My Fair Lazy - Jen Lancaster [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CHAPTER ONE - The Rat World/Road Rules Challenge
CHAPTER TWO - (Not My) High School Reunion
CHAPTER THREE - So You Think They Can Dance?
CHAPTER FOUR - Do You Have Love for New York?
CHAPTER FIVE - Outwit, Outlast, Outclassed
CHAPTER SIX - Extreme Makeover: Dumb-Ass Edition
CHAPTER SEVEN - Property Ladder
CHAPTER EIGHT - The Biggest Winner
CHAPTER NINE - The Flavor of FAIL
CHAPTER TEN - Survivor: Chinatown
CHAPTER ELEVEN - Shear Jenius
CHAPTER TWELVE - Wickedly Imperfect
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Nightmares, of the Nonkitchen Variety
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Either You’re In or You’re Out
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Have Fork, Will Travel
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - The Real World: Middle Age
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - I Love New York 2
EPILOGUE
Acknowledgements
OTHER TITLES BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JEN LANCASTER
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