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âA gorgeous scrapbook of the late iconâs lifeâfeaturing clippings, letters, and dozens of finely honed quips from her famous-joke files.â âVanity Fair Joan Rivers is an enduring icon of the twentieth century, and her wildly popular humor has appealed to generations of fans. With a career that began in the late 1950s, Joan kept mementos over the course of her entire working life, and Joan Rivers Confidential is a compilation of never-before-seen personal archives. Assembled by her daughter Melissa with Scott Currie, the book contains scripts and monologues, letters from famous friends, exchanges with fans, rare photographs, as well as classic and never-before-heard jokesâmany simply scribbled on everything from hotel stationery to airplane boarding passes. Touching on subjects from her 50 years in show business (The Tonight Show, Las Vegas, Elizabeth Taylor, Heidi Abromowitz, the red carpet, and Fashion Police), this is a revelatory and humor-filled insider look at the popular, multitalented comedian. âItâs easy to forget, in this era of Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman, how revolutionary it was for a meticulously coiffed, nice Jewish girl from Brooklynâborn in 1933!âto get up onstage and crack jokes about hookers, the Holocaust, and her vagina. What fun it is to be reminded.â âW Magazine âFrom joke cards and contracts to personal letters from pals like Nancy Reagan and Prince Charles, Riversâ mountain of memorabilia was mostly sealed and largely unseenâuntil now.â âWomenâs Wear Daily âFor fans, this is a gold mine. For others who are simply curious about this unstoppable force, itâs a fun, loving tribute.â âSouthern Jewish Life |
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