Hot cripple : an incurable smart-ass takes on the ... Read More
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Thief River Falls Public Library | 921 GOR (Text) | 35500005062656 | Main | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399537288 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0399537287 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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viii, 258 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Perigee Trade, 2012.
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Summary, etc.: | " From Prada to poverty-one woman's harrowing ... Ex-model Hogan Gorman was living the typical New York working actor's life-auditions and classes by day, waitressing and fending off handsy customers by night-when a wise (or just crazy) friend convinced her to ask the universe for a change. And she got one-coming at her at forty miles per hour. Hit by a car and suffering debilitating injuries, and with no health insurance, the fashionista attempts to bounce back into her (thrift store-purchased) Jimmy Choos even as she deals with short-term memory loss, stalker ambulance drivers, trying to stay vegan on food stamps, crazy judges, hot doctors, and unsympathetic government workers. Inspired by her acclaimed one-woman show, this is a bitingly funny and keenly observed account of the cracks in our medical and social welfare system and how one woman's resilience combined with a generous dollop of humor helped her fight her way to recovery"-- Read More |