New York: Berkley Books, 2014. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [12], 289, [3] pages. Illustrations. This copy is signed by Joan Rivers on the author's bookplate on the front free end paper. This diary was written to the best of Joan Rivers's memory. As such, some of the events many not be 100 percent...or even 5 percent factually correct. Miss Rivers wrote this diary as a comedic tome, not unlike Saving Private Ryan or The Bell Jar. Miss Rivers does, however, believe that anyone who takes anything in this book seriously is an idiot. And she says if anyone has a problem with that they can feel free to call her lawyer, Clarence Darrow. Joan Rivers is at it again. When her daughter Melissa gives her a diary for Christmas, at first Joan is horrified who the hell does Melissa think she is? That fat pig, Bridget Jones? But as Joan, being both beautiful and introspective, begins to record her day-to-day musings, she realizes she has a lot to say. About everything. And everyone, God help them. This is the Diary of a Mad Diva. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone that's actually worth reading. This book is a no-holds-barred, delightfully vicious, and always hilarious look at the everyday life of the ultimate diva. Follow Joan Rivers on a family vacation in Mexico and on trips between New York and Los Angeles, where she mingles with the stars, never missing a beat as she delivers blistering critiques on current events and excoriating insights about life, pop culture, and celebrities (from A-list to D-list), all in her relentlessly funny, signature style. For the first time in a century, a diary by someone who's actually worth reading--and worth suing. More