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1	They Used to Call Me Snow White...But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist Artfully combining sociology, psychology, and feminist theory, here is a fascinating and entertaining look at how women can use humor to their advantage. This witty--and at times deliciously ribald--book examines women's humor and shows how the proper punchline can work wonders on the street, in the bedroom, and even in the corporate boardroom. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £39.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Don't Tell Mama!: The Penguin Book of Italian American Writing more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology contains work by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Mario Puzo, Wally Lamb, Maria Laurino, Carole Maso, and Evan Hunter. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £17.26! \| first editions
3	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes more books like this by Anita Loos, Ralph Barton (Illustrator), Prof. Regina Barreca (Introduction by) add to wishlist The incomparable adventures of Lorelei Lee, a little girl from Little Rock who takes the world by storm. Anita Loos first published the diaries of the ultimate gold-digging blonde in the flapper days of 1925. Now GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and its brunette sequel are together at last in a two-in-one volume, complete with the original hilarious Ralph ... see all copies from £5.16! new only from £8.98!
4	Sweet Revenge: The Wicked Delights of Getting Even more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist Regina Barreca explains why revenge is one of our most universal experiences--and why, no matter how slight or petty, it always tastes sweet. Full of hilarious anecdotes from real people who have settled their scores in some very creative ways, this book is sure to teach new tricks to even the most dedicated revenge connoisseur. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Perfect Husbands more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist Barreca traces the evolving roles of husbands and wives in American culture to illustrate how the static myths that some women cling to can lead to unhappiness--and unsuccessful relationships--in today's world. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	American Humor, the Signet Book of more books like this by Various, Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist This new volume features America's funniest voices--from George Carlin and Ellen DeGeneres to Will Rogers and Mark Twin--blending Yiddish inflections with African-American cadences, dry WASP-ish wit, with Brooklyn-eze wisecracks. see all copies from £8.05!
7	Women's Humor, the Penguin Book of more books like this by Various, Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology looks at the genre of women's humour and illuminates the ways in which women's humour differs from men's. It aims to destroy the assumption that humour is universal and shows it instead as marked by subjectivity and bound by gender. The book contains essays, short stories, dramas, and poems, on a range of subjects, from a variety of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.45! \| signed copies
8	Desire and Imagination: 20 Classic Essays in Sexuality more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist This is an anthology of 20 essays written between the 18th century and the 20th century, that illustrate the history of social and clinical thinking about sexuality. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.81! \| first editions
9	Too Much of a Good Thing is Wonderful more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist In her newest book, a popular columnist writes of growing up in an urban Italian American household under the watchful eyes of her aunts. She shares stories of an adult pajama party, her own hysterectomy, and adventures with her many friends. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	They Used to Call Me Snow White...But I Drifted: 2women's Strategic Use of Humor more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist She who laughs, lasts. Regina Barreca shows how humor can be used effectively in the home, on the sexual battlefield of bars and in cars, and most particularly in the workplace. More than a self-help book, They Used to Call Me Snow White is an artful combination of sociology, psychology, feminist literary theory, and a good measure of common sense. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £10.50! \| first editions
11	The Erotics of Instruction more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor), Deborah Denenholz Morse (Editor) add to wishlist Thirteen lively essays on the manifestations of passion and desire in teacher-student relationships. see all copies from £6.76! new only from £7.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	A Sitdown with the Sopranos: Watching Italian American Culture on TV's Most Talked-About Series more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist Eight Italian-American authors share their insights into, and interpretations of, HBO's award-winning series, discussing such topics as family, heritage, men, women, suburbia, organized crime, religion, and psychotherapy. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £12.38! \| first editions
13	Untamed and Unabashed: Essays on Women and Humor in British Literature more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist see all copies from £19.18! new only from £25.38! \| first editions
14 view cover	An ABC of Vice: The Woman's Bedside Companion more books like this by Nicole Hollander, Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist The indefatigable humourist 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, this publication offers a quick fix to any woman who needs a laugh and who needs permission to take her pleasures seriously while ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.81!
15 view cover	Fay Weldon's Wicked Fictions more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £6.64! new only from £52.14! \| first editions
16	Helene Cixous: Critical Impressions more books like this by Lee A Jacobus (Editor), Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist Adapted from a special issue of "Literature Interpretation Theory", this book explores one of the most significant voices in contemporary literature, approaching Cixous from the perspectives of feminist theory, materialist criticism, biographical criticism and reader-response methodologies. see all copies from £7.47! new only from £7.47!
17	Helene Cixous more books like this by Lee A Jacobus (Editor), Prof. Regina Barreca (Editor) add to wishlist Adapted from a special issue of "Literature Interpretation Theory", this book explores one of the most significant voices in contemporary literature, approaching Cixous from the perspectives of feminist theory, materialist criticism, biographical criticism and reader-response methodologies. see all copies from £11.19! new only from £11.19!
18 view cover	The Signet Book of American Humor more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist This newly revised and updated edition is a comprehensive collection of America's funniest voices--from Will Rogers and Woody Allen to Dorothy Parker and Ellen DeGeneres. Smart, subversive, and surprising, this anthology shows what makes Americans laugh and proves that comedy may be the truest form of democracy. see all copies from £5.57!
19 view cover	New Perspectives on Women and Comedy more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist The twenty-one original essays in this volume explore the way women have used humor to break down cultural stereotypes between the genders. Examples from literature and the performing arts deal with humor and violence, humor and disability, humor and the supposition of women's shame, lesbian and ethnic humor and particularly women's responses to ... see all copies from £33.89!
20	Last Laughs more books like this by Prof. Regina Barreca add to wishlist see all copies from £78.24!

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