Last girl before freeway the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers

Bennetts, Leslie, 1949- author.

Large Print 2016

Rivers 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, estrangement from her daughter, ferocious ambition and massive insecurities. But Rivers' career broke down barriers for her gender and pushing the boundaries of truth-telling for...

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ISBN:

9780316433068
0316433063

Edition:

Large print edition
First edition

Description:

ix, 709 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers

Contents:

Prologue: Last girl before freeway
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
Epilogue: Updates from the afterlife : "You WERE fat, you bitch!"

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2016938566

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2022533

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