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Diary of a Mad Diva

By: Joan Rivers
Narrated by: Joan Rivers
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Winner of the 2015 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album

Following up the phenomenal success of her headline-making New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me, the unstoppable Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified—who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them.

The result? A no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious and always hilarious look at the everyday life of the ultimate diva. Follow Joan on a family vacation in Mexico and on trips between New York and Los Angeles where she mingles with the stars, never missing a beat as she delivers blistering critiques on current events, and excoriating insights about life, pop culture, and celebrities (from A to D list), all in her relentlessly funny signature style.

This is the Diary of a Mad Diva. Forget about Anais Nin, Anne Frank, and that whiner Sylvia Plath. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone that’s actually worth reading. Diaries & Journals Entertainment & Celebrities Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Women Celebrity Funny Witty Comedy Biography
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Praise for Diary of a Mad Diva

"[A] visciously hilarious memoir."--Time Out New York

Praise for I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me

“More punch lines per paragraph than any book I’ve read in years.” —The New York Times

“Nobody, but nobody, can hate like Joan Rivers. It is a gift. It is also shocking, the things she makes us laugh at…Joan Rivers is extraordinary, but she’s not for the easily offended—or for anyone who gets offended at all.” —People

“Often hilarious, often shocking, totally politically incorrect.” —Liz Smith

“She holds nothing back.” —The Washington Post

“Spares no one.” —Huffington Post

“An entertaining rant…The only thing missing is the sound of a drumroll and cymbals to feel as though one is sitting in a nightclub watching a live comedy marathon…A raucous, biting look at life.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Rivers is equally passionate and opinionated on every subject she discusses. Hilarious and undeniably original.” —Publishers Weekly
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So funny just love her laughed my head of. Joan sadly missed rest in peace

Brilliantly funny

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Nothing - love her.
Typically Joan rivers unfiltered, no subject off limits and other celebs need to duck from all the shots taken - hilarious xx

Joan at her best - god bless her x

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Absolutely loved it. Non stop laughs. I did play it at 1.2 speed though. Miss you Joan!

Hilarious!

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funny, harsh and sometimes a tad offensive but what do you expect.. It's Joan rivers telling it as she sees it..

Joan saying it as she sees it

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Joan with her usual wit and charm. Each day of the year is given an entry with a story, opinion piece or just a ramble on her daily life. It’s been a pleasure to live a year as Joan. I wish she could have kept going!

Hilarious, and equally offensive to everyone

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