{"product_id":"dolls-dolls-dolls-stephen-rebello-9780143133506","title":"Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A blissful treasure trove of gossipy insider details that \u003ci\u003eDolls\u003c\/i\u003e fans will swiftly devour.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unbelievable-but-true, inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon \u003ci\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e--the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon, the infamous smash hit film (\"the best worst movie ever made\"), and \u003ci\u003eDolls\u003c\/i\u003e's thriving legacy today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its publication in 1966, Jacqueline Susann's \u003ci\u003eValley of the Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e has reigned as one of the most influential and beloved pieces of commercial fiction. Selling over thirty-one million copies worldwide, it revolutionized overnight the way books got sold, thanks to the tireless and canny self-promoting Susann. It also generated endless speculation about the author's real-life models for its larger-than-life characters. Turned in 1967 into an international box-office sensation and morphing into a much-beloved cult film, its influence endures today in everything from films and TV shows to fashion and cosmetics tributes and tie-ins. Susann's compulsive readable exposé of three female friends finding success in New York City and Hollywood was a scandalous eye-opener for its candid treatment of sex, naked ambition, ageism, and pill-popping, and the big screen version was one of the most-seen and talked-about movies of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolls! Dolls! Dolls! \u003c\/i\u003edigs deep into the creation of that hugely successful film--a journey nearly as cut-throat, sexually-charged, tragic, and revelatory as Susann's novel itself--and uncovers how the movie has become a cherished, widely imitated camp classic, thanks to its over-the-top performances, endlessly quotable absurd dialogue, outré costumes and hairdos, despite the high aspirations, money, and talent lavished on it. Screenwriter-journalist-film historian Stephen Rebello has conducted archival research and new interviews to draw back the velvet curtain on the behind-the-scenes intrigue, feuds and machinations that marked the film's production. In doing so, he unveils a rich, detailed history of fast-changing, late 1960s Hollywood, on screen and off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Rebello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143133500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143133506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2020","brand":"Stephen Rebello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042799644927,"sku":"9780143133506","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1036c74-208e-4061-a975-35048f936e15.jpg?v=1684963608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dolls-dolls-dolls-stephen-rebello-9780143133506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}