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American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets

by Jill Conner Browne

Series:The Sweet Potato Queens (8)

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New York Times bestselling humorist Jill Conner Browne takes a "Hit and Run" down Memory Lane for the sake of offering "Asset-Preserving Tips," with astonishing disclosures about women and aging.

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Auntie-Nanuuq 1,664 reviews

Um....funny, but not as funny as many of here other books....

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Southern humorist Jill Conner Browne describes life. I love her books! Long live the Sweet Potato Queens.

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Jill Conner Browne

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The Sweet Potato Queens

Jill Conner Browne

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 10
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Published: 2008
Genre: Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 818.5402
LCC: PN6231 .A43 .B76

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18+ Works 3,274 Members

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