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Bitch, Please!
Megan Munroe’s
Bitch? Please!
delivers a saucy communiqué empowering nice girls to kick passivity to the curb and instead use the strength of inward kindness to shake the foundation of the bitch’s empire.
Bitch? Please!
provides compelling answers to questions that nice girls often ask, like:
How do I handle confrontation with the bitch in the next cubicle?
Why does the bitch always seem to get what she wants?
If being nice is a good thing, why do I feel like a doormat?
Why does the bitch always seem to get what she wants?
If being nice is a good thing, why do I feel like a doormat?
From practical how-to-succeed scenarios to laugh-out-loud lessons, this humorous yet poignant dialogue has something for every woman. A unique mix of rhetoric, real-life revelations, kitschy quizzes, and food for thought, this is the perfect road map for your journey to create a successful life in a nice-girl fashion.
236 pages, Hardcover
First published March 21, 2011
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February 5, 2011
I received a free copy of Megan Munroe's "Bitch Please" from Turner Publishing. Wish I had known of this years ago. Sure would have eased a lot of heartache and pain.
Every woman should read this book to save their life and have more happiness flowing.
All of Megan's suggestions and tips work!! I'm going to enjoy having help to defend myself against the bitches in my life.
At the moment I have a friend who is a bulldozer in everything. She churns my stomach, makes me shaky and in general brings me down. I'm giving Megan's tips a real test and so far they work!!
Bitch Please also names some famous people who typically are that word. Insightful and enjoyable work.
You ROCK Megan!!!
Do your girlfriends a favor and get them copies of Megan's book. They will bless you for it!
Every woman should read this book to save their life and have more happiness flowing.
All of Megan's suggestions and tips work!! I'm going to enjoy having help to defend myself against the bitches in my life.
At the moment I have a friend who is a bulldozer in everything. She churns my stomach, makes me shaky and in general brings me down. I'm giving Megan's tips a real test and so far they work!!
Bitch Please also names some famous people who typically are that word. Insightful and enjoyable work.
You ROCK Megan!!!
Do your girlfriends a favor and get them copies of Megan's book. They will bless you for it!
March 18, 2011
BITCH, PLEASE! by Megan Munroe
Published by Turner Company
ISBN: 978-1-59652-806-2
At the request of Turner Publishing, an ARC TPB was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (borrowed from Amazon): Megan Munroe's Bitch, Please! delivers a saucy communiqué empowering nice girls to kick passivity to the curb and instead use the strength of inward kindness to shake the foundation of the bitch's empire. Bitch, Please! provides compelling answers to questions that nice girls often ask, like:
How do I handle confrontation with the bitch in the next cubicle?
Why does the bitch always seem to get what she wants?
If being nice is a good thing, why do I feel like a doormat?
From practical how-to-succeed scenarios to laugh-out-loud lessons, this humorous yet poignant dialogue has something for every woman. A unique mix of rhetoric, real-life revelations, kitschy quizzes, and food for thought, this is the perfect road map for your journey to create a successful life in a nice-girl fashion.
My Thoughts and Opinion: I don't read self help/advice books so I really came out of my comfort zone to not only read but review this book too. There were a few reasons why I accepted, the first being, if we are honest with ourselves, we all at one time or another, have a little bit of that trait as part of our personality and living inside of us, maybe some people have more than others. Another reason, and I am guessing that 99% of us will agree that we have someone in our life who we deal with, maybe on a daily basis, be it family, friend, coworker, etc etc. Do we enable these people? Or do we take a stand? Ms. Munroe takes a hard look at what happened to "the nice girl approach" compared to the "entitled diva" that we see on TV and newspapers almost on a daily basis. Ms Munroe uses humor in her descriptions of nice girls vs. bitches.
This is a manual for every girl and woman of any age and whatever stage of life you are in. It is filled with answers to everyday questions, funny little tests, how to deal with those that believe "nice girls" are "door mats". My copy has so many bookmarks of quotes that I wanted to share until I realized, I would be close to rewriting the book in this review. I will share a couple with you:
"Nice is defined as "refined in manners, language" and "virtuous: respectable: decorous." Words like virtuous and respectable have been lost in today;s generation of young women'; it's as if we don't know what it means to have manners at all." page 5
"Being a nice girl is a lifestyle dedicated to being aware of our actions, and in turn being willing to bear the consequences or enjoy the benefits of how we choose to behave.
My Rating: Since I don't usually read self help/advice books, I had a difficult time rating it because I felt it was partially a subjective read, so with that being said, I am going to give it a middle of the road rating between a 4-3
Published by Turner Company
ISBN: 978-1-59652-806-2
At the request of Turner Publishing, an ARC TPB was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis (borrowed from Amazon): Megan Munroe's Bitch, Please! delivers a saucy communiqué empowering nice girls to kick passivity to the curb and instead use the strength of inward kindness to shake the foundation of the bitch's empire. Bitch, Please! provides compelling answers to questions that nice girls often ask, like:
How do I handle confrontation with the bitch in the next cubicle?
Why does the bitch always seem to get what she wants?
If being nice is a good thing, why do I feel like a doormat?
From practical how-to-succeed scenarios to laugh-out-loud lessons, this humorous yet poignant dialogue has something for every woman. A unique mix of rhetoric, real-life revelations, kitschy quizzes, and food for thought, this is the perfect road map for your journey to create a successful life in a nice-girl fashion.
My Thoughts and Opinion: I don't read self help/advice books so I really came out of my comfort zone to not only read but review this book too. There were a few reasons why I accepted, the first being, if we are honest with ourselves, we all at one time or another, have a little bit of that trait as part of our personality and living inside of us, maybe some people have more than others. Another reason, and I am guessing that 99% of us will agree that we have someone in our life who we deal with, maybe on a daily basis, be it family, friend, coworker, etc etc. Do we enable these people? Or do we take a stand? Ms. Munroe takes a hard look at what happened to "the nice girl approach" compared to the "entitled diva" that we see on TV and newspapers almost on a daily basis. Ms Munroe uses humor in her descriptions of nice girls vs. bitches.
This is a manual for every girl and woman of any age and whatever stage of life you are in. It is filled with answers to everyday questions, funny little tests, how to deal with those that believe "nice girls" are "door mats". My copy has so many bookmarks of quotes that I wanted to share until I realized, I would be close to rewriting the book in this review. I will share a couple with you:
"Nice is defined as "refined in manners, language" and "virtuous: respectable: decorous." Words like virtuous and respectable have been lost in today;s generation of young women'; it's as if we don't know what it means to have manners at all." page 5
"Being a nice girl is a lifestyle dedicated to being aware of our actions, and in turn being willing to bear the consequences or enjoy the benefits of how we choose to behave.
My Rating: Since I don't usually read self help/advice books, I had a difficult time rating it because I felt it was partially a subjective read, so with that being said, I am going to give it a middle of the road rating between a 4-3
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June 3, 2011Bitch? Please! is a self-help book designed to help the nice girls beat out the nasty girls in life's adventures. Broken into sections designed to focus the reader's attention on one area of improvement, each section is replete with a snappy vignette designed to be remembered when life gets tough. Unfortunately, I found the message rather mixed, as Ms. Munroe often ends up quite snippy and provides a better example of how not to act than how to act when faced with a bitch. In other words, she needs to heed her own advice.
In Ms. Munroe's world, a bitch is any woman who will do just about anything to get her way and does not care about the consequences. Her goals are transitory and often materialistic. She wants to be the center of attention at all times. She is Scarlett to Melanie's nice girl. Ms. Munroe's whole purpose is to try to explain how a nice girl does have a spine and can be sweet and devoted but has to stick up for herself when the going gets tough. However, her examples and suggestions blur the line between her definition of a bitch's behavior and what she wants nice girls to avoid. It makes for some very confusing advice.
In describing a bitch's behavior, Ms. Munroe simply gets quite catty, as she has nothing redeeming to say about this "faction" of women. In fact, if one were to believe Ms. Munroe, it is an us-versus-them mentality. I personally struggle with this idea. Why do we have to be broken into factions? Doesn't it fly in the face of feminism to be divided like that rather than united? More importantly, how can she profess to be an expert on being a nice girl when she is so mean and snippy about anyone who is not a nice girl? It is not very nice-girl-like behavior, and it tends to diminish her overall message.
There are some redeeming ideas that make up her advice. Women should always stand up for themselves, should be willing to take risks, and should understand that having the latest designer purse or clothes fresh off the runway is not the goal of life. Gossiping is not a good trait and neither is backstabbing or walking over someone else. These are good messages but one can find them in any good leadership guide or self-help novel that is successful; it doesn't make Bitch? Please! unique in any way. Ultimately, this is what I was hoping to find while reading Ms. Munroe's advice. I wanted something different that would help me understand why women are so mean-spirited towards one another. Rather, I found a book that inadvertently confirmed the paradigm.
Thank you to Turner Publishing for my review copy!
In Ms. Munroe's world, a bitch is any woman who will do just about anything to get her way and does not care about the consequences. Her goals are transitory and often materialistic. She wants to be the center of attention at all times. She is Scarlett to Melanie's nice girl. Ms. Munroe's whole purpose is to try to explain how a nice girl does have a spine and can be sweet and devoted but has to stick up for herself when the going gets tough. However, her examples and suggestions blur the line between her definition of a bitch's behavior and what she wants nice girls to avoid. It makes for some very confusing advice.
In describing a bitch's behavior, Ms. Munroe simply gets quite catty, as she has nothing redeeming to say about this "faction" of women. In fact, if one were to believe Ms. Munroe, it is an us-versus-them mentality. I personally struggle with this idea. Why do we have to be broken into factions? Doesn't it fly in the face of feminism to be divided like that rather than united? More importantly, how can she profess to be an expert on being a nice girl when she is so mean and snippy about anyone who is not a nice girl? It is not very nice-girl-like behavior, and it tends to diminish her overall message.
There are some redeeming ideas that make up her advice. Women should always stand up for themselves, should be willing to take risks, and should understand that having the latest designer purse or clothes fresh off the runway is not the goal of life. Gossiping is not a good trait and neither is backstabbing or walking over someone else. These are good messages but one can find them in any good leadership guide or self-help novel that is successful; it doesn't make Bitch? Please! unique in any way. Ultimately, this is what I was hoping to find while reading Ms. Munroe's advice. I wanted something different that would help me understand why women are so mean-spirited towards one another. Rather, I found a book that inadvertently confirmed the paradigm.
Thank you to Turner Publishing for my review copy!
December 2, 2010
“Nice girls have self-esteem – more self-esteem, one might dare say, than the bitchy girl; this book will remind you of what you already know you’re worth, and that genuine kindness and self-control will get you much further than profanity, pushiness, and aggression.”
-Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick, Founder of Weiss Words and frequent contributor to SheKnows.com
"This is a must read book for any woman that has ever been put down, belittled, made to feel less than they are or inferior by another woman."
- Heather Sands, The Book Reading Gals
"A more than inspirational must-read! After you laugh out loud you will find yourself thinking, "Finally, a thought provoking book exclusively for all the nice girls of the world."
- Danica Stewart, actress & model, regular series lead on the Daytime Emmy nominated show Passions
"Even though "Bitch, Please!" is predominantly a book for women, most of the themes throughout are basic rules for everyone and I caught myself wanting to be a better person."
- Michael Britt, guitarist and songwriter with the multi-platinum recording artist Lonestar
“Megan Munroe states her case well for why being nice can get you more—if you learn how to handle yourself properly. With examples of people in the spotlight and the types of bitchy women that are commonly encountered in all areas of our lives, you’ll learn how to use nice as an advantage. This book is fun, informative and will make you want to stoke your Nice Girl mojo to beat the bitches at their own game.”
- Daylle Deanna Schwartz, author of Nice Girls Can Finish First
"Megan Munroe has written the road map to bitches, along with tools for surviving their conniving. Bitch, Please! explains how to recognize and avoid the bitch bombs while maintaining your niceness. This one's for the girls, and you're going to love it!"
- Alicia King, Songwriter and author of Healing: The Essential Guide to Helping Others Overcome Grief and Loss
-Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick, Founder of Weiss Words and frequent contributor to SheKnows.com
"This is a must read book for any woman that has ever been put down, belittled, made to feel less than they are or inferior by another woman."
- Heather Sands, The Book Reading Gals
"A more than inspirational must-read! After you laugh out loud you will find yourself thinking, "Finally, a thought provoking book exclusively for all the nice girls of the world."
- Danica Stewart, actress & model, regular series lead on the Daytime Emmy nominated show Passions
"Even though "Bitch, Please!" is predominantly a book for women, most of the themes throughout are basic rules for everyone and I caught myself wanting to be a better person."
- Michael Britt, guitarist and songwriter with the multi-platinum recording artist Lonestar
“Megan Munroe states her case well for why being nice can get you more—if you learn how to handle yourself properly. With examples of people in the spotlight and the types of bitchy women that are commonly encountered in all areas of our lives, you’ll learn how to use nice as an advantage. This book is fun, informative and will make you want to stoke your Nice Girl mojo to beat the bitches at their own game.”
- Daylle Deanna Schwartz, author of Nice Girls Can Finish First
"Megan Munroe has written the road map to bitches, along with tools for surviving their conniving. Bitch, Please! explains how to recognize and avoid the bitch bombs while maintaining your niceness. This one's for the girls, and you're going to love it!"
- Alicia King, Songwriter and author of Healing: The Essential Guide to Helping Others Overcome Grief and Loss
December 2, 2010
“Nice girls have self-esteem – more self-esteem, one might dare say, than the bitchy girl; this book will remind you of what you already know you’re worth, and that genuine kindness and self-control will get you much further than profanity, pushiness, and aggression.”
-Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick, Founder of Weiss Words and frequent contributor to SheKnows.com
"This is a must read book for any woman that has ever been put down, belittled, made to feel less than they are or inferior by another woman."
- Heather Sands, The Book Reading Gals
"A more than inspirational must-read! After you laugh out loud you will find yourself thinking, "Finally, a thought provoking book exclusively for all the nice girls of the world."
- Danica Stewart, actress & model, regular series lead on the Daytime Emmy nominated show Passions
"Even though "Bitch, Please!" is predominantly a book for women, most of the themes throughout are basic rules for everyone and I caught myself wanting to be a better person."
- Michael Britt, guitarist and songwriter with the multi-platinum recording artist Lonestar
“Megan Munroe states her case well for why being nice can get you more—if you learn how to handle yourself properly. With examples of people in the spotlight and the types of bitchy women that are commonly encountered in all areas of our lives, you’ll learn how to use nice as an advantage. This book is fun, informative and will make you want to stoke your Nice Girl mojo to beat the bitches at their own game.”
- Daylle Deanna Schwartz, author of Nice Girls Can Finish First
"Megan Munroe has written the road map to bitches, along with tools for surviving their conniving. Bitch, Please! explains how to recognize and avoid the bitch bombs while maintaining your niceness. This one's for the girls, and you're going to love it!"
- Alicia King, Songwriter and author of Healing: The Essential Guide to Helping Others Overcome Grief and Loss
-Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick, Founder of Weiss Words and frequent contributor to SheKnows.com
"This is a must read book for any woman that has ever been put down, belittled, made to feel less than they are or inferior by another woman."
- Heather Sands, The Book Reading Gals
"A more than inspirational must-read! After you laugh out loud you will find yourself thinking, "Finally, a thought provoking book exclusively for all the nice girls of the world."
- Danica Stewart, actress & model, regular series lead on the Daytime Emmy nominated show Passions
"Even though "Bitch, Please!" is predominantly a book for women, most of the themes throughout are basic rules for everyone and I caught myself wanting to be a better person."
- Michael Britt, guitarist and songwriter with the multi-platinum recording artist Lonestar
“Megan Munroe states her case well for why being nice can get you more—if you learn how to handle yourself properly. With examples of people in the spotlight and the types of bitchy women that are commonly encountered in all areas of our lives, you’ll learn how to use nice as an advantage. This book is fun, informative and will make you want to stoke your Nice Girl mojo to beat the bitches at their own game.”
- Daylle Deanna Schwartz, author of Nice Girls Can Finish First
"Megan Munroe has written the road map to bitches, along with tools for surviving their conniving. Bitch, Please! explains how to recognize and avoid the bitch bombs while maintaining your niceness. This one's for the girls, and you're going to love it!"
- Alicia King, Songwriter and author of Healing: The Essential Guide to Helping Others Overcome Grief and Loss
March 22, 2011
Bitch, Please! outlined in detail the steps a nice girl must take in order to not only be able to hold her own against the self-proclaimed, proudly card-carrying bitches she encounters, but to best them at each and every turn, simply by being her true, kind, lovely self. In a society where being a bitch is not only acceptable, but is celebrated and desirable, this is a tough sell when "nice" seems synonymous with doormat. Bitch, Please! unabashedly peeks behind the bitch curtain to reveal the pitfalls that lead to the spectacular downfall of all bitches. It wasn't the most intriguing read, but was worthwhile simply because Megan Munroe does her homework about women's history from Martha Stewart and Victoria's Secret to old movies and a quote from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich that "well behaved women seldom make history."
Bitch, Please! is not only a diatribe about virtueless, ambition-driven gold diggers, it's a point-by-point manual of perfecting the practice of being nice. Though the bitch's trappings are enviable (expensive clothes, trips, fancy corner office gained through brutal backstabbing), the nice girl's honest gains are the true wealth. Tips at the end of the chapters test your skill and warn of answers that indicate you are still in the dreaded doormat or bitch categories.
Bitch, Please! is more of a reassurance for the nice girl that her steadfastness against becoming a bitch will reap great rewards. If I have a criticism about this book, it is that the real bitch (who could use the enlightenment) will never read it.
Book Rating: 3/5
Book Received From: Turner Publishing for Review
Reviewer: Brittany
Bitch, Please! is not only a diatribe about virtueless, ambition-driven gold diggers, it's a point-by-point manual of perfecting the practice of being nice. Though the bitch's trappings are enviable (expensive clothes, trips, fancy corner office gained through brutal backstabbing), the nice girl's honest gains are the true wealth. Tips at the end of the chapters test your skill and warn of answers that indicate you are still in the dreaded doormat or bitch categories.
Bitch, Please! is more of a reassurance for the nice girl that her steadfastness against becoming a bitch will reap great rewards. If I have a criticism about this book, it is that the real bitch (who could use the enlightenment) will never read it.
Book Rating: 3/5
Book Received From: Turner Publishing for Review
Reviewer: Brittany
April 9, 2011
I wish I had this book when I was in junior high since it would have made my life so much easier growing up. I always tried to be the nice girl, but that bitch did surface at times and this book would have helped keep that in check. The author explains that you can be the nice girl without being a push over and achieve that balance you crave. There are cute anecdotes and exercises to help you work through your inner bitchiness and bring that inner goodness to the surface.
It is written in a breezy, girlfriend-talk, type of storytelling which creates a fun atmosphere and helps you take charge of your life. There is even a handy appendix that you can carry with you and remind you of the steps to take to maintain the perfect balance of nice and bitch. There are also quizzes at the end of chapters to help you decide which direction to take. Overall, this is one of those book that you will be gifting to friends, especially those nasty co workers, who aren't friends yet.
It is written in a breezy, girlfriend-talk, type of storytelling which creates a fun atmosphere and helps you take charge of your life. There is even a handy appendix that you can carry with you and remind you of the steps to take to maintain the perfect balance of nice and bitch. There are also quizzes at the end of chapters to help you decide which direction to take. Overall, this is one of those book that you will be gifting to friends, especially those nasty co workers, who aren't friends yet.
February 14, 2011
What I learned from Bitch, Please, is that there are two kinds of women in the world, in all walks of life, occupations or location. There is the nice girl, with a little bitch inside, and there is the bitch with very little nice girl inside. The book has lots of ways to be a nice girl in-spite of what life throws at us in this fast paced, busy world we live in. We can either be a doormat or we can learn how to be nice, successful, and happy women. This book is a great guide on how to accomplish all of these things. It has quizzes , real life stories and humor that makes this an easy book to read. I enjoyed it and recommend it.
May 15, 2011
Without crossing the "too saccharine" line, Munroe gives women a method of action for dealing with, and winning against, a culture in love with the B. Her funny-yet-real voice keeps the pace moving and makes it a good book to dip into when you've got a few minutes.
February 7, 2012
This book was quite redundant and I did not find much value in it. I began scanning after about 40 pages but even the scanning became tedious. Do not recommend.
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