Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch [Animated] [Paperback]

Elizabeth Hilts (Author), Deborah Werksman (Editor), Mary Lawton (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997

The Inner Bitch is the Bette Davis in all of us--that integral, powerful partwhich often goes unrecognized--walking around with a cigarette in one hand, amartini in the other, calling a dump a dump. For the woman who wants to laughout loud and speak her mind, Hilts offers the ultimate self-help book.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

I read this book on the way to my last job interview. And I got the job. Now, I'm not saying that I was successful by being a bitch, but being in touch with my needs and goals was certainly a help. This humorous look at why women don't get what they need and want uses cartoons by Nicole Hollander (Sylvia) to illustrate strategies for "getting over toxic niceness" and saying what you really mean. Perhaps the world would be a nicer place if we all stopped fretting over the "B" word.

From the Back Cover

Your Inner Bitch is that integral, powerful part of you that is going unrecognized.

--Have you ever said “yes” when you meant “no”?
--Have you ever wanted to give someone a piece of your mind and eaten a piece of cake instead (or even the whole cake)?
--Have you ever apologized when it wasn't your fault?

If you’re nodding in agreement at this point, you may be suffering from Toxic Niceness, a condition that will only be stopped by getting in touch with your Inner Bitch, your own personal antidote to the torrent of absurd requests, ridiculous expectations and outrageous demands we all face every day.

Being in touch with your Inner Bitch means never having to say, “I don’t know what came over me.” The Inner Bitch is the part of ourselves that is smart, confident, dignified, knows what she wants and does not settle for less. The Inner Bitch calls it as she sees it and isn't afraid to speak her mind.

Your Inner Bitch awaits you...

Elizabeth Hilts is a journalist, editor and writer. She lives with her husband, Neil (who knew all about her Inner Bitch when he married her), in Connecticut.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096291620X
• ISBN-13: 978-0962916205
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,549,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, February 6, 2002

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"trish1964" (Peoria, Il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch (Paperback)

When a friend gave this book to me, I thought it was mostly just going to be a humorous book to read. I was more than pleasantly surprised. It is humorous, but it also is one great book. For anyone that struggles with being a people pleaser and doormat this is the book to read. It has some practical and relatively simple advice on how to get rid of the neon flashing doormat sign above your head. I loved it and I'm trying out some of the techniques. Being a counselor, I've read many books about this subject and I must say that I find this one to be of great value- humorous and practical all at once!!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT IS ALWAYS OUT ON LOAN, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch (Paperback)

My husband gave this book to me as a joke, as a male it was the title that caught his eye. Obviously a book so small is very easy reading but I laughed and laughed. What was being said was so true. Anyone feeling a little low on the injustices of women should read this book. My book is always out on loan, with the understanding that it MUST be returned. I have just submitted an English assignment on 'political correctness' and I used this book. As a woman are you sometimes treated with disrepect, made to feel subserviant or your views dont count, as the book says "I dont think so".

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous and Helpful, June 25, 2004

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Robin M Goffinet (Richmond, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch (Paperback)

I have always been a victime of "toxic niceness" and afraid to say no to anyone. After reading this, I realized that it is ok to say no and you don't have to be nicey nicey to people that are mean and hateful. You can't please everyone no matter how hard you try and you don't have to put up with someone treating you like a doormat. After reading this, I am much more confident in standing up for myself and to say "I don't think so"