You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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9780544648968
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Carina Chocano., & Carina Chocano|AUTHOR. (2017). You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carina Chocano and Carina Chocano|AUTHOR. 2017. You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carina Chocano and Carina Chocano|AUTHOR. You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Carina Chocano, and Carina Chocano|AUTHOR. You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
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