Janis Joplin Buried Alive
by Myra Friedman’s Intimate Biography
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- Paperback
- first
- Note
- International Edition
- Condition
- Very Good.
- ISBN 10
- 0553084224
- ISBN 13
- 9780553084221
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Name inscribed inside Front Wrap, else contents appears as unread & unblemished in wraps displaying minor surface/edge/wear, as shown.
Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock. It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin' was the rallying voice of a generation that lost itself in her music and found itself in her words. From her small hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, from the intimate coffeehouses to the supercharged concert halls, from the glitter of worldwide fame to her tragic end in a Hollywood hotel, here is all the fire and anguish of an immortal, immensely talented, and troubled performer who devoured everything the rock scene had to offer in a fatal attempt to make peace with herself and her era. Yet, in an eloquent introduction recently written by the author, Joplin emerges from her ugly duckling childhood as a woman truly ahead of her time, an outrageous rebel, a defiant outcast and artist of incomparable authenticity who, almost in spite of herself, became to so many a symbol of triumph over adversity. This edition also contains an afterword detailing the whereabouts of a large and colorful cast of characters who were part of Joplin's life, as well as We Remember Janis, a new chapter of poignant and affectionate anecdotes told by friends…
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- Title
- Janis Joplin Buried Alive
- Author
- Myra Friedman’s Intimate Biography
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Bantam Ed. 1st Prtg,
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553084224
- ISBN 13
- 9780553084221
- Publisher
- Bantam Books,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- August 1974
- Pages
- 395
- Keywords
- Biography
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