gail belsky

writer/editor/consultant

The List: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life

The List: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life
Seal Press, 2008
ISBN: 9781580052566

About the book:
Get a tattoo, ride in a fire truck, or use food as foreplay—in short, get out there and shake things up! Fun, inspirational, and incredibly motivating, The List offers one hundred ideas—ranging from challenging to outrageous—for women who have been craving a little novelty in their lives.
With instructions and inspirational stories from women who have risen to the challenge, The List will excite, entice, and push readers to do something they’ve always dreamed of, or better yet, to do something they’ve never dared consider. Whether it’s writing a novel, doing a triathlon, or taking on a lover, The List delivers what many women are missing—taste of adventure and a light kick in the butt.

What they’re saying:
“ Funny, sly, and semi-outrageous, The List is a great go-to source if your life needs a
little jolt. So, go on and enter a poker tournament, do a polar bear swim, or join that
cattle drive!”
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and The Midnight Twins

“ As someone who has shaken up her own life by doing 38 of the 100 things Gail Belsky
suggests in The List, I felt inspired, smug, challenged, and delighted. It’s always the
right time to get a tattoo, or learn how to surf, or kiss a total stranger!”
—Ann Hood, author of Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and The Knitting Circle

Buy the Book:
* Amazon.com
* Barnes & Noble.com
* Borders.com
* IndieBound.org
* Powells.com
* Amazon.ca (Canada)
* Amazon.uk (United Kingdom)
* Chapters/​Indigo (Canada)

For more information about The List, author interviews, excerpts, and reviews, contact:
Andie East, Publicist
Seal Press
510.809.3872 | andie.east@​perseusbooks.com


From the Book:

58. Buy Something Outrageously Expensive

"Extravagance is a relative thing; one woman’s splurge can be another woman’s down payment on a condo. But the thrill of splurging — particularly on oneself — is absolute. Paying a crazy amount of money for something, whether it’s a bottle of perfume or a luxury sedan, is intoxicating. Five hundred dollars for a Prada Tessuto Soft Calf Satchel? You wouldn’t do it every day, but if that bag is what makes your pulse quicken and your eyes light up, there are good reasons to go for it."