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- ↑ McNally, Terrence (1990). Bad Habits. New York City: Dramatists Play Service. ISBN 978-0-8222-1435-9.
- ↑ Gussow, Mel. "Theater: Tonic Humor: McNally's 'Bad Habits' Moves to the Booth", The New York Times, May 6, 1974, p45
- ↑ Rich, Frank. "Review/Theater; Revisiting the Humor of Smoking and Cholesterol" New York Times, March 21, 1990