u003eSingle State of the Union\u003c\/i\u003e paints a provocative, playful, and complex portrait of today's single woman, taking on such topics as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esex and the single girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle motherhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuying a house without a spouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efaux boyfriends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecohabitation hesitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esingle women in the media.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by an impressive roster of single (and some formerly single) women, this collection portrays single women as individuals whose lives extend well beyond \u003ci\u003eMatch.com\u003c\/i\u003e and Manolo Blahniks. So listen up, Carrie. Attention, Bridget. It's time for the rest of us to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Mapes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580052029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580052023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.58w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/07\/2007","brand":"Diane Mapes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058678001919,"sku":"9781580052023","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bc01982-174c-47c2-83e2-b2e8bf6f9b5a.jpg?v=1685053937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/single-state-of-the-union-diane-mapes-9781580052023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}