Candy Barr

Author : Ted Schwarz
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 1589796950
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Candy Barr written by Ted Schwarz and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born Juanita Slusher in Edna, Texas, in 1935, the entertainer who became Candy Barr was perhaps the last great dancer in burlesque, a stripper who insisted on live, improvisational music and who at one time commanded $2,000 a week in 1950s Las Vegas. But as Juanita she had started life as a prematurely well-developed thirteen-year-old runaway victimized by a Dallas ritual known as "the capture" that enslaved her into prostitution, for a time turning over 4,000 tricks a year before she was able to escape. A lover of Mickey Cohen's and friend to Jack Ruby, Barr's tumultuous life included a period of imprisonment on trumped-up drug charges, an appearance in a crude, 20-minute stag film, and unlikely role in the investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Based on over 100 hours of exclusive interviews with Barr, this book is not just the story of Juanita and Candy, but also paints an unflattering picture of all those who sought to exploit her.

Author : George A. Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981822006
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NITA - Alias CANDY BARR written by George A. Day and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is built on a foundation of facts surrounding the life Juanita Dale Slusher-Dabbs-Phillips-Sahakian-Wilson, alias Candy Barr. Some of the events and places described contain a small kernel of truth. Many of Nita's relatives and friends have been quite helpful as I put this project together. But memories often dim and are faulty; the truth is only as good as the remembrance. Therefore, because of the frailty of the human mind and its memory, this is a book of fiction. I knew Juanita Dale Slusher and many people involved in her life. And just as each of us may have remembrances and justifications about the events in our own lives, sometimes the truth is more apparent to an outsider looking in. This is my truth.

Author : George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.PK/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brewsters Millions written by George Barr McCutcheon and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Audrey Shulman
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1613127731
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sitting in Bars with Cake written by Audrey Shulman and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “sweet indulgence for your mind, heart, and tastebuds”—now a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, and Bette Midler (Molly Tarlov, MTV’s Awkward). Meeting Mr. Right is never easy. And in a big city like Los Angeles, it’s even harder. So, after years of fruitless efforts at finding a soul mate, Audrey Shulman decided to take a different route to a man’s heart—through his sweet tooth. Whipping up a variety of sinfully delicious cakes, Audrey invaded the savage singles scene fully armed with butter, sugar, and frosting. Sitting in Bars with Cake recounts Audrey’s year spent baking, bar-hopping, and offering slices of cake to men in the hope of finding a boyfriend (or, at the very least, a date). With 35 inventive recipes, this charming book pairs each cake with a short essay and tongue-in-cheek lesson about picking up boys in bars. “This delectable mix of encouragement, anecdote and cream-filling is more than enough reason to start baking and flirting.” —Winnie Holzman, creator of My So-Called Life “This is a delightfully humble and enthralling tale about cake and bars and boys, but it’s really about life, and what it takes to get up every day and be the person you have always wanted to be.” —Tracy Moore, Jezebel

Author : Melissa Hope Ditmore
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work written by Melissa Hope Ditmore and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A-to-Z encyclopedia offers entries related to prostitution and the sex industry, past and present, worldwide (mostly in the West) and in the United States. An introduction overviews the scope of prostitution from the earliest historical records, including the Bible.

Author : Luke Barr
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0307718352
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Provence, 1970 written by Luke Barr and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery. Without quite realizing it, they were shaping today’s tastes and culture, the way we eat now. The conversations among this group were chronicled by M.F.K. Fisher in journals and letters—some of which were later discovered by Luke Barr, her great-nephew. In Provence, 1970, he captures this seminal season, set against a stunning backdrop in cinematic scope—complete with gossip, drama, and contemporary relevance.

Author : Leslie Zemeckis
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 164009265X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feuding Fan Dancers written by Leslie Zemeckis and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Detailed, deeply researched, and compelling." —Chicago Tribune Historian Leslie Zemeckis reveals the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon—icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance. Nearly one hundred years later, both women come alive again.

Author : Candy Darling
Publisher : Hardy Marks Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780945367215
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Face for the World to See written by Candy Darling and published by Hardy Marks Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mitchel P. Roth
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574416529
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Convict Cowboys written by Mitchel P. Roth and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convict Cowboys is the first book on the nation’s first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel P. Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as important figures in Texas penology including Marshall Lee Simmons, O.B. Ellis, and George J. Beto, and the changing prison demimonde. Over the years the rodeo arena not only boasted death-defying entertainment that would make professional cowboys think twice, but featured a virtual who’s who of American popular culture. Readers will be treated to stories about numerous American and Texas folk heroes, including Western film stars ranging from Tom Mix to John Wayne, and music legends such as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Through extensive archival research Roth introduces readers to the convict cowboys in both the rodeo arena and behind prison walls, giving voice to a legion of previously forgotten inmate cowboys who risked life and limb for a few dollars and the applause of free-world crowds.

Author : Nevada Barr
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101145145
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blind Descent written by Nevada Barr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying the open spaces of Colorado when she receives an urgent call. A young woman has been injured while exploring a cave in New Mexico?s Carlsbad Cavern Park. Before she can be pulled to safety, she sends for her friend Anna. Only one problem: a crushing fear of confined spaces has kept Anna out in the open her whole life.