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Book Review of If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails: And Other Lessons I Learned from My Mom

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âThe book offers details of her dizzying rise from dyslexic D-student growing up with nine siblings in Edgewater, NJ, to queen of Manhattan real estate.â (People) âCorcoran's humanity, humor and wisdom gently convey worthwhile lessons for those who would like to succeed on their own terms.â (Miami Herald) âA practial, funny compendium of advice that should stick with any reader.â (USA Today) âA likeable and worthwhile book, an honorable contribution with heart.â (Publishers Weekly) âPart memoir, part rough guide to business and 100 percent in-your-face glee.â (Working Mother) âThese easy-to-remember and pithy words of advice can be used by anyoneâ (Cathleen Black, president, Hearst Magazines)