In this bold and unapologetic celebrity memoir, comedian and sitcom icon Roseanne Barr delivers sharp political satire, behind-the-scenes television stories, and fearless cultural commentary on fame, feminism, class, and controversy.
Roseanne Barr is a force of nature. From revolutionizing the television sitcom with her groundbreaking portrayal of working-class America to challenging social norms on and off screen, she has never played by Hollywood’s rules. Now, in this brash and wildly funny collection of essays, Roseanne unleashes her razor-sharp observations on hypocrisy, hubris, celebrity culture, menopause, pharmaceuticals, politics, religion, and family life.
Raised half-Jewish, half-Mormon—and entirely a misfit—Roseanne reflects on her unlikely rise to fame, the price of stardom, and the cult of celebrity that both built and battered her career. With her signature irreverence, she tackles class warfare, feminism, Kabbalah, media outrage, and the absurdities of modern America. And she’s as controversial, original, and funny as ever.
Part memoir, part comedy manifesto, and part cultural critique, Roseannearchy is a provocative, no-holds-barred look at television fame, political controversy, and the life of one of America’s most outspoken comedians.
- 304 pages
- English
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- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Postintroduction: What the Hell . . . Let’s Go!
- Preface: Right Is Wrong, and We Need to Straighten It Out
- Chapter 1: Chosen and Humbled
- Chapter 2: Borderline, Bipolar, Paranoid, Obsessive-Compulsive, Jewish, and Mormon
- Chapter 3: Antisocial or Allergic?
- Chapter 4: The Curse of the Cute Cousin
- Chapter 5: A Tale of Two Bubbes
- Chapter 6: Eat, Pray, Love, Conjure Satan
- Chapter 7: On Writing My Book
- Chapter 8: What Is a Jew?
- Chapter 9: JILFs
- Chapter 10: Left of Center in Denver
- Chapter 11: Rants for a New Century
- Chapter 12: S-E-X, Do We Have to Talk About It?
- Chapter 13: Looking Back at the ‘90s
- Chapter 14: Marriage, Cheatin’, and Dirty Dogs—This ain’t a Country Song
- Chapter 15: Love and Marriage
- Chapter 16: My Shameless Showbiz Name-dropping
- Chapter 17: Pig Politics
- Chapter 18: The D-word and All That
- Chapter 19: Celebrities Dropping Like Flies—What I’ve Learned
- Chapter 20: Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
- Chapter 21: Eat, Pray, Shit, Shower, and Shave
- Chapter 22: The Great Escape
- Chapter 23: Buck Stops Here
- Chapter 24: True Tales of Ten Turning Spheres
- Chapter 25: Exorcism: Becoming One
- Chapter 26: Gethsemane
- Chapter 27: The End
- Chapter 28: The Real Big Super-duper Perverse Reverse Secret
- Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin’s American Prayer
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author: Roseanne Barr (1952–2011)
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
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