The Showgirl Next Door
Title | The Showgirl Next Door PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Madison |
Publisher | Stephens PressLlc |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781935043461 |
The former Playboy bunny and entertainer presents her favorite places and activities in Las Vegas, including nightclubs, casinos, and shows.
The Vegas Diaries
Title | The Vegas Diaries PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Madison |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 205 |
Release | 2016-05-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0062457055 |
The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid, humorous, and captivating memoir chronicling her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance. When you've come out the other side of the bizarre, twisted world of the Playboy mansion, where do you land? If you're Holly Madison . . . there's no place like Las Vegas! After making the sudden decision to reclaim her life, Holly broke free from the sheltered, deceptive confines of the mansion (which meant exiting a hit television show) and was determined to start her life over . . . from scratch. Without the security of a job or relationship, she set out to reinvent herself on no one's terms but her own. Deciding to roll the dice and begin again in the glamorous and dreamlike city of Las Vegas, Holly quickly realized that while she may have left her past in the rearview mirror, the labels and stereotypes that came from it weren't so quick to leave her. With a fierce commitment to take charge of her own narrative, Holly dives headfirst into a journey of self-discovery. After a whirlwind stint on Dancing with the Stars, she snags the coveted lead role in the Strip's hottest new burlesque spectacular and lands a reality series spotlighting her new life as a single woman. If her own television show and dream job as a showgirl weren't enough to keep her busy, Holly explores the decadent, exclusive inner-world of Sin City, navigating it's social and dating scene with humor and heart. When it comes to romance, she is met with an eclectic cast of characters, from fame hounds to long distance loves to the occasional celebrity and more than one tabloid mishap. In this reflective, heartwarming memoir, Holly learns that each dating disaster holds an important, and in some cases difficult to face, lesson about herself. The Vegas Diaries is a comedy of errors, set against the glitz and glamour of the dazzling Vegas strip. Through the wild and crazy experiences on one young woman's quest to "have it all," Holly faces her fears, anxieties, and insecurities to discover that her journey to self-sufficiency is also her path to healing. Letting go of trying to prove herself to others, Holly finally gains the courage to confront her past-and in the process finds the life and love she deserves.
The Stripper Next Door
Title | The Stripper Next Door PDF eBook |
Author | Emma Lea Corbett |
Publisher | New Holland Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018-01-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781742579986 |
Living as a university student by day and a stripper by night, this is a memoir written in a fun style with an insight into the world of stripping, pole dancing and wearing nothing high hells. Beneath the glittery eye shadow and girly charm is a savvy business woman at the head of a successful business empire while she lives a double life and becoming one of the most sought after strippers in Australia. While Emma dreams of living a simple life and being a wholesome person she builds her empire and gets a degree at university while having many funny moments living a double life.
Feuding Fan Dancers
Title | Feuding Fan Dancers PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Zemeckis |
Publisher | Catapult |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2018-10-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1640090606 |
Discover two forgotten icons from the golden age of entertainment: the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon—women who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance in this "detailed, deeply researched, and compelling" feminist history (Chicago Tribune). Some women capture our attention like no others. Faith Bacon and Sally Rand were beautiful blondes from humble backgrounds who shot to fame behind a pair of oversize ostrich fans, but with very different outcomes. Sally Rand would go on to perform for the millions who attended the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago, becoming America’s sweetheart. Faith Bacon—the Marilyn Monroe of her time who was once anointed the “world’s most beautiful woman”—would experience the dark side of fame and slip into drug use. It was the golden age of American entertainment, and Bacon and Rand fought their way through the competitive showgirl scene of New York with grit and perseverance. They played peek-a-boo with their lives, allowing their audiences to see only slivers of themselves. A hint of a breast? A forbidden love affair? They were both towering figures, goddesses, icons. Until the world started to change. Little is known about who they really were, until now. Feuding Fan Dancers tells the story of two remarkable women during a tumultuous time in entertainment history. Leslie Zemeckis has pieced together their story and—nearly one hundred years later—both women come alive again.
Weird Las Vegas and Nevada
Title | Weird Las Vegas and Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Joe Oesterle |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781402739408 |
A travel guide to Las Vegas that also focusses on the neglection of its historic places.
Dancing with Death
Title | Dancing with Death PDF eBook |
Author | Shanna Hogan |
Publisher | Diversion Books |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2021-12-07 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 163576808X |
A former stripper turned suburban housewife is exposed as a brutal killer in this shocking true crime tale of a loving husband beheaded in Phoenix. Phoenix, Arizona, 2004. Marjorie Orbin filed a missing person’s report on her husband, Jay. She claimed that the successful art dealer had left town on business after celebrating their son’s birthday more than a month before. But no one believed that Jay would abandon the family he loved. Authorities suspected foul play . . . As the search for Jay made local headlines, Marjorie’s story starting coming apart. Why did she wait so long before going to police? If Jay was away on business, why were there charges made to his credit card in Phoenix? Then, the unthinkable happened. Jay’s headless, limbless torso was discovered on the outskirts of the Phoenix desert—and all evidence pointed to Marjorie as the killer. The investigation revealed surprising details about her life—six previous marriages, an ongoing affair with a man from her gym, and alleged ties to the New York mafia.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Title | Down the Rabbit Hole PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Madison |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2015-06-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0062372122 |
The real, untold, and unvarnished story of life inside the legendary Playboy Mansion—and the man who holds the key—from the woman who was Hef’s #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door. A spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town Oregon girl Holly Sue Cullen into Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner’s #1 girlfriend. But like Alice in Wonderland after she plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion—including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show—quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies. Losing her identity, her sense of self-worth, and her hope for the future, Holly found herself sitting alone in a bathtub contemplating suicide. But instead of ending her life, Holly chose to take charge of it. In this shockingly candid and surprisingly moving memoir, this thoughtful and introspective woman opens up about life inside the Mansion, the drugs, the sex and the infamous parties, as well as what her relationships with her Girls Next Door co-stars, Bridget and Kendra were really like. Holly talks candidly about a subsequent abusive relationship, her own successful television series, and the hard work of healing, including her turn on Dancing with the Stars. A cautionary tale and a celebration of personal empowerment, Down the Rabbit Hole reminds us of the importance of fighting for our dreams—and finding the life we deserve.