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Synopsis
In Bouncing Back, Joan Rivers blends her explosively funny voice with deep compassion to produce a memorable and valuable book. Here is a fiercely honest, hilarious, and moving tale of how one of comedy's greatest stars survived the worst that life could throw at her, how she hit bottom and then made it back to the top.
Joan Rivers has seen it all. As she says, the only difference between her worst year and Queen Elizabeth's "annus horribilis" was that she managed to stay away from pastel-colored double knits. However, in truth, the Queen's family scandals and huge back taxes were minor annoyances compared to what happened to Joan: In the relentless glare of the spotlight, she endured her husband's suicide, an estrangement from her daughter, the cancellation of her talk show, a TV "boycott" against her, and financial catastrophe. When her jewelry company went bankrupt through no fault of her own, she found herself with the national debt of Nicaragua.
In these pages, drawn from both her wit and her soul, Joan tells how she learned to survive anything.
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About the Author
Joan Rivers, the author of many high-profile bestselling books, is the host of cable television's highly rated E! preshow commentary and fashion reviews for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Emmy Award telecasts. She can be heard nightly on her syndicated talk-radio show and appears regularly on shows such as Live with Regis & Kathy Lee, Politically Incorrect, and on QVC with her popular jewelry line. She lives in New York City.
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Rivers may not be the first name that comes to mind when you think of someone to offer a friendly word when your life is in the toilet. But Rivers has been through plenty (as the cover copy states, "I've survived everything . . . and I mean everything . . . and you can, too!"). Besides the suicide of her husband, Rivers has lost her career--several times--and a bad investment cost her a multimillion-dollar jewelry business. But she has bounced back both in her professional and personal lives (her fianceis a billionaire), and though most of her readers aren't going to be bouncing that high, they may profit from her advice. Much of what she has to offer amounts to common sense, like asking friends for help, and some of it borders on cliche, like doing volunteer work to take your mind off your troubles, but River's chatty tone is honest and fresh, and she encourages people to listen to their own inner voices rather than those bombarding them from the outside. Certainly, her upbeat attitude gives hope. At the very least, expect patron requests when Rivers shows up on the talk-show circuit determined to lift viewers' spirits. Ilene Cooper
Her daughter's estrangement, her husband's suicide, her show's cancellation...a while back, Rivers had a truly terrible year. Here she explains how she managed to survive.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. A fiercely honest and moving story of how Joan Rivers, one of comedy's greatest stars, survived the worst that life could throw at her, how she hit bottom and then made it back to the top.There are many self-help books by Ph.D's, but I hold a different degree: an I.B.T.I.A. -- I've Been Through It All. This degree comes not on parchment but on gauze, and it entitles me to tell you that there is a way to get through any misfortune. --From Bouncing BackSurvival stratagems from Joan RiversWhatever doesn't kill you makes you strongerAnd always remember: Surviving is the best revengeLook at Alexander Graham Bell, who did 22,000 experiments before he hit on the telephone. Just a few more and he would have had call waitingWhenever I hit bottom, the only thing I think of was set down by Jerome Kern: Pick myself up, dust myself off and start all over again. Dr. Kevorkian will get no call from me, unless I think he'd look good in a brooch. Seller Inventory # 00093015553
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