{"product_id":"boys-will-put-you-on-a-pedestal-so-they-can-look-up-your-skirt-a-dads-advice-for-daughters-paperback","title":"Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt): A Dad's Advice for Daughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Van Munching\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatie Couric\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eKatie Couric\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife can be pretty tricky when you're a teenage girl.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New things matter: Clothes. Parties. Boys. Suddenly being liked and being popular don't mean the same thing. Your parents get completely \u003ci\u003ebizarre\u003c\/i\u003e when the subject of dating comes up. A friend you've had forever stabs you in the back for no good reason. Everybody you know seems to feel free to comment on your constantly changing body. Drugs and alcohol go from being what you see \"bad\" kids doing on television shows to what you see your friends doing when no adults are around. How are you supposed to deal? \u003cbr\u003e Since life doesn't come with a set of instructions, it helps to turn to people who have been through the stuff that you're facing. Even parents can help. (Really!) In \u003ci\u003eBoys Will Put You on a Pedestal (so they can look up your skirt), \u003c\/i\u003e former teenage boy -- and current dad of two daughters -- Philip Van Munching helps guide you through some of life's most confusing topics. From Beauty to Grief, from Sex to Fate, Van Munching covers the things you most want to know about and, in his wise, warm, and funny way, offers advice on how you can become the young woman \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e most want to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Van Munching\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous books. His political and social commentary has appeared on the Op-Ed pages of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune.\u003c\/i\u003e He also writes the \"Devil's Adman\" column for \u003ci\u003eBrandweek.\u003c\/i\u003e He and his wife, Christina, live with their daughters in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131984056455,"sku":"9780743267786","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0b2fd68cb6c9ac596d8e8aa19f39f1b2.webp?v=1732622846","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/boys-will-put-you-on-a-pedestal-so-they-can-look-up-your-skirt-a-dads-advice-for-daughters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}