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published
October 1997
(first published 2005)
by Birch Lane Press
binding
Hardcover, 214 pages
isbn
1559724323
(isbn13: 9781559724326)
description
Many people know Playboy centerfold Bettie Page as America's greatest pin-up girl of the 1950s. At the height of her popularity, Bettie disappeared--s...more
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Read in June, 2007
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voyeurs
So very sad. My husband got this book from a donation made to his school, and I had to read it out of curiosity. It was a super-easy read--like reading a paperback version of "People". But, in the end, it was a very sad story and, to me, an interesting commentary on mental health and the way we have viewed it in this country.
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Interesting stuff. I didn't make it all the way through, but even with just reading the first 1/2 or 3/4ths of this book, I have a wildly different idea of what her life was (is?) like. I think she's still alive.
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Read in January, 2000
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Nicole
This is a great autobiography about Bettie Page. Easy read and allows you a glimpse into her life since she seems like such an untouchable icon
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I have only recently found out about Bettie and this book has not only great pictures, but a wonderful account of the notorious Bettie page!
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