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The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order

"A sort of Our Bodies, Ourselves for Generation XX, The BUST Guide brings together the best and funniest writings from the front lines of feminism.

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Covering everything from boys to bras, sex to Sassy, Madonna to motherhood, the book contains new, sharp, trenchant essays introducing classic articles from the magazine: Courtney Love's (unsolicited) rant on Bad Girls; the already immortal "Don'ts for Boys"; and educational "Visit to the Museum of Menstruation"; and many other shocking, titillating, truthful pieces."—BOOK JACKET.

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