The Smart Girl's Guide to Getting Even

by Alison Grambs

If you . . . Spend too much time saying yes when you want to say no Do things you don't want to do just to please your friends Feel like a total pushover . . . then you need this book! If you feel like a doormat, you don't have to take it anymore! The Smart Girl's Guide to Getting Even gives you the 411 on how to stop being a pushover and start being The Are You a Pushover? A smart assessment to get you startedThe Three Levels of The Subtle Approach, the Not-So-Subtle Approach, and the You're Going to Hell ApproachGifts That Keep On Great "gift" ideas for the pesky people in your lifeSmart Girl Tricks of the Tips for getting even by getting over The Smart Girl Advice every woman knows for keeping her sanity at work, in love, and everywhere elseFrom awful office experiences to backstabbing BFF's to first dates from hell, this hip little handbook will show you how to come out on top and have a damn good time doing it. Because anyone can get even, but it takes a smart girl to get it right! Alison Grambs is a graduate of Haverford College and has written several children's joke books as well as comedy material for the Friars Club in New York. Her acting credits include Annie, Chicago City Limits and a bunch of commercials no one ever saw. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, a member of the N.Y.P.D. and annoys her parents on a regular basis.

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Alison Grambs is the author of "Here's Why I Suck, Gramma...A Bedtime Story For Grown-Ups Who Need To Grow Up", "The Man Translator", "The Smart Girl’s Guide To Getting Even", and four children’s joke books. A graduate of Haverford College with a degree in English Literature, she worked at the legendary Friars Club as a staff writer, event producer, and the Director of Membership. Her writing has been featured in "MAD Magazine", "The New York Times", "The Huffington Post", "One for the Table", as well as on the "Today" show and in "The Daily News". As a tween, she played Pepper in the 2nd National Tour of "Annie", and later studied Drama at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. A former cast member of the national comedy improvisation touring company, "Chicago City Limits”, she’s done various radio, theatrical, and television spots, including a couple of commercials and print ads no one ever saw. She and her husband live in Manhattan with their rescue pup, and can often be seen road-tripping around the country, either by car, motorcycle, or with a flock of pigeons. Her website is www.AlisonGrambs.com