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What Smart Women Know

By: Julia Sokol, Steven Carter
Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
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Most knowledge, especially concerning relationships, comes from trial and error and the failures, although instructive, can be devastatingly painful. So why not learn from others' mistakes and advice? This audiobook is a compendium of knowledge, full of smart women who’ve made mistakes in life, love, and relationships and become more powerful for it. Performed by Rosemary Benson in a tone that feels like a confiding and reassuring friend, someone who’s been there and wants to empower others, this is an easy listen but chockfull of pearls of wisdom that smart women will relate to and learn from.

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Get smart about men and relationships with the help of this straightforward guide. Learn how to read that vitally important first date, how to tell the good guys from the bad, how to handle a breakup and after, and the 11 commandments for a smart woman.

©1990, 1999, 2012 Steven Carter and Julia Sokol Coopersmith (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Awesome

Have listened to certain chapters multiple times. It's very enlightening and empowering. A must read!

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Simple & informative - I loved it!

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I really enjoyed this audiobook. It clear, concise and went right to the matter - elimated the endless psycho-babble common in these types of books.

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She is a wonderful narrator with great voice inflections based on book content.

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Sexist and out of date

Sexist and out of date couldn’t even finish this it was embarrassingly out of touch.

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Great Advice and Entertaining

This is not your typical self help book. It was fun to listen to and had great examples of real-life situations. The message and delivery was awesome!

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A great read

An easy read with great tips and reminders about self worth, putting yourself first when it comes to dating.

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mandatory

yes you will see yourself, your friend, your mother, your daughter, your sister in this book somewhere. Luckily, as smart women, we can do a preemptive strike. And this book is the manifesto.

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Published in 2012 but written 1912

This book sets women’s rights back by centuries. I’m pretty sure even incels would find some of the content here offensive. Men’s first date red flags: doesn’t reach for the bill fast enough, changes tables, asks for clean silverware/dishes, has food allergies, talks about himself, doesn’t talk about himself…seriously? Who came up with this stuff?

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Outdated

Very outdated. Not for today’s world. I felt like I was sitting in a proper women’s manners class.

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Repetitive 💁‍♂️ and very superficial

I wish she didn't repeat the phrase ”smart women know” a thousand times.
It could be useful though

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Terrible

Tiny bit of story then goes into lists of what a "good" guy is and what a " and what a good" guy isn't. I couldn't get through it.

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