{"product_id":"last-girl-before-freeway-leslie-bennetts-9780316261302","title":"Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \"40 Gifts for the Book Lover on Your List,\" by \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e: The definitive book about Joan Rivers' tumultuous, victorious, tragic, hilarious, and fascinating life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 -- \u003ci\u003eLast Girl Before Freeway\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the inner workings of a woman who both reflected and redefined the world around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Bennetts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316261300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316261302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2016 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2016 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2016","brand":"Leslie Bennetts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946448421119,"sku":"9780316261302","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5fbe6540-8004-4284-a8d1-44bf1f0c3d88.jpg?v=1681513210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-girl-before-freeway-leslie-bennetts-9780316261302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}