{"product_id":"last-girl-before-freeway-the-life-loves-losses-and-liberation-of-joan-rivers-hardcover","title":"Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Bennetts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Bennetts\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mistake\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a longtime \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e writer and former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter. At \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e she wrote many movie star cover stories in addition to articles on subjects ranging from priest pedophilia to U.S. antiterrorism policy, and she was the first woman ever to cover a presidential campaign at the New York Times. Bennetts has also written for many other magazines, including \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45333916024934,"sku":"9780316261302","price":50.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/N09pNXc1MEVBNjBreDhXYU9weDFDdz09.webp?v=1774471816","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/last-girl-before-freeway-the-life-loves-losses-and-liberation-of-joan-rivers-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}