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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.092
EAN: 9780060878832
ISBN: 0060878835
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: May 01, 2006
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Sales Rank: 273919
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.
Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.
Illustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon -- Queen of the Oddballs presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.
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It's rare for a book to inspire so much ire within me that I feel compelled to write a review. However, with the majority of positive reviews already compiled at Amazon, I felt cheated after buying this book.
Hillary Carlip's memoir starts out interestingly enough (and I loved the fact that the essays incorporated real life pictures and diary-like entries). However, the farther I read, the more irritated I became. Initially, I was drawn in by my interest to hear Ms. Carlip's stories ... Read More
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A fun, funny and entertaining read. I liked all the celebrity anecdotes and thought Hillary's adventures were very fun to read about. It's a quick, easy read and a pretty good one at that.
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Great memoir -- very funny and unique. I love how the author inserts pictures to back up her words. You almost wish the author was older so the book was longer. Unfortunately, I now have the Buffy song stuck in my head.
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`Queen of the Oddballs...' is an endearing , witty and sometimes downright hilarious book detailing the "regularly scheduled" brushes with fame and antics of Hillary Carlip, an angst ridden young girl/woman growing up in the shadow of Hollywood. Each chapter is written as if Hillary Carlip is making a new entry in her diary, and lucky us!, we get to be front row to her hi-jinks and pratfalls along the way. Hillary Carlip, with her amazing ingenuity, "Forrest Gumped" her way through her childhood, adolescence, ... Read More
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This Queen inspires us to cross the line between fantasy and action, to come alive, to unabashedly be who we really are. Her directness is endearing, her daring causes us to step up and stride right along with her. Hillary possesses a self-acceptance and giddiness that charms us into feeling good about ourselves. In an "us-them" culture, she gives us the gumption to strike out and make it happen! I loved what she did for my spirit!
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