- Hardcover: 322 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (2 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060009462
- ISBN-13: 978-0060009465
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 423,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this autobiography, the author tells the story of her childhood, her family and her unlikely survival.
About the Author
Janice Dickinson was one of the highest-paid and most in-demand cover models of the 1970s and 1980s. She appeared on the cover of nearly every major fashion magazine in the U.S. and internationally.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
DO believe the hype...,
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This review is from: No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel (Mass Market Paperback)
...surrounding self-proclaimed "World's First Supermodel" Janice Dickinson.As all previous evidence suggests, she IS quite the bitch. She is self-absorbed, emotionally unstable, demanding and erratic. However, she is also woman enough to admit all of the above and indeed revel in both her flaws and her perfections in equal measure. She has certainly lead a remarkable life, escaping an abusive childhood home to light the way in the absurdly glamorous and destructive world of high fashion in the 70s and 80s. Inhabiting a precarious world of ridiculous excess, Dickinson threw herself into everything with almost frenzied dedication, resulting in a trail-blazing career in modelling, numerous high-profile train-wreck relationships and the obligatory coke'n'booze addictions. She is, as another reviewer observed, irritating at times. But on the whole this autobiography offers a mile-a-minute ride with numerous laughs, and moments which are cringe-inducing and sometimes unexpectedly touching.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing read!,
By MadonnaRagu "MadonnaRagu" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel (Mass Market Paperback)
I took this book with me on a holiday abroad. It was a magical read - I had to stop myself from reading the whole book in one go. I wanted to savour it, day after day.
The supermodels, the drugs, the sex, the celebrities, the 70s and the 80s - it's all there. Well-written, gripping and emotional. Janice is an amazing woman. Highly recommended!
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gloriously Fast Past,
By Ella (London, Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel (Mass Market Paperback)
Janice Dickinson's autobiography is a candid look at the bitchy, high-octane world of high fashion. Starting with her blue-collar upbringing in Florida, growing up with an sexually abusive father & a damaged mother, Janice's life story is certainly worthy book-material. From her unhappy childhood to her tedious beginnings in the modelling world in Manhattan, her life was an uphill struggle. Soon catching the wave of change, breaking the mould with her dark-looks and boyish figure, Janice was never going to be your typical All-American girl next door. And her story is definately more exciting than anything the girl next door could tell you anyway. Dickinson's story moves at lightening speed, from boyfriend to boyfriend, designer to designer. Sometimes it's hard to keep track, which I suppose is perfectly apt - as this writing style mimics the very speed and pace that her career and life travelled at at that time. From the glamourous foreign locations to the heady excess of Studio 54, Janice paints a fantasty world of almost ludicrous proportions. Except that it's not a fantasy world at all - it all happened, and Janice recalls each event with glorious detail and candour. Her honesty and confidence is very refreshing, making such a nice change from the usual sychophantic memiors that fill the shelves. My only complaint is with the last section of the book, covering the 1990s. Janice is very vague and seems to completetly rush throught these years, with major marriages and realtionships over and done with in a matter of pages. But hey, who really cares about those years anyway? We all what to read about Janice in her prime, in the 70s and 80s, when cocaine and platform shoes were practically a legal requirement. Some may find Dickinson too much to take (she is a tad irritating at times), but I can forgive her for it, because she makes up for it with her brutal honesty and humour. A must read
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