New Releases by Jennifer Worick

Beyond her time as the First Lady, Michelle Obama’s voice and presence continues to resonate with women on a profound level. Michelle is both the ultimate role model and the everywoman. If we can’t be her, we at least want to be like her. She’s inspirational and aspirational. Most of all, she’s real. And a gal can learn a lot from her, which is why we’ve gathered up all her wit and wisdom into one glorious book a woman can dip into again and again for a reminder that she is powerful and can accomplish pretty much anything because, you know, the future is female. Using examples, actual events, and inspiring quotations from Michelle’s life during and prior to her time as first lady, What's Your M.O., Live Your Best Life the Michelle Obama Way simultaneously celebrates Michelle’s accomplishments and provides useful advice for a wide array of life’s challenges. Chapters include: Family Matters Good Relations Working Woman Style & Substance Strength in the Face of Adversity Education Nation Health & Wellness Sense of a Woman A Call to Action

This pocket-sized volume contains dozens of hilarious jokes that’ll make any women grin—or groan. Plus the ten worst pick-up lines, tips for delivering jokes, quotations from famous female comedians, a section of jokes for kids, and much, much more, including: The One about the Sneezing Virgin The One about the Blind Man in the Nudist Colony The One about the Tequila Diet The One about the Buddhist in the Pizza Parlor And more!

Belly dancing sounds exotic, graceful, and just a touch naughty, but it's also great exercise that isolates and tones every part of your body. The Art of Belly Dancing includes a full set of finger cymbals, adhesive jewels, and a 32-page primer to get you started. Get ready to master this ancient craft.

For every woman who wants to be as tough as Lara Croft, as nimble as the Bionic Woman, and as babe-a-licious as Charlie’s Angels, The Action Heroine’s Handbook shows you the essential skills you’ll need to conquer the bad guys and save the day without breaking a sweat. Find out how the real action heroines do it, directly from a host of experts, including stuntwomen, jujitsu instructors, helicopter pilots, detectives, forensic psychologists, survivalists, primatologists, and many others. Learn to: • Profile a serial killer • Outwit a band of home intruders • Navigate white water rapids • Go undercover as a beauty queen • Outrun a fireball And dozens of other Tough Chick Skills, Beauty Skills, Brain Skills, Brawn Skills, and Escape Skills. Special sections and appendices feature the top action heroine hairdos, handbag essentials, and the best footwear for every action situation. With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow illustrations, The Action Heroine’s Handbook will prepare you to save the world, one baddie at a time.

The authors of the best-selling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are back—and they've brought a date. Whatever your own dating nightmares are, take it from the professionals, things can get worse. Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are dozens of scenarios covering every phase of the romantic—or not so romantic—turn of events. Learn how to remove stubborn articles of clothing, slip away from a blind date, and get rid of unsightly stains. Discover the secrets of dealing with a bad kisser and of surviving a meeting with your date's parents. Hands-on, step-by-step illustrated instructions help guide you through these and many more perils d'amor. Tasteful and useful, and with an appendix of great pickup lines, breakup lines, and all-purpose excuses, this is the book you need when you wake up next to someone whose name you can't remember.

Heartfelt + handmade = the perfect gift. In Simple Gifts, Jennifer Worick offers step-by-step instructions for creating easy and inspired handmade gifts that won’t break the bank. Learn how to stitch a wine bag for your favorite foodie, sew pajama pants for a tried-and-true friend, roast coffee beans for an office pal, or felt a ring for your sweetheart. Also included is Jennifer’s helpful, witty advice on choosing the right gift for anyone-man, woman, or child-and how to wrap up your present with style. From a sweet knitted apron to a hand-embroidered handkerchief, personalized note cards to soothing natural lip balm, a quilted baby blanket to a manly wooden toolbox, these heartfelt, handmade gifts are certain to wow and touch your loved ones.

Rediscover the charm, grit, and creativity of prairie life—one project at a time. Whether you're a lifelong fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder or simply drawn to the timeless appeal of handmade living, The Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life invites you to step into the world of frontier-inspired crafts, skills, and traditions. With warmth and wit, Jennifer Worick shares 50 delightful projects that blend old-fashioned know-how with modern sensibilities. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Sew a sampler quilt and stitch prairie-perfect embroidery. Make bread-and-butter pickles and churn your own butter. Craft a rag rug, mix up homemade beauty remedies, and even win a spelling bee. Speak prairie slang, sing a lullaby, and embrace the spirit of self-reliance. Part how-to manual, part nostalgic celebration, this book is a heartfelt tribute to the ingenuity and resilience of pioneer women—and a playful guide for anyone who wants to bring a little prairie magic into their everyday life.

"New York Times" bestselling author Jennifer Worick delivers this first book to describe how to start a women's group--and how to keep it running well. She draws on the advice of women's group leaders across the country to create this nuts-and-bolts handbook.

Armed with this guide, a girl's guaranteed to get over an evil ex lickety-split and even ask herself what took so long! Inside this cute little handbook are 50 tried-and-true, feel-good-fast rituals.

Domestic tips for today's happy homemaker: coping with unexpected dinner guests, creating an enjoyable home environment, achieving domestic diplomacy and compromise, becoming a "team player" on sports night, handling hubby's wandering eye, and more advice on nesting together and loving every minute of it.--From publisher description.

Includes non-removable plastic model affixed in center of book.

The college years are a time of noble pursuit of knowledge, self-betterment—and unending peril! Students are at risk from the moment they receive their acceptance letters. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series have come to the rescue, offering all-new, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for surviving the worst that higher education has to offer, on campus and off. Learn how to identify a party school, engineer a hookup, survive "the spins," and escape a stadium riot. Discover the best way to sleep in class, pass a test you haven't studied for, avoid the "freshman fifteen," and pull an all-nighter. With practical advice for avoiding laundry and identifying unsafe institutional food, along with an appendix of excuses for missed deadlines and a back-up diploma, this is truly required reading for all college students—and a perfect high school graduation present.

"Tired of shouting over loud music and fending off advances from pushy guys in order to enjoy a good conversation with an old friend? Why not plan a luscious evening of Basil-Mandarin Hand Soaks, Honey Oatmeal Facial Scrubs, Mango Hair Moisturizer, Mint Iced Tea, and cozy flannel pajamas, all enjoyed in the company of a few close girlfriends (No men allowed!).

They're the biggest thing to hit refrigerators since Magnetic Poetry! Each paperback volume contains 12 attractive postcards that can be mailed to friends or family -- and they're perfect for display on file cabinets and other metal surfaces.

"Sumo wrestling is part religious ritual, part popular entertainment, and Japan's most unique contribution to the world of sport. Though sumo has long fascinated the West, its complex system of rituals and etiquette has made it difficult for outsiders to penetrate. Wrestlers undergo years of strenuous training and some pretty serious eating in order to compete in bouts that last minutes or sometimes seconds; the sweaty clash of huge bodies is but the final act in a prolonged contest of intimidation and concentration. In well over 100 rare and luminous photographs, Sumo offers an unrivaled close-up view of wrestlers in practice and in competition, complete with a brief history of the sport and an explanation of the various stages of a typical match. Photographers are seldom allowed such intimate access to the wrestlers, making this book a truly unprecedented document of the world of sumo. Japanophiles, sumo fans, and photography buffs alike will relish this rare glimpse of the inner circle where ritual, power, and bodies collide." -- Publisher's description