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The Book of Joan
The Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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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.Joan and Melissa Rivers had one of the most celebrated mother-daughter relationships of all time. If you think Joan said some outrageous things to her audiences as a comedian, you won't believe what she said and did in private. Her love for her daughter knew no bounds - or boundaries, apparently. ('Melissa, I acknowledge that you have boundaries. I just choose to not respect them.') In The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation, Melissa shares stories (like when she was nine months old and her parents delivered her to Johnny Carson as a birthday gift), bon mots ('Missy, is there anything better than seeing a really good-looking couple pushing a baby that looks like a Sasquatch who got caught in a house fire?'), and life lessons from growing up in the Rosenberg-Rivers household ('I can do tips and discounts and figure out the number of gay men in an audience to make it a good show. That's all the math you'll ever need.'). These were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to life in the family that Melissa describes as more Addams than Cleaver. And at the center of it all was a tiny blond force of nature.In The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation, Melissa Rivers relates funny, poignant and irreverent observations, thoughts, and tales about the woman who raised her and is the reason she considers valium one of the four basic food groups.
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emilyhaldi
The Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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With 1 hour left to spare I remembered to post this quarter's #Booked2020 reads 😅 I loved my selections this round (except for The Idiot) and especially enjoyed listening to the tagged book on audio. #RIPJoanRivers 🙏🏻
1.Millenial author - My Friend Anna
2.Set in Hollywood - Eve's Hollywood
3.Parent & Child Memoir - The Book of Joan
4.Pan Asian or Silk Punk - Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
5.Armchair Travel- Archbishop
6.#ThinkPink - The Idiot

BiblioLitten I bailed on The Idiot. My first bail of the year. 4y
BarbaraBB Great choices 💕 4y
Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉 Hi!!!!! So happy to “see” you 😊I‘ve been missing you 😘 4y
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Cinfhen Great selection of books!! This is your #OfficialSecondQuarterEntry #Booked2020 🎉💕📚🥳

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emilyhaldi I've been missing you too!! @Cinfhen I hope all is well ❤️ 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! Actually you have until midnight on 7/3 to post, so hey, you were more ahead than you thought! ♥️📚👊🏻🤪 4y
Reviewsbylola 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 4y
BarbaraBB Hi! You‘ve been so quiet lately. Missing you and your fun posts. I hope you are doing well - and reading of course. 😘 4y
emilyhaldi Thanks for checking in @BarbaraBB 🥰 July was a rough month and didn‘t allow much time for reading... hoping August is better! Hope you enjoyed your world travels!!! 🍾 4y
BarbaraBB I hope August is better for you and that you‘ll feel good. My travels were limited to a week of sailing in Greece but I do feel kind of reborn now, so it was well worth it. Now back in the city and trying to keep up my spirits. Take care 💕 4y
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TheBookHippie
Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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💃🏽👏🏼🤣😱😂😬

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 4y
MoonWitch94 Omg that‘s too funny 😂 4y
kspenmoll 😂😂😂 fantastic!!! 4y
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lildeb_8
Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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1. Wesley the Owl
2. We have 3 pets in the house - a dog, a gecko, and a guinea pig.
3. Komodo dragon
4. Polar bear
#manicmonday @JoScho

JoScho Oooh polar bear is a fun one 6y
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britt_brooke
The Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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Mehso-so

“Actually she didn‘t have as much work done as people think she had. One a scale from one to Michael Jackson, she was a six.”

A more accurate title would be: “The Book of Melissa ... Oh, and Her Mother.” I love Joan, but I‘ve always found Melissa a bit annoying, so expectations were low. Though her narration was fine, she tried too hard to be funny too often, and it didn‘t always work. Rating #soso because the love for her mom really emanated.

LazyLimaLife I was wondering about this one. Melissa always put me off a bit, too. 6y
Notafraidofwords I really disliked Joan rivers. Respect her hustle but just didn‘t like her. 6y
britt_brooke @Notafraidofwords She‘s definitely a love-hate. 6y
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britt_brooke @LazyLimaLife It‘s okay on audio, but I don‘t know that I‘d recommend it. 6y
emilyhaldi I agree, Melissa has nowhere near as fascinating as Joan! Good to know that this book focuses a lot on her... I still miss Joan, she ruled!!! 😢 6y
britt_brooke @emilyhaldi I‘m not usually sad when celebrities pass away, but I was so sad when she died. She seemed like one of those people who would live forever. 6y
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BookNerd1975
The Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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An entertaining, loving tribute to Joan Rivers by her daughter, Melissa.

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BookNerd1975
Book of Joan | Melissa Rivers
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Humorous read! The love Joan and Melissa had for each other comes through loud and clear in this book. It was a lovely tribute by a daughter to her mother.

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