{"product_id":"9780425266199","title":"Pretty Takes Practice: A Southern Woman’s Search for the Real Meaning of Beauty","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMuller, Charla\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerkley\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/5\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharla Muller’s first book, \u003ci\u003e365 Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, was called “entertaining” (\u003ci\u003eAlbuquerque Journal\u003c\/i\u003e),  \u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003esurprising [and] remarkable” (\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e [London]).  It also launched her into the public eye—and brought her to a moment of painful realization . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor an average working mom like Charla, going on a book tour was both intimidating and exciting. It also turned out to be horrifying: When she saw herself on a screen in glorious, unforgiving HD, it magnified all her flaws, prompted comments from unadoring fans, and forced her to reevluate her (lack of) exercise regimen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut Charla was jolted into action and used that cringe-inducing close-up as a wakeup call. After shedding a few tears over how she’d let herself go (and over the five-year-old discount sweater she wore on \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e), she set out on a strange, hilarious, and poignant journey that tapped into and tested her values, her beliefs about beauty, her self-image, and, of course, her relationship with her mother.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this lively, funny, moving account, a Southern woman shares stories she swore she’d never tell—and ultimately offers some unexpected and universal insight about how pretty takes practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43353105236223,"sku":"9780425266199","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780425266199_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307154","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780425266199","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}