About this title: In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781582346182ISBN:1582346186
Description: GOOD. NOT ex-library. Cover has creased corners and rubbed edges but no tears. Pages are clean and unmarked but have lots of previously folded corners. No gift inscriptions or previous owner names. Uncreased, straight spine. 110809gs. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 5/12/2005
ISBN-13:9781582346182ISBN:1582346186
Description: Fine. 1582346186 May show signs of shelf wear. Choose EXPEDITED shipping, receive in 2-5 business days. Please email with questions. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781582346182ISBN:1582346186
Description: Good. Cover has marks, bumping, edgewear, sticker residue-Bumped / dogeared pgs-Few marks-NOTE: Dedication pg is torn off and missing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780099493525ISBN:0099493527
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Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Date Published: 2008-08-01
ISBN-13:9781400158263ISBN:1400158265
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Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Tantor Media
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781400158263ISBN:1400158265
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ARROW BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780099493525ISBN:0099493527
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. (208 pages) gorgeous, sharp, and anything but shy, chelsea loves men...lots of them. this work chronicles chelsea's romps through the bedrooms of a host of potential suitors, uncovering what can happen in one night of passion between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated woman. (Paperback) read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 213 p. Audience: General/trade. Multiple copies available, excellent customer service, now and after, tracking number provided read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 213 p. Audience: General/trade. Multiple copies available, excellent customer service, now and after, tracking number provided read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Date Published: 2008-08-01
ISBN-13:9781400108268ISBN:1400108268
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"Chelsea Handler is a foul-mouthed, drunken, egotistical, politically incorrect slut. She's also hilarious. This "collection of one-night stands" delves into Chelsea's exploits as she, um, dates a male stripper, wakes up in bed with a midget with an outsized penis, acts as a beard--named Beulah--at her gay friend Nathan's prep school reunion, and gets drunk in more situations than you can shake a swizzle stick at.
Think Sarah Vowell meets Sarah Silverman. Think David Sedaris before he got off the meth. However you think of it, you'll laugh your butt off (even if you're sometimes a little ashamed of yourself for doing so) as you read these essays."
"I hope for the sake of the innocent and guilty that the names in this kiss and tell book were changed. Actually that should be more like--have sex with and tell, but that's beside the point.
Chelesa Handler's memoir of memorable one-night stands is both as racy as you'd expect and not nearly as racy as you'd like to think. Handler's humor is self-deprecating and the fact that she finds such an assortment of one-night stands is an intersting one. The book could definitely be an advertisement for Alcoholic's Anonymous since many of these stories revolve around decisions made while under the influence. Handler details stories about various men--some good, some bad and details their eccecentries and short-comings (pun fully intended).
That said, there are times when Handler works too hard to set up punchlines. I'd say this is a limitation of the work being a printed one, but since I listened to the audio version that doesn't necessarily apply.
Be warned--if you're easily offended, don't read this one."
"I watch Chelsea Handler's late night show on tv and the disconnect between her professional-young-woman look and foul-mouthed retelling of her sexual expoits is quite funny and I looked forward to more of the same in the book. However, the humour lies in her drunken exploits picking up a myriad of men and then her personal insults against them, whether it be their 'size', personal habits, looks, intelligence or housekeeping ability. There are several side characters, all of whom might have been interesting, but the information on them is restricted to how much money they have and their sexual habits or lack of them. Again, insults abound. The only character who is described in any kind of detail is her father - a racist, homophobic, certifiable eccentric of a secondhand car dealer, not a description that is in any way believable but still amusing to read.
The initial chapters read well, but it became steadily more tedious and I had to force myself to read the last few chapters just because I really hate not finishing books.
Humour is a very individual thing. What I like you may not and vice-versa so the two-star rating reflects only my opinion and not a rating of how good the book is or is not."
"I have never considered myself prudish before - but reading these recollections and seeing how little respect Handler had for the men she encountered really depressed me. I had hoped that the book would be Fun and Liberating - The story of a confident, single woman who took charge of her sexual experiences! What a Let-Down! There were a handful of funny one-liners - but after reading this book, I found that I really didn't like the author and that her exploits left a bad taste in my mouth !!!!"
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