The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want

by Tuttle, Cameron

• ISBN13: 9780811828963
• ISBN10: 0811828964
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc

Summary

This hilarious follow-up to the wildly popular Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road is the ultimate guide to getting it anything and everything in Bad Girl style. Delayed gratification is a thing of the past with this inspired collection of tips and tricks for scoring love, fame, money, power, parking spaces, and other essentials. With sure-fire schemes for everything from free food and airline miles to insider lingo for paving pesky resume gaps, The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want shows how to fake it fabulously. But spin and strategy are just the beginning the truth can be an even more wicked weapon. Learn the secrets of men's hair, the landlord's Achilles' heel, and the maitre d's darkest desires, and the dream date, great apartment, and best table are yours! Racy bad-girl confessions and edgy illustrations make this indispensable volume even dishier. Ethics are overrated it's the results that count! Pack this sassy package in your purse and knowing what you want is as good as getting it.

Author Biography

Cameron Tuttle is a freelance writer in San Francisco, California. Since writing this book, she rarely ventures outside.

Susannah Bettag is a woman with an on-the-edge humor that has made her a fav with magazines like Seventeen and Ms. She lives in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

A Bad Girl's Wish List
The Bad Girl Swirl
Bad Girls We'd Love to See	14	(2)
The Desperate Desire Decoder	16	(2)
A Typical Good Girl's Transformation	18	(2)
How to Find Your Badness	20	(4)
Are You a Bad Girl? (A Quiz)	24	(8)
How Do You Get What You Want?	32	(2)
Trust You Body (a checklist)	34	(2)
Are You Really as Satisfied as You Think?	36	(2)
Plagued Personas	38	(2)
Getting Off the Hook	40	(5)
Getting a Date
Popular Forms of Alternative Dating	45	(3)
The Truth about Jobs and Men	48	(3)
Instant Alias Finder	51	(1)
How to Increase Your Sex Appeal	52	(2)
Sexy Power Poses	54	(2)
The Man Translator	56	(4)
Girl's Guide to Hunting and Kissing	60	(5)
How to Make a Bad Girl Cocktail	65	(1)
The Truth about Hair and Men	66	(2)
How to Score More Free Drinks	68	(4)
Seductive Secrets	72	(3)
Brazenly Bad Pickup Lines	75	(1)
Where to Meet Babes on the Fly	76	(2)
How to Have a Foreign Affair	78	(6)
Stylin' Self-Defense Tips for Girls on the Go	84	(6)
Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend	90	(2)
Are You Really in Love?	92	(88)
Secret Desires
Racy Bad Girl Confessions	180
Getting a Job
Job Satisfaction?	95	(3)
Your Fab Job Finder	98	(2)
Paving Over Your Resume Gaps	100	(3)
Giving Good Interview	103	(5)
Business Lingo 101	108	(4)
Getting Out of the Office	112	(4)
Office Enemies	116	(4)
Working Your Image	120	(2)
Beautifyingat the Office	122	(2)
The Secret Power of Post-its	124	(4)
Boosting Bad Girl Morale	128	(3)
Getting Off at the Office	131	(5)
Bad Girl-illa Warfare	136	(4)
Great Ways to Get the Axe	140	(5)
Getting a Life
Bad Girlfriends vs. Bad-Girl Friends	145	(1)
How to Lose a Bad Girlfriend	146	(3)
The Bad Girl Party Planner	149	(3)
How to Be a Bad Influence	152	(1)
Cheap Thrills	153	(1)
Immediate Gratification	154	(5)
The 13 Sacred Bad Girl Affirmations	159	(5)
Landing the Perfect Pad	164	(2)
Roommate Revenge!	166	(10)
Creating the Illusion of a Home-Cooked Meal	176	(2)
Getting a Great Table (without Reservations)	178	(5)
Miracle Multitasking	183	(1)
Parking Place Princess	184	(2)
Airline Upgrades	186
Bad Girl Ja-Da List
Things to Do with ... Pantyliners	83	(27)
Your Boss's Business Card	110	(15)
Post-its	125	(10)
Toilet Paper	135	(34)
Your Trendy Impulse Buys	169	(1)
Photos of Your Evil Ex	170	(19)
Your Old Bridesmaid Dresses	189