Miss America [Hardcover]

Howard Stern (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1995

The best-selling author of Private Parts presents his provocative, controversial, and outrageous views on life, love, politics, celebrities, sexual obsessions, and more. 750,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Stern's second memoir focuses more on his professional family than on his biological family, and those who listen to his syndicated radio program will LOVE the chance to know more about Stern's crew. If you've been dying to see Stern in drag, here's your chance. But he's still at his best when he's assessing his celebrity guests, trashing the Kennedys and describing his relationship with his computer. For fans of Stern's longsuffering wife Allison, there is a very funny description of her 40th birthday party, and how Stern came through for her and "her yenta friends.".

About the Author

In addition to his role as a former Miss America, Howard Stern is the author of the phenomenal bestseller Private Parts and is the governor of the state of New York. His radio show is No. 1 in the whole wide world except for the former Yugoslav republics and most of Africa. He also is co-author of the Oprah Winfrey Cookbook and the ghostwriter of The Bridges of Madison County. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay Adaptation for Schindler's List.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060391677
• ISBN-13: 978-0060391676
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Television Performers
  • #22 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Radio > General Broadcasting

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More introspective than "Private Parts" but STILL FUNNY!, April 5, 2001

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Paige Turner "Film Fanatic" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss America (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought "Private Parts" was funnier, but this book is different--it is more introspective but still has many hilarious moments. The hysterical chapter on Stern's meeting with Michael Jackson is definitely worth the price of this book alone. He trashes Jackson thoroughly, asking the question no one dares to ask: "If you love children so much, where are the girls?" I kept reading this chapter over and over again. What I like about Howard Stern is that he is not afraid to tell the truth. He is not awed by celebrities and doesn't hesitate to shred them apart when they deserve it. He is great at exposing celebrity hypocrisy and hype. Another incredibly funny account is Stern's experience with cybersex and meeting his cybermates in person. The language is foul, vulgar and crude in this book, but if you can get beyond that, you'll realize what an incredibly brilliant and funny man Stern is. Even the way he uses typefaces in this book effectively conveys his feelings to the reader and makes what he says twice as funny. If you're offended by graphic language, I wouldn't recommend this book. But if you have a biting, satirical, twisted sense of humor, you'll enjoy this book immensely.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ..., January 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Miss America (Mass Market Paperback)

Better than Private Parts. Howard is hysterical in this book. I especially love it when he goofs on the Kennedy family, celebrities (Michael Jackson riff is great), and his own radio crew. No one is safe from his tirades. If you're a fan (and really, who isn't?), get this!
Also recommended, a funny little gem I found on amazon entitled "No One's Even Bleeding".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Follow Up to Private Parts, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Miss America (Mass Market Paperback)

The self-proclaimed "King of All Media," Howard Stern again shares very personal information with the reader, ranging from his opinions to his hairstyles over the years. His humor is often raunchy and juvenile--not for the squeamish. A must read for fans of his radio talk show.