Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

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other

Main title

Last girl before freeway

Responsibility statement

by Leslie Bennetts

Sub title

the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers

Summary

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. 2016

Target audience

specialized

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