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This book was a great disappointment. I echo others who state it was a weak travelogue - trips to fancy cities reapeated over and over. However, the worst was that there was no information or description about why Hermes scarves and especially Birkin bags are so prized. There is no history or information on how they are made. I would like to know also what the cost is to produce such items and the markup thereto. Although I recognise this might be hard information to get, however, a lot more depth is needed to this book. It reads as a self-serving pat on the back for the author who came up with the idea of selling fancy items on E-Bay.

funny, light, engaging...i truly enjoyed the writing style and the photos that accompanied the story

This is simultaneously an engaging travel book and a witty but kind commentary on American excess. Michael Tonello is funny without trying to be and a great storyteller - you feel like you're climbing those steps in Capri along with him. Mr. Tonello made the kind of major leap in life many of us just dream about, and created a wonderful life and found love by following his serendipitous journey. We should all be so fearless in life, and so well dressed. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It's cliche, but I really could not put it down.

I LOVED this book! I usually do not like reading "memoir-type" books but this book reads like a novel. I literally laughed out loud at several parts. Bringing Home the Birkin is a delightful, fun read - I highly recommend it! I hope Micahel writes a sequel!

anyone who is into fashion or follows the fashion trends will enjoy this book. I recently saw a financial expert on television and silly me thought he was going to discuss the economic situation. Instead he discussed his wife's search for the perfect Birkin. She apparently has more than a dozen and made a trip to Paris to purchase the one color Birkin that she HAD to have. He finally did get around to discussing stocks but his main focus was the Birkin handbag. Enjoyable book for anyone who has been on the "hunt" for that special something that you just couldn't live without!