“I found my inner bitch and ran with her.”—Courtney Love, singer “If I hear the word ‘perky’ again, I’ll puke.”—Katie Couric, anchorwoman “I’m tired of being labeled anti-American because I ask questions.”—Susan Sarandon, actressBitch. It’s a notorious word laced with implications that have both plagued and praised women for decades. But beneath every “bitch” there stands a strong, outspoken, courageous, and sometimes outrageous, woman. What do these women have to say about topics ranging from feminism to friendship, motherhood to menopause, sex to success, betrayal to bad hair days? Answer: A lot. The Quotable Bitch celebrates these audacious women by gathering their wisdom and humor in a smart book filled with the words of Madonna, Gloria Steinem, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Erma Bombeck, Molly Ivins, and many more. Like the women emblazoned on its pages, The Quotable Bitch is a sly and straight-shooting collection of affirmations for women on the edge, divas, and goddesses ­­everywhere. One part brazen humor and two parts bitchiness, The Quotable Bitch is an amusing and thought-provoking must-read for women of all ages.

I think it's about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, we've been voting for boobs long enough. ~Clarie Sargent, Arizona senatorial candidateThe thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ~Roseanne BarrI'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. ~MadonnaI think, therefore I'm single. ~Lizz WinsteadWhy is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? ~Lynn Hecht SchafrenThe reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces. ~Maureen MurphyI found my inner bitch and ran with her. --Courtney Love