Last girl before freeway : the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers
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- ISBN: 0316261300
- ISBN: 9780316261302
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Physical Description
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ix, 419 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 36.50 |
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Last Girl Before Freeway : The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers
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Table of Contents
Last Girl Before Freeway : The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Prologue: Last Girl Before Freeway | p. 3 | |
| Chapter 1 | Nobody Ever Wanted It More | p. 13 |
| "But She Has No Talent!" | ||
| Chapter 2 | Dying Is Easy. Comedy Is Hard | p. 38 |
| Chapter 3 | Dicks and Balls | p. 54 |
| Breaking Into the Boys' Club | ||
| Chapter 4 | Stardom and Wifedom | p. 69 |
| Happily Ever After? | ||
| Chapter 5 | Westward Ho | p. 86 |
| California Dreamin' | ||
| Chapter 6 | The First Lady of Comedy | p. 103 |
| Nothing Is Sacred | ||
| Chapter 7 | Victim as Enforcer | p. 121 |
| Terrorizing Women Into Submission | ||
| Chapter 8 | The Temptation of Joan | p. 134 |
| Poisoned Apple | ||
| Chapter 9 | A Thankless Child | p. 152 |
| "How Sharper Than a Serpents Tooth" | ||
| Chapter 10 | Debacle | p. 165 |
| The Death of a Show, a Marriage-find a Husband | ||
| Chapter 11 | Recovery | p. 188 |
| The Long Road Back | ||
| Chapter 12 | Reinventing a Career | p. 202 |
| "I Can Rise Again!" | ||
| Chapter 13 | Art and Commerce | p. 216 |
| All in a Day's Work | ||
| Chapter 14 | Home Sweet Versailles | p. 234 |
| Marie Antoinette Meets Auntie Mame | ||
| Chapter 15 | High Society | p. 243 |
| Putting On the Ritz | ||
| Chapter 16 | But Is It Good for the Jews? | p. 256 |
| Sex, Politics, and Religion | ||
| Chapter 17 | Men Are Stupid | p. 269 |
| Beauty and Betrayal | ||
| Chapter 18 | Back to the Top | p. 287 |
| Fighting Like "A Rabid Pit Bull" | ||
| Chapter 19 | Fashion Forward | p. 299 |
| Triumph of the Mean Girls | ||
| Chapter 20 | Daughter Dearest | p. 314 |
| How to Succeed in Show Business | ||
| Chapter 21 | The Time of Her Life | p. 331 |
| Fame, Friends, and Fun | ||
| Chapter 22 | The Final Mountain | p. 349 |
| Gathering Shadows | ||
| Chapter 23 | Grand Finale | p. 364 |
| Sudden Exit, Pursued by Bear | ||
| Chapter 24 | Legacy | p. 382 |
| Laughter and Liberation | ||
| Epilogue: Updates from the Afterlife | p. 393 | |
| "You WERE fat, you bitch!" | ||
| Acknowledgments | p. 403 | |
| Note on Sources | p. 405 | |
| Index | p. 407 |
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