Product Description

The indefatigable humorist Regina Barreca is at it again. She and syndicated columnist Nicole Hollander (of Sylvia fame) have teamed up to create a book for and about women and their vices.

Half text, half cartoons, An ABC of Vice offers a quick fix to any woman who needs a laugh, who needs permission to take her pleasures seriously while taking the rest of the world for a ride. This easy-to-access manual of mischievousness includes some hilarious 'bad girl coupons" empowering the reader to indulge herself.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #293933 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 106 pages

From the Publisher
6 x 9 trim. 94 illus.

About the Author
REGINA BARRECA, is the author of numerous books, including They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted, a landmark book on women's humor, and Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful. She is a frequent contributor to the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times and writes a weekly column for The Hartford Courant. A professor at the University of Connecticut, she maintains a heavy speaking schedule throughout the US and Canada,

NICOLE HOLLANDER's Sylvia cartoon strip is syndicated nationally and internationally by Tribune Media Services. Sylvia appears in over 80 newspapers, among them The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit News, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Palm Beach Post, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, and The Seattle Times.

Customer Reviews

ABCs of Vice
G is for Genuine - a witty and hilarious book on vice by Gina Barreca and Nicole Hollander.

I is for Insatiable - both authors' thirst and talent for uncovering the nuances and humorous truths about women's intimate secrets, everyday habits and complicated needs.

N is for Nursing - which is what you're going to be doing to your sides from laughing so hard, and...

A is for Again and again and again! You can't read this just once.

Learning your ABCs never felt soooo goood! My friends and I laughed and snorted and guffawed - this book is wickedly funny and astonishingly accurate. Whoever said that vice was something to be ashamed of never had the pleasure of reading this little gem. E for Excellent.

ABCs of Vice
G is for Genuine - a witty and hilarious book on vice by Gina Barreca and Nicole Hollander.

I is for Insatiable - both authors' thirst and talent for uncovering the nuances and humorous truths about women's intimate secrets, everyday habits and complicated needs.

N is for Nursing - which is what you're going to be doing to your sides from laughing so hard, and...

A is for Again and again and again! You can't read this just once.

Learning your ABCs never felt soooo goood! My friends and I laughed and snorted and guffawed - this book is wickedly funny and astonishingly accurate. Whoever said that vice was something to be ashamed of never had the pleasure of reading this little gem. E for Excellent.

"MORE LUST FOR CHOCOLATE!"
...Just when I thought I had seen it all...The ABC OF VICE comes along! For less than the cost of a couple of happy meals...for less than the cost of a movie AND popcorn (with extra butter)-
BETTER THAN A KLONDIKE BAR!- this book offers some real bang for your buck...26 choices of vice, including your own "bad girl coupons" to match...ingenious!

...a diet defined by eating just one bite out of every fancy chocolate in the box?!..There is something here for everyone to laugh out loud! I'll be giving this book to all of my friends for Christmas.

Girls not only want to- but these girls KNOW how to have fun!