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Dead girls : essays on surviving an American obsession / Alice Bolin.

Bolin, Alice, (author.). Bolin, Alice. Toward a theory of a dead girl show. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Black hole. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Husband did it. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Daughter as detective. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. There there. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Los Angeles diary. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Lonely heart. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Place makes everyone a gambler. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Dream. (Added Author). Bolin, Alice. Teen witch's guide to staying alive. (Added Author).

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"A collection of sharp, poignant essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an exploration of American culture through the lens of our obsession with dead women." --Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780062657145
  • ISBN: 0062657143
  • Physical Description: 276 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

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Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1: The dead girl show -- Toward a theory of a dead girl show -- Black hole -- The husband did it -- The daughter as detective -- Part 2: Lost in Los Angeles -- There there -- Los Angeles diary -- Lonely heart -- This place makes everyone a gambler -- The dream -- Part 3: Weird sisters -- A teen witch's guide to staying alive -- And so it is -- My hypochondria -- Just us girls -- Part 4: A sentimental education -- Accomplices.

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Subject: Women in popular culture > United States.
Women in mass media.
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Death in mass media.
Genre: Essays.

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