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020 $a9780316261302 (hbk.) :$cNT$980
082 04$a792.7$222
100 1 $aBennetts, Leslie,$d1949-.
245 10$aLast girl before freeway :$bthe life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers /$cLeslie Bennetts.
246 30$aThe life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers.
260 $aNew York :$bLittle Brown and Company,$c2016.
300 $aix, 419 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c25 cm.
505 0 $a"Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter, her many plastic surgeries, her ferocious ambition and her massive insecurities. But Rivers' career was also hugely significant in American cultural history, breaking down barriers for her gender and pushing the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life. A juicy, intimate biography of one of the greatest comedians ever-a performer whosesixty yearcareer was borne, simply, out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved-LAST GIRL BEFORE FREEWAY delves into the inner workings of a woman who both reflected and redefined the world around her,"--Amazon.com.
650 0$aRivers, Joan.
650 0$aComedians$zUnited States$vBiography.