Picture 1 of 7
Signed Book: Not That Kind of Girl. HBO’s Girls: Lena Dunham Autographed/TV Star
Condition:
Shipping:
Located in: Plaistow, New Hampshire, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, Jun 13 and Mon, Jun 17 to 43230
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:145536673747
Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed By
- Lena Dunham
- Signed
- Yes
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780812994995
- Book Title
- Not That Kind of Girl : a Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Avillez, Joana, Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Humor
- Topic
- Women, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies, Form / Essays
- Item Width
- 5.7 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
About this product
Product Information
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, AND LIBRARY JOURNAL For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays establishes Lena Dunham--the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls --as one of the most original young talents writing today. In Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham illuminates the experiences that are part of making one's way in the world: falling in love, feeling alone, being ten pounds overweight despite eating only health food, having to prove yourself in a room full of men twice your age, finding true love, and most of all, having the guts to believe that your story is one that deserves to be told. "Take My Virginity (No Really, Take It)" is the account of Dunham's first time, and how her expectations of sex didn't quite live up to the actual event ("No floodgate had been opened, no vault of true womanhood unlocked"); "Girls & Jerks" explores her former attraction to less-than-nice guys--guys who had perfected the "dynamic of disrespect" she found so intriguing; "Is This Even Real?" is a meditation on her lifelong obsession with death and dying--what she calls her "genetically predestined morbidity." And in "I Didn't F*** Them, but They Yelled at Me," she imagines the tell-all she will write when she is eighty and past caring, able to reflect honestly on the sexism and condescension she has encountered in Hollywood, where women are "treated like the paper thingies that protect glasses in hotel bathrooms--necessary but infinitely disposable." Exuberant, moving, and keenly observed, Not That Kind of Girl is a series of dispatches from the frontlines of the struggle that is growing up. "I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you," Dunham writes. "But if I can take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine will have been worthwhile." Praise for Not That Kind of Girl "The gifted Ms. Dunham not only writes with observant precision, but also brings a measure of perspective, nostalgia and an older person's sort of wisdom to her portrait of her (not all that much) younger self and her world. . . . As acute and heartfelt as it is funny." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "It's not Lena Dunham's candor that makes me gasp. Rather, it's her writing--which is full of surprises where you least expect them. A fine, subversive book." --David Sedaris "This book should be required reading for anyone who thinks they understand the experience of being a young woman in our culture. I thought I knew the author rather well, and I found many (not altogether welcome) surprises." --Carroll Dunham "Witty, illuminating, maddening, bracingly bleak . . . [Dunham] is a genuine artist, and a disturber of the order." -- The Atlantic "As Dunham proves beyond a shadow of a doubt in Not That Kind of Girl, she's not remotely at risk of offering up the same old sentimental tales we've read dozens of times." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
081299499x
ISBN-13
9780812994995
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038684451
Product Key Features
Book Title
Not That Kind of Girl : a Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned
Illustrator
Avillez, Joana, Yes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies, Form / Essays
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Humor
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1992.4.D86a3 2014
Reviews
"It's not Lena Dunham's candor that makes me gasp. Rather, it's her writing--which is full of surprises where you least expect them. A fine, subversive book." --David Sedaris "Always funny, sometimes wrenching, these essays are a testament to the creative wonder that is Lena Dunham." --Judy Blume "Dunham's writing is just as smart, honest, sophisticated, dangerous, and charming as her work on Girls . Its essential quality is a kind of joyful super-awareness: of herself, the world, the human. Reading her makes you glad to be in the world, and glad that she's in it with you." --George Saunders "Very few women have become famous for being who they actually are, nuanced and imperfect. When honesty happens, it's usually couched in self-ridicule or self-help. Dunham doesn't apologize like that--she simply tells her story as if it might be interesting. Not That Kind of Girl is hilarious, artful, and staggeringly intimate; I read it shivering with recognition." --Miranda July "This book should be required reading for anyone who thinks they understand the experience of being a young woman in our culture. I thought I knew the author rather well, and I found many (not altogether welcome) surprises." --Carroll Dunham, Advance praise for Not That Kind of Girl "It's not Lena Dunham's candor that makes me gasp. Rather, it's her writing--which is full of surprises where you least expect them. This is a fine, subversive book." --David Sedaris "Always funny, sometimes wrenching, these essays are a testament to the creative wonder that is Lena Dunham." --Judy Blume "Dunham's writing is just as smart, honest, sophisticated, dangerous, and charming as her work on Girls . Its essential quality is a kind of joyful super-awareness: of herself, the world, the human. Reading her makes you glad to be in the world, and glad that she's in it with you." --George Saunders "Very few women have become famous for being who they actually are, nuanced and imperfect. When honesty happens, it's usually couched in self-ridicule or self-help. Dunham doesn't apologize like that--she simply tells her story as if it might be interesting. The result is shocking and radical because it is utterly familiar. Not That Kind of Girl is hilarious, artful, and staggeringly intimate; I read it shivering with recognition." --Miranda July
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2014-029492
Dewey Decimal
791.4502/8092 B
Dewey Edition
23
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:145536673747
Shipping and handling
Item location:
Plaistow, New Hampshire, United States
Ships to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
Shipping and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
---|---|---|---|
US $5.61 (approx C $7.71) | United States | Economy Shipping (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Thu, Jun 13 and Mon, Jun 17 to 43230 |
Handling time |
---|
Will usually ship within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
Taxes |
---|
Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases |
Sales tax for an item #145536673747
Sales tax for an item #145536673747
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following provinces:
Province | Sales Tax Rate |
---|
Return policy
Return policy details |
---|
The seller will not accept returns for this item. |
Payment details
Payment methods
Seller feedback (33)
t***e (7262)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Book received safely. Well packaged! Would definitely recommend this seller! A++++
n***n (136)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Wonderful quality and quick delivery. Delicate artwork was packaged securely.
i***g (533)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past year
Verified purchase
Great seller! Card packaged well and fast shipping. Thank you! A++++
Product ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- Apr 16, 2019
Great purchase
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books
- Aug 06, 2016
A hilarious, wise, & candid collection of personal essays illuminating the experiences we all go through in life!
Condition: NewSold by: theshoppingangels
More to explore:
- Girls' Interest Fiction & Fiction Books,
- William S. Burroughs Signed Books,
- Dana Girls Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Fiction Books & Geek Girl Fiction,
- Signed William S. Burroughs Books,
- Antiquarian & Collectible William S. Burroughs Signed Books,
- Star Trek Fiction Signed Fiction & Nonfiction Books,
- Antiquarian & Collectible Pearl S. Buck Signed Books,
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Fiction Hardcover Books,
- Hardcover Signed Books