Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry

Tripping the Prom Queen is a groundbreaking investigation into the dark secret of female friendship: rivalry.
Susan Shapiro Barash has exploded the myth that women help one another, are supportive of one another, and want each other to succeed. Based on interviews with women across a broad social spectrum, she has discovered that the competition between women is more vicious precisely because it is covert. She tells us: * Why women can't and won't admit to rivalry. * How women are trained from an early age to compete with one another. * In which areas women most heatedly compete. * How rivalry is different among women than among men. * The differences between competition, envy, and jealousy. * When competition is healthy and when it isn't. * Why women find it irresistible to "trip the prom queen." * Useful strategies to stop the competition and forge a new kind of relationship with other women. Whether you've tripped the prom queen or been tripped yourself, you will discover an engrossing exploration of this female phenomenon, as well as a beacon of hope for better, more fulfilling relationships.

Barash, Susan Shapiro

Parenting & Relationships

St. Martin's: Griffin

Tripping the Prom Queen is a groundbreaking investigation into the dark secret of female friendship: rivalry. Susan Shapiro Barash has exploded the myth that women help one another, are supportive of one another, and want each other to succeed. Based on interviews with women across a broad social spectrum, she has discovered that the competition between women is more vicious precisely because it is covert. She tells us: * Why women can't and won't admit to rivalry.* How women are trained from an early age to compete with one another.* In which areas women most heatedly compete.* How rivalry is different among women than among men.* The differences between competition, envy, and jealousy.* When competition is healthy and when it isn't. * Why women find it irresistible to "trip the prom queen."* Useful strategies to stop the competition and forge a new kind of relationship with other women.Whether you've tripped the prom queen or been tripped yourself, you will discover an engrossing exploration of this female phenomenon, as well as a beacon of hope for better, more fulfilling relationships.

St.Martin's Press

Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth About Why Women Lie

From the bestselling author of Tripping the Prom Queen comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among the liars are:
•A woman who shoplifts, and has it “down to a science”
•A woman who tells her husband she is working late in order to be with her lover
•A woman who lies about her children’s achievements to her friends
•A woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going broke
•A woman who has covered up her husband’s emotional abuse for years
•A woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbia
•A woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it’s better to stay than be alone
•And many other secrets and deceptions
Honest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to women—issues that they are loath to talk about . . . until now.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

From the bestselling author of Tripping the Prom Queen comes a fascinating and provocative look at the reasons behind female deception. Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets reveals how society doles out mixed messages to women, fostering the lies they tell. Among the liars are:
•A woman who shoplifts, and has it "down to a science"
•A woman who tells her husband she is working late in order to be with her lover
•A woman who lies about her children's achievements to her friends
•A woman who pretends her husband is doing well when they are going broke
•A woman who has covered up her husband's emotional abuse for years
•A woman whose secret is her misery in being a stay-at-home mom in suburbia
•A woman who lies about loving her partner, deciding it's better to stay than be alone
•And many other secrets and deceptions
Honest and even outrageous, Susan Shapiro Barash is fast becoming the author who explores issues that are important to women―issues that they are loath to talk about . . . until now.

A woman can always count on are her friends—right? But what if those friendships are hurtful, harmful, even toxic? Susan Shapiro Barash explores the ten types of female friends and shows you why and how women get stuck with the worst kinds, the ways to get “unstuck, and how to recognize a true friend.” For example: • The Leader of the Pack—it’s all on her terms • The Doormat—and why you’re the one paying the price • The Misery Lover—she wants to feel your pain. Really. • The User—and why you seldom see her coming • The Trophy Friend—and what you gain from each other Provocative and fascinating, Susan Shapiro Barash looks at the bonds (and bondage) of female friendships in a new light.

Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships

Susan Shapiro Barash’s provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters. Sample chapters include: • What color would you like that Prada bag in? (material indulgence) • Do you need to be eating that? (fixations on food and weight) • Of course you can drink when you’re home with me (loose boundaries and rules) • I know she’s your friend but… (underestimating female friendships) • I’ll just say you aren’t feeling well (making excuses) • And much more.

You're Grounded Forever...But First, Let's Go Shopping: The Challenges Mothers Face with Their Daughters and Ten Timely Solutions

Family Relationships

Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters: Are we spoiling them or being too rigid? Are we trying to be their friend or are we setting ourselves up as adversaries? Are we setting a good example, or are we a cautionary tale? In short, are we creating our own monsters? This book explores: 
* "What color would you like that Prada bag in?" (Material indulgence)
* "Do you need to be eating that?" (Fixations on food and weight)
* "Of course you can drink when you're home with me." (Lacking boundaries and rules)
* "Your closest friends are your biggest rivals." (Underestimating female friendships)
* "I'll just say you aren't feeling well." (Making excuses)
* And much more

From the author of Toxic Friends-a groundbreaking look at how to understand your marriage and create a more satisfying relationship Every marriage goes through nine phases. It is only by understanding the course our marriages run that we can truly begin to craft the perfect relationship. In The Nine Phases of Marriage, Susan Shapiro Barash breaks down and analyzes these phases, which are: - Phase One: Passion and Longing - Phase Two: Conforming: The Perfect Wife - Phase Three: Real Life: Child Centricity - Phase Four: Tension: One Bed: Two Dreams - Phase Five: Distance: Two Beds: Two Rooms - Phase Six: Fracturing: Midlife Divorce - Phase Seven: Second Chances: Remarriage and Renegotiating - Phase Eight: Balance: Concessions - Phase Nine: Successful Coupling
With this essential knowledge, spouses can successfully navigate the natural pitfalls and perils of their marriages and embark on a true partnership.

The Nine Phases of Marriage: How to Make It, Break It, Keep It

Self-Help

Relationships

A woman can always count on are her friends―right? But what if those friendships are hurtful, harmful, even toxic? Susan Shapiro Barash explores the ten types of female friends and shows you why and how women get stuck with the worst kinds, the ways to get "unstuck, and how to recognize a true friend." 
For example: 
• The Leader of the Pack―it's all on her terms • The Doormat―and why you're the one paying the price • The Misery Lover―she wants to feel your pain. Really. • The User―and why you seldom see her coming • The Trophy Friend―and what you gain from each other 
Provocative and fascinating, Susan Shapiro Barash looks at the bonds (and bondage) of female friendships in a new light.

Sisters: Devoted or Divided

Discusses the relationships of sisters, looks at competitive, supportive, jealous, and destructive sisters, and considers the special relationship of twins and sisters who become surrogate mothers.

Shapiro, Susan R.

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Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry

Tripping the Prom Queen: The Truth About Women and Rivalry

Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth About Why Women Lie

Little White Lies, Deep Dark Secrets: The Truth About Why Women Lie

Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships

You're Grounded Forever...But First, Let's Go Shopping: The Challenges Mothers Face with Their Daughters and Ten Timely Solutions

You're Grounded Forever...But First, Let's Go Shopping: The Challenges Mothers Face with Their Daughters and Ten Timely Solutions

The Nine Phases of Marriage: How to Make It, Break It, Keep It

Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships

Sisters: Devoted or Divided