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"Sure, beauty has the power to excite men. But so does a box of donuts." Gilman's debut, the bestselling Kiss My Tiara:How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess is a guide to power and attitude for a new generation, serving up an intelligent alternative to negative messages women get every day from magazines, television, and relatives. Its smart rules for smart women (of all cultures, sexualities, and sizes) combine uncommon wisdom, wit, and practical advice on everything from looks ("Beauty Tips from Mental Institutions") to politics ("Onward, Vixen Soldiers"). How to turn shopping into a power tool, out-harass harassers, and apply man-catching techniques to salary negotiations -- it's all here. A must-read for anyone who wants to be mistress of her universe. A Book Sense 76 Pick. |
"A deliriously, levitatingly funny memoir" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred). Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress is a hilarious, nakedly honest memoir about growing up groovy and clueless in New York City. This instant New York Times' Bestseller documents Gilman's spectacularly idiotic and unique adventures in growing up -- being an uncool white kid in a tough Puerto Rican neighborhood, a teenager throwing herself at a rock star, an ambitious cub reporter discovering that there's more to the world than her own navel, and a feminist bride having a melt-down in David's Bridal Salon. These true stories are so engaging, they read like the very best fiction. At turns heartbreaking, insightful, and screamingly funny, "Hypocrite" uniquely chronicles a generation. A book that readers instantly want to read aloud to their friends. |
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is a riveting, funny, but harrowing true story -- a modern-day heart of darkness full of Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. In 1986, Gilman and a friend planned an ambitious trek across the globe starting in the People's Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent backpackers for roughly ten minutes. Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche and Linda Goodman's Love Signs, the two young women plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found themselves in over their heads -- stripped of everything familiar, under constant government surveillance, and ensnared in rural China. What began as a journey full of humor, eroticism and enlightenment grew sinister -- becoming a real-life international thriller that changed them forever. |
| Anthologies |
| Body Outlaws. A collection of the freshest, hippest writers ever to slam Mattel's Barbie doll and speak up for the beauty of the un-blonde, the un-tall and the un-anorexic.Contains Gilman's infamous, "Klaus Barbie, and Other Dolls I'd Like to See." |
| Sex and Single Girls. Candid, personal accounts of pleasure, fear, desire, risk, survival, heartbreak, and intimacy. Well-known writers and feminists treat topics ranging from online sex to abortion. Includes Gilman’s essay, “I am One Lousy Lay.” |
| Mr. Wrong. Witty, wise, and entertaining personal essays by some of the literary world’s most accomplished and bestselling authors about frogs who never did turn into princes. Among these, Gilman’s satiric “I’m Still Waiting.” |
| Single State of the Union. In this compilation of sass, humor, and style, single women prove their lives extend well beyond Match.com and Manolo Blahniks. Gilman has contributed “Marriage Ain’t Prozac” from Kiss My Tiara. |
| Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook. Everything students need to learn good writing. In use at more than 300 colleges and universities. Features Gilman’s“Mick Jagger Wants Me.” |
| Lost in translation? Versions from around the world... |
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