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With all their wit intact, they declare, \"you can use this book to make you laugh, to make your friends cry, to upset your parents, to educate the uninformed, or as a coming-out tool.\" Exploring every aspect of lesbian life, they cover:    Early indications that the straight life is not your style -- from unusual encounters with Barbie to the proclivity to participate in every high school sport  Helpful do's and don'ts for coming out at family dinners, at weddings, and at board meetings  The language of lesbianism -- in an uninhibited \"dyketionary\"  How to achieve \"lesbian style,\" the ultimate standard in American lifestyles today  Seduction, sex, and other tips on finding and keeping the perfect partner     Definitely proving that \"laughing well is the best revenge\" (Los Angeles Times), here is the most refreshing, most revealing, and raunchiest reference book ever to come out of the closet.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49591312056593,"sku":"GOR005462899","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49926717997329,"sku":"CIN068481384XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50133085978897,"sku":"CIN068481384XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50863862284561,"sku":"GOR006715464","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52130861941009,"sku":"NLS9780684813844","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/068481384X.jpg?v=1767434194"},{"product_id":"five-lesbian-brothers-four-plays-book-five-lesbian-brothers-9781559361668","title":"Five Lesbian Brothers: Four Plays","description":"The Five Lesbian Brothers are not only gaspingly hilarious and blithely subversive, they are fully capable of creating characters named Dawn, Patty and Peaches. Their work travels from the Pygo Moon System to the elite Tilue-Pussenheimer Academy to my favorite town in all world literature-Big Bone, Oregon. Reading The Brothers' plays is addictive, although I am told that the group will come to your home and perform them. But be prepared: these women are sexy, silly and homicidal, and they chug-a-lug SlimFast. You need them. -Paul Rudnick\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of plays by The Five Lesbian Brothers includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyage to Lesbos\u003c\/i\u003e The action is in Lesbos, Illinois, and the occasion of Bonnie's wedding day, when five mysteriously intertwined women ostensibly prepare for the golden event, while their every action works to sabotage it.-Lisa Kron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrave Smiles.another lesbian tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e This play is a reflection of love. This one in particular manifests what we love about being Brothers and what we love about being lesbians: the tragedy of it all which can be so bitingly and relentlessly funny sometimes. -Maureen Angelos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secretaries\u003c\/i\u003e What happens when someone new comes into a tight group? This is how Patty Johnson was born. Susan Curtis was born when Dominique was being interrogated in an improv exercise. Ashley Elizabeth Fratangello was an homage to Elizabeth Ashley. We were obsessed with her SlimFast campaign at the time. Needless to say it permeates the script. -Peg Healey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrides of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e We had all reached a point where we could forgive our mothers for their fucked-up lives and accept them for themselves and for doing the best they could against insurmountable odds. We created a worldwide corporation to represent those odds and a woman who had at one time been a promising astronaut, but because of her integrity had ruined any chance she might have had to advance her career. The evil corporation has her consciousness lowered to get her out of the way. -Babs Davy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Five Lesbian Brothers are Maureen Angelos, Babs Davy, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey and Lisa Kron. 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Oedipus at Palm Springs follows the dark adventure of two couples on a retreat to the desert resort town. While new parents Fran and Con try desperately to jump-start their sex life, May-December love bunnies Prin and Terri can't keep their hands off each other. What begins as a hilarious, boozey weekend takes a horrific turn after a secret is revealed. 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