The go-girl guide
Subtitle: surviving your 20s with savvy, soul, and style
By: Julia Bourland
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lincolnwood, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780809224760
Description: With nine years of 20-something experience and dozens of interviews with career counselors, dating coaches, family psychologists, sex therapists, financial advisors, and nearly 100 other 20-something women (the real experts), Julia Bourland offers real-life perspective, savvy advice, and a good laugh or two on everything you need to know about this hair-raising decade of transition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: vi; title: The Author's 20s
pagenum: viii; title: Introduction: Rooaaarrrr!!!!!!
pagenum: x; label: Part I
title: Our Careers; label: 1
title: "What the F%@#! Am I Going to Do with My Life?"
pagenum: 3; title: The Soul-Search Train; title: The Career Psychics; title: Internship Insight; title: Occupational Guidebooks; title: The Insiders; title: The Trial-and-Error Approach; label: 2
title: The Job Hunt
pagenum: 19; title: Tunnel of Horror; title: Getting Set Up; title: Vibing the Company; title: Paper Coquetry; title: The First Interview; title: The Rejection Factor; title: Considering Commitment; title: Negotiating the Offer; label: 3
title: The Entry-Level Initiation
pagenum: 43; title: The Induction; title: Culture Shock; title: Bonding with the Elders; title: The Ultimate Elder; title: Tribal Speak; title: Rising Through the Ranks; title: The "I Hate My Job" Syndrome; title: Beyond Entry Level; label: Part II
title: Our Love Lives; label: 4
title: The Mating Frenzy
pagenum: 69; title: Getting to the Starting Line; title: Ladies, Start Your Engines; title: And the Race Begins (The First Date); title: Laps Two and Three; title: Red Flag Alert; title: Safety Hazards; title: Staying on Track; title: The Final Lap: Are We Dating Yet?; label: 5
title: Adventures in Couplehood
pagenum: 93; title: Lesson #1: Self-Preservation; title: Lesson #2: Communication; title: Lesson #3: Conflict Resolution; title: Lesson #4: Romance Maintenance; title: Long-Distance Dating; title: When It's Time to Dump a Guy; title: Getting Over a Breakup; title: On Taking Minibreaks; title: Moving In with Mr. Maybe; title: Swapping Vows; label: 6
title: You Sexy Thing
pagenum: 123; title: Let the Cannonballs Fly!; title: Choosing Our Comrades in Bed; title: The One- (or Two-) Night Stand; title: The Sex History Talk; title: Our Sexual Health; title: A Word or Two on Birth Control; label: 7
title: The Unpredictable Female Orgasm
pagenum: 145; title: Truth #1: All Women Climax Differently; title: Truth #2: Orgasms Don't (Pardon the Pun) Come Easily; title: Truth #3: Our Partners Need Pointers on What Turns Us On; title: Truth #4: Intercourse, Alone, Doesn't Cut It (At Least, for Most of Us); title: Truth #5: Not All Orgasms Have the Same Oomph; title: Truth #6: The Mind Has More Verve Than a Vibrator; title: Truth #7: Orgasms Aren't Proof of Good Sex; title: The Libido Crash and Revival; label: Part III
title: Our Body and Soul; label: 8
title: Emotional Theatrics
pagenum: 163; title: The Identity Crisis; title: That Self-Loathing Feeling; title: "I'm So Stressed Out!"; title: "Is There Anybody Out There?"; title: Moving 101; title: When You Have the Blues; title: Rage; title: Envy; title: A Mental-Health Checkup; label: 9
title: The Body-Image Demons
pagenum: 195; title: The Value of Being Cute; title: Real Women and the Airbrushed; title: Ads That Promise the Universe; title: The Roots of Body-Image Blues; title: The Scapegoat Factor; title: The Body Morph; title: One Week Without Obsessions; title: A Wardrobe You Love; title: Bathroom Scale Torch; title: Mirror, Hateful Mirror!; title: Exercise and Proper Fuel; title: Body Image and the Bedroom; title: The Mind Factor; label: 10
title: That Whacked-Out Body Feeling
pagenum: 211; title: Our Size and Shape; title: Our Faces; title: Our Skin; title: Our Hair; title: Our Digestive Systems; title: Our Reproductive Systems; title: Our Feet; title: Exercise Guidelines; title: Nutrition Guidelines; title: Screening Tests to Get Right Away; label: Part IV
title: Our Support Group; label: 11
title: Family Knots
pagenum: 243; title: Who Are These People (And What Did They Do with My Parents)?; title: Cutting the Cord; title: Unresolved "Issues"; title: Sibling Rivalry No More!; title: Sharing the Nest; title: Home for the Holidays and Other Visits; title: The Bizarre Role Reversal; title: Starting a Family of Our Own; title: On Becoming Friends; label: 12
title: Our Surrogate Family
pagenum: 269; title: The Maintenance Factor; title: Downsizing the Circle; title: Forging New Bonds; title: Mixing Boyfriends into the Stew; title: Grouping the Gang; label: Part V
title: Our Finances and Other Loose Ends; label: 13
title: Financial Chaos
pagenum: 289; title: On Being Dirt Poor; title: Our Budget; title: The Price of Fun; title: Money Etiquette; title: Getting Out of Debt (And Staying Out); title: Saving for Retirement; title: The Crisis Fund; title: Investing Extra $$$; title: One Final Taxing Matter; label: 14
title: Loose Ends
pagenum: 323; title: Our Birthdays; title: Theme Music; title: The Three-Month Marker; title: Top 10 List of Things to Do in Your 20s; title: Keep On Movin'; title: Go-Girl Resources
pagenum: 329; title: Index
pagenum: 333