Joan Rivers describes her bitter and bizarre rise to stardom, from her earliest memories, through her independent struggle in Manhattan, to the evolution of her one-person show and the winning of public and critical acclaim. This VG First Edition, First Printing is signed by the late Joan Rivers, an American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host. Bound in black cloth covered boards with siver signiture on front board and silver title and author along spine and a deckle edge. Signed on rear of DJ as well as on the inside of DJ along spine in silver charpie "To Robert XOO - Joan Rivers." Signed to Karen on the reverse of the first free endpaper.