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The Official Preppy Handbook
The Official Preppy Handbook
Author: Lisa Birnbach
It is the inalienable right of every man, woman and child to wear khaki. Looking, acting, and ultimately being Prep is not restricted to an elite minority lucky enough to attend prestigious private schools, just because an ancestor or two happened to arrive here on the Mayflower. You don't even have to be registered Republican. In a true dem...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780894801402
ISBN-10: 0894801406
Publication Date: 10/1980
Pages: 224
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3.8 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 28
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carlamo avatar reviewed The Official Preppy Handbook on + 269 more book reviews
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I live with a real-life preppy (Prep School: Groton - University: Yale) and I can vouch for how close this hits home! Every time his mother signs a card or letter "Love, Mummy" I giggle and he doesn't know why...
Leesa-Dee avatar reviewed The Official Preppy Handbook on + 48 more book reviews
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Everything you could possibly need to know about the preppy lifestyle is contained in this book. Presented as a work of humor, still it reads like the real deal. It explores the preppy lifestyle from childhood to retirement, describing the right clothes, shoes, pets, schools, sports, clubs, interests, the right mates, it covers it all. Even though it was written it the late 1970s, I expect it is still relevant and true in its revelation of what it means to be preppy.
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JaneEire avatar reviewed The Official Preppy Handbook on
The 80s preppy Bible - covers all aspects of preppy life including how to fake it!!


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