Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance and Flair

by Countess LuAnn de Lesseps

Real Housewife of New York City, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps knows firsthand that class is a state of mind, not a birthright. Raised in small-town Connecticut-half French Canadian, half Native American-she worked as a registered nurse before she started modeling. On her first trip to Europe, she was awed by the lifestyle of the Italians and stayed, eventually becoming a TV personality. Before long, she began a fairy-tale romance with Alexandre Count de Lesseps, of the Suez Canal dynasty, and married into a world of aristocrats.

She learned during her time in Europe that panache comes from within- not from an antiquated manual. Now she shares her savvy advice and her inspiring story in Class with the Countess, including:

• Elegance can most certainly be acquired.
• All of life is a seduction.
• You don't have to be rich and famous to have an unforgettable presence.
• Being interested is what makes you interesting.

An alluring woman makes everyone want to be near her.The twenty-first century's answer to Emily Post, the Countess gives a new generation of women an exuberant and incomparable guide to modern social graces.

More Than a Housewife

by: Vicki Gunvalson and Jeff Scott

Vicki Gunvalson, "The O.G. of the O.C." and the only original Real Housewife on Bravo, shares through her book, "More Than a Housewife", the reality of dealing with "reality."

Starting with her childhood and progressing through her business life, she shares her personal insights to recognizing purpose and direction and the actions she took to create a profitable business and a very comfortable lifestyle.

Included in Vicki's book are many tell-tale insights and experiences while being on the hit Bravo TV show. "More Than a Housewife" will appeal to men and women that want more out of life, but may not feel the opportunity exists. "Winners of the race don't slow down," is a motto Vicki adheres to as she continues to reach pinnacles that set her personal and business life in upper echelons. Completing the book with her philosophy on living an inspirational life, Vicki shares some of her observations regarding marriage, kids, retiring and the art of living well.