{"product_id":"queen-of-the-oddballs-and-other-true-stories-from-a-life-unaccording-to-plan-9780060878832","title":"Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueen of the Oddballs\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eGong Show\u003c\/em\u003e contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon -- \u003cem\u003eQueen of the Oddballs\u003c\/em\u003e presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hillary Carlip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060878832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2006 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 May 2006\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2008 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlip, Hillary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHillary Carlip, author of \u003cem\u003eGirl Power\u003c\/em\u003e, has written commentaries for NPR, and is a performer and artist. She is the creator of the acclaimed personal essay Web site freshyarn.com, and she lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39921805492339,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0dfacc9b-12ce-459d-b937-8e0e948cc6a5.jpg?v=1647351880","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/queen-of-the-oddballs-and-other-true-stories-from-a-life-unaccording-to-plan-9780060878832","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}