Last girl before freeway: the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers
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The definitive book about Joan Rivers' tumultuous, victorious, tragic, hilarious, and fascinating life. Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter, her many plastic surgeries, her ferocious ambition and her massive insecurities. But Rivers' career was also hugely significant in American cultural history, breaking down barriers for her gender and pushing the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life. A juicy, intimate biography of one of the greatest comedians ever-a performer whose sixty year career was borne, simply, out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved-LAST GIRL BEFORE FREEWAY delves into the inner workings of a woman who both reflected and redefined the world around her.
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Bennetts, L. (2016). Last girl before freeway: the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers. Large print ed. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bennetts, Leslie, 1949-. 2016. Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bennetts, Leslie, 1949-, Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bennetts, Leslie. Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers. Large print ed. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Nobody ever wanted it more : but she has no talent! -- Dying is easy. Comedy is hard -- Dicks and balls : breaking into the boys' club -- Stardom and wifedom : happily ever after? -- Westward ho : California dreamin' -- The first lady of comedy : nothing is sacred -- Victim as enforcer : terrorizing women into submission -- The temptation of Joan : poisoned apple -- A thankless child : how sharper than a serpent's tooth -- Debacle : the death of a show, a marriage, and a husband -- Recovery : the long road back -- Reinventing a career : I can rise again -- Art and commerce : all in a day's work -- Home sweet Versailles : Marie Antoinette meets Auntie Mame -- High society : putting on the Ritz -- But is it good for the Jews? : sex, politics, and religion -- Men are stupid : beauty and betrayal -- Back to the top : fighting like a rabid pit bull -- Fashion forward : triumph of the mean girls -- Daughter dearest : how to succeed in show business -- The time of her life : fame, friends, and fun -- The final mountain : gathering shadows -- Grand finale : sudden exit, pursued by bear -- Legacy : laughter and liberation -- Updates from the afterlife. | |
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