Bennetts, Leslie
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RIVERS, JOAN BENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B RIVERS BENRivers, Joan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.7 RIVRivers, Melissa
Summary: Joan Rivers was known all over the world--from the Palace Theater to Buckingham Palace, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the footlights of Broadway, from the days of talkies to hosting talk shows. But there was only one person who knew Joan intimately, one person who the authorities would call when she got a little out of hand. Her daughter and best friend, Melissa. Jo an and Melissa...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RIVERS, JOAN RIVRivers, Joan.
Summary: The legendary comedian presents the contents of her diary, offering insights, quips, musings, and critiques on her daily life, pop culture, and celebrities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RIVERS, JOAN RIVSummary: The cameras follow trailblazing comic, Joan Rivers, for a year and cover her entire career from her break on the Carson show, to her heartbreak over the suicide of her husband, and her role on Celebrity Apprentice. Rivers reveals her relentless desire to keep working with humor and empathy. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, Rivers is once again returned to the spotlight she so richly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2010
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Summary: "Joan Rivers is an enduring icon of the 20th 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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Summary: "After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COL (GRAPHIC NOVEL)Summary: Coal miner's daughter: The story of country singer Loretta Lynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: Richard Lewis -- Paula Poundstone -- Dennis Miller -- Dana Carvey -- Joan Rivers -- Steven Wright -- Rita Rudner -- Bobcat Goldthwait -- Robert Klein -- Louis Anderson -- Whoopi Goldberg -- Paul Rodriquez -- George Carlin -- Robin Williams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 1990