You (a short exhortation) -- Other women (a self-esteem primer) -- Friendship (words of encouragement) -- Men (vive la difference!) -- Sex (excerpts from Cupid's bag of tricks) -- Self-improvement (the seven deadly virtues) -- Homemaking (how to have some good clean fun) -- Pretty things (in praise of frivolity) -- Makeovers (Parisian beauty secrets) -- Dieting (the skinny on blubber) -- Fashion (pulling yourself together) -- Shopping (a guilt-free guide to reckless splurging) -- Entertaining (promoting civilization at home) -- Love (how to lose your head) -- Family (keys to generational road maps) -- Life (the art of being lucky).