The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz
Title | The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Rivers |
Publisher | Dell |
Total Pages | 116 |
Release | 1985-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780440147213 |
New York Magazine
Title | New York Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 1984-11-26 |
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction
Title | Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Hamilton |
Publisher | Infobase Learning |
Total Pages | 1031 |
Release | 2015-04-22 |
Genre | American fiction |
ISBN | 1438140657 |
Provides information on American authors and their works who have been ignored by most literary guides.
Forensics
Title | Forensics PDF eBook |
Author | Harry A. Milman PhD |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 2020-10-29 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1664136215 |
Carrie Fisher, also known as Princess Leia from Star Wars, had been abusing cocaine and other pharmaceuticals for many years, so when it was announced that she died from sleep apnea, I was skeptical. A more plausible explanation would have been that she died from a drug overdose. A review of the medical examiner's report revealed that the Fisher family refused to give permission for an autopsy and toxicology tests to be done. Constrained by these limitations, the coroner labeled the manner of death "undetermined". FORENSICS: The Science behind the Deaths of Famous People is an analysis and description of how coroners determine the cause and manner of death. An investigation of twenty-three deaths of famous people was conducted based on a review of publicly available autopsy and toxicology reports, as well as published scientific and lay articles. Drug use was implicated in 70 percent of the deaths. Four celebrity deaths were the result of suicide or homicide. Four others were from natural causes.
Queens of Comedy
Title | Queens of Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Horowitz |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 2012-10-12 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1136642870 |
Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as their many and varied performances - Queen of Comedy examines the impact these women have had on the predominantly male-oriented world of comedy. Performers like Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and their more recent counterparts, comediennes Brett Butler and Roseanne, have helped to sift women's roles in comedy from object to subject. This book maps out this shift, providing an often brutally honest picture of women's lives in both the spotlight of comedy and this modern world.
The Romance of Publishing
Title | The Romance of Publishing PDF eBook |
Author | Alex Jackinson |
Publisher | Associated University Presses |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Authors and publishers |
ISBN | 9780845347973 |
The author shares anecdotes about the world of publishing, discusses the business aspects of the industry, and explains how writers get their works published.
Last Girl Before Freeway
Title | Last Girl Before Freeway PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Bennetts |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Total Pages | 432 |
Release | 2016-11-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0316261297 |
Named one of "40 Gifts for the Book Lover on Your List," by Good Housekeeping: 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.