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From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us
Fireside
November 2007
On Sale: November 6, 2007
256 pages
ISBN: 1416534695
EAN: 9781416534693
Paperback
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Non-Fiction
What Do Your Lists Say About You? More and more, we are a nation of list-makers, from grocery
lists, New Year's resolutions, and things to do before we
die to DVDs to rent and people we've kissed. In To-Do List
(based on the popular blog of the same name,
todolistblog.com) Sasha Cagen celebrates the humble to-do
list, exploring the ways these scribbled agendas reflect our
personalities and passions. To-Do List is both a celebration of lists and a peek at the
lists that others create. Broken down by subjects like
"Daily Lists" to "Sex Lists," it's a fascinating collection
of lists from everyday people to the well-known: 1. Novelist Nick Hornby's list of desert island discs 2. A therapist's secret fears ("I HATE having to think
about clients in relation to my hair or clothes") 3. A shopping list from chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse 4. A woman's accomplishments before her thirtieth
birthday ("Hot air ballooned over the Serengeti," "Danced on
a table in Vegas") 5. Qualities one man is looking for in a future wife,
including "Chews with her mouth shut" and "Will let me give
my first son the middle name of 'Jacob'" With each list, Cagen offers the story behind it and a
prompt for readers to compare notes and take their own stab
at a similar list. Voyeuristic and interactive, To-Do List will show you just
how much -- and what -- your lists say about you.
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