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Perfectly Plum, Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves, and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter

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Perfectly Plum, Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves, and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Perfectly Plum

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

798535262

Series statement

Smart pop series

Sub title

Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves, and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter

Summary

Take a look at the life, loves, and other disasters of lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum, the heroine of Janet Evanovich's wildly popular mystery series (and now, with One for the Money, the star of her own feature film), with Perfectly Plum. Perfectly Plum's contributors catalog Stephanie's bad luck with cars (she's blown up quite a few), her good luck with men, her unorthodox approach to weapon storage, and the rich tapestry of her milieu: Trenton, New Jersey, also known as the Burg. From who Stephanie should date to how she can possibly

Table Of Contents

Other Titles in the Smart Pop Series; Title Page; LIFE; DESTINY: DISASTER!; LIFE ON THE HAMSTER WHEEL; THE "N" IN NEW JERSEY STANDS FOR NOIR; References; EXPLODING THE MYTH OF THE JERSEY GIRL; References; LEARNING TO FLY -- WHY BOUNTY HUNTING IS MORE THERAPEUTIC THAN RUNNING OVER ... ; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; I LOVE STEPHIE; Stephanie's Literally Comic Roots Are Showing; Why We Have a Lucy to Love; Desperate Housewives; Who Wears the Baggy Pants?; Altar Egos?; The Split-Hero Syndrome; Lula: Ethel Mertz, on Speed and Fully Armed; Stephanie's Big Fat Sugar Plum FairyGuns and Neuroses and Fast FoodLucy's Daughters; LAUGHING HER WAY OUT OF TROUBLE; LOVES; THE BAD BOY NEXT DOOR -- AN OPEN LETTER TO STEPHANIE PLUM; A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION -- A BABE'S VIEW (OR WHY I'M A WHUMPA WHUMPA GIRL . ... ; EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MO -- CAN STEPHANIE HAVE HER CAKE AND EAT IT TOO?; THE FAST AND THE FURRY-OUS -- WHY REX IS THE ONLY MAN STEPHANIE NEEDS; Acceptance; Attractiveness; Reliability; OTHER DISASTERS; THE GUN IN THE COOKIE JAR -- A NONVIOLENT APPROACH TO FUGITIVE APPREHENSION; Cut to the Chase; She Has a Dream; False Bravado; Empty Threats; Blind PersistenceHalf-Truths and Outright LiesMother Henning; Quick Thinking; A Little Help from Her Friends; She's Come a Long Way, Baby; FROM DISASTER TO DIVA -- WHY LULA SHOULD BE THE NEXT SELF-HELP GODDESS; References; STEPHANIE PLUM'S TRENTON -- A GREAT PLACE FOR THE FAMILY?; PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL; COULD STEPHANIE PLUM REALLY GET CAR INSURANCE?; THE STEPHANIE PLUM DIET -- HOW TO HAVE A GREAT LIFE BY EATING FOOD YOU LOVE AND ... ; The Stephanie Plum Diet Triangle; Food; Exercise; Attitude; Putting It All Together; PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE -- WHY STEPHANIE ALWAYS GOES BACK HOME; Food; Weekly EntertainmentGossipFamily Ties; Safe Haven; WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUR SISTER? -- HOW STEPHANIE AND "PERFECT VALERIE" ... ; RANGER AS ... HAIRY GODMOTHER? -- A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK LOOK AT RANGER'S ROLE IN ... ; I. Flexible Archetypes in the Stephanie Plum Series; II. Ranger as Mentor to Stephanie in the Plum Series; III. Characteristics of Godmothers; IV. Why Morelli Can't Be a Godmother; Acknowledgements; Copyright Page

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