MAKEOVERS AT THE BEAUTY COUNTER OF HAPPINESS
Book ID/图书代码： 14560005B04983
English Summary/英文概要： So begins Ilene Beckerman’s deftly drawn look at the doubts, dreams, and hard-earned triumphs of women, from the Audrey Hepburn era to the era of Britney Spears.
Like most women we know, Ilene Beckerman has struggled with self-esteem, confronted insecurities, survived dashed hopes, and lived long enough to have finally learned that there’s more to happiness than finding the right hairdo and maintaining an ideal weight. This was never more clear to her than when she decided to go to her fiftieth elementary school reunion.
In Makeovers at the Beauty Counter of Happiness, Beckerman addresses what really matters in life. She shares her (unsent) letters to celebrities (including Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, and Madonna) and letters imparting wisdom to her granddaughter. Along the way, she discovers something that our mothers tried to tell us long ago: that beauty comes from within.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： “在我的一生时间里，我花了许多许多的钱用在买化妆品、衣服，做头发，使劲想让自己看起来漂亮，因为我一直认为漂亮女生的生活会比较幸福。”
“现在回想以前的我觉得要是我没把那么多钱和精力花在这个上面的话，我可能还会活得更开心。”
Ilene Beckerman总算还活到了一把年纪可以最后明白还有很多东西比合适的发型，完美的身材更能带来幸福的。特别是在那次小学同学五十周年团聚派队上，她更是明白了这一点。
“当然我是会去团聚派队的”，Beckerman说，但是原本的快乐感觉很快化成了沮丧，“我在想派队上谁会出现呢，他们会变成什么样子呢，我会不会看起来很精神，我该穿什么，六月时会不会减去二十磅”这一大串的疑问萦绕在我的脑海中。这次聚会充分展现了女人们的焦虑和疑惑，梦想和取之不易的成功，不管你是维多利亚女王还是小甜甜布莱尼。
Beckerman知道（除了要有一头完美的乌发）生命中什么才是真正重要的，她通过书信的方式（当然这些信迄今为止还未邮寄出去）向麦当娜、艾娃嘉德纳、索菲娅·科波拉、梅丽尔-斯特里普-------当然其中还包括她的小外孙Olivia传授她的人生心得。 在这样一本睿智、一流的作品中，作者和我们分享了她的人生阅历，这恰恰告诉我们一点，还是我们的母亲---也包括外祖母-----说的对：真正的美丽是由内而外的。
Ilene Beckerman年近六十时才开始她的写作生涯，她的文章出现在很多刊物上，《纽约时报》、《洛杉矶时报》。她还参与评审《人物杂志》出版的那期“最好和最差着装”。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Ilene Beckerman was nearly sixty when she began her writing career. Her articles have appeared in many places, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Ladies’ Home Journal; she has judged a People magazine’s “Best and Worst Dressed” issue; and her books have been translated into German, Japanese, French, and Portuguese. She travels the country giving her funny and wise talks to large audiences. “Sometimes,” she says, “I feel like Grandma Moses—she didn’t start until late in life either—but I try not to look like her.”
Format:HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED
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