At about this time the first James Bond movie appeared, in which Sean Connery memorably orders the barman: “Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.” “Shaken, not stirred” entered the language as the sine qua non of sophistication.
An irreverent selection of essays by the best-selling author of Wry Martinis traces his literary friendships, family experiences and travels in such entries as "How to Teach Your Four-Year-Old to Ski," "A Short History of the Bug Zapper" ...
Addressing both men and women, the author of Sex Tips for Girls and A Girl's Guide to Chaos examines all aspects of a world where co-op meetings have replaced consciousness-raising groups, and half the population has turned into music-video ...
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir Supreme Courtship Boomsday Florence of Arabia Washington Schlepped Here No Way to Treat a First Lady God Is My Broker Little Green Men Wry Martinis Thank You for Smoking Wet Work Campion The White House Mess ...
Really, but enough about you! It is time to listen up and learn a little from the humorous insight Cynthia Heimel has to offer on life as a young adult, or “yuppie” in the 1980s.