The book is best described as a collection of funny essays on a variety of subjects. It appeared on several bestseller lists when originally published.
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From Publishers Weekly
Stand-up comic Rudner observes male-female interaction and muses on such everyday activities as cooking, driving and restaurant dining in this collection of some 40 short, mostly autobiographical essays. Illustrations.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Fans of stand-up comedienne Rudner will be happy indeed to see this book hit the shelves. Its pieces are quick-fire routines. If you read them aloud, they'd amount, in time, to the usual comedy spots, minus the segue. The topics are not much different from many other humor books by women--they include the fun, foibles, and fearsome experiences of being a woman in this day and age. The difference here is that Rudner is funny. Instead of eliciting merely a nod of recognition from the reader, she manages to get an actual laugh, giggle, or snort. The illustrations don't seem to add much to the book and are, in fact, a little on the amateurish side. But this shouldn't deter the acquisitions person from selecting a tried and true humorist for the collections.
- Carol Spielman Lezak, General Learning Corp . , Northbrook, Ill.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Carol Spielman Lezak, General Learning Corp . , Northbrook, Ill.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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some good laughs,
By ltp1 "ltp1" (Manchester, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Beneath My Clothes (Audio Cassette)
The audio cassette is the way to go. Why read the book when you can listen to Rita herself? With this kind of material, the written version is an incomplete substitute for the original -- standup, spoken comedy. It's all in the delivery! (If you read the book, you need to imagine it in her voice, and if you don't know her voice you are totally not getting it.) This tape is better listening than most of the stuff on the radio all day, so as long as you can concentrate on your driving and listen at the same time, it's good car audio. Or beach audio, or wherever. You'll get a few laughs, a few zings, some nods, some quotes to pass on, you'll want to play parts of it for various people in your life. I won't impart the material here, 'cause that would spoil it, so all I can say is it's worth a listen. It didn't make tears roll down my face, but it made me smile and laugh many times.
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Hilarious!,
By Jenn Franks "RoxyJenn" (Conyers, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Beneath My Clothes (Audio Cassette)
Rita Rudner is my new favorite comedian. I wish I could find some of her stand up on CD or cassette, but her reading her book in this audio recording is really funny!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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It was LOL hillarious,
By Shirley Whirl (Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naked Beneath My Clothes: Tales of a Revealing Nature (Paperback)
This book was the first I've read by Rita and plan to read all of hers, it was so true to life and written with a great sense of humor. It was very fast reading and I wanted more and more. I would recommend it to all women if you need some laughs.
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- Writing Family Histories and Memoirs by Kirk Polking on page 154
- The Penguin Book of Women's Humor by Regina Barreca in Back Matter
- The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence by Bill Thrall in Back Matter
- Beyond Your Best: Develop Your Relationships, Fulfill Your Destiny by Bill Thrall in Back Matter
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