{"product_id":"ball-of-fire-the-tumultuous-life-and-comic-art-of-lucille-ball-paperback","title":"Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefan Kanfer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, \"queen of the B-pluses.\" But on the small screen she was a superstar-arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy's genius and places it in the context of her conflicted and sometimes bitter personal life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBall of Fire\u003c\/b\u003e gives us Lucy in all her contradictions. Here is the beauty who became a master of knock-down slapstick; the control freak whose comic alter ego thrived on chaos, the worshipful TV housewife whose real marriage ended in public disaster. Here, too, is an intimate view of the dawn of television and of the America that embraced it. Charming, informative, touching. and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the book Lucy's fans have been waiting for.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, \"queen of the B-pluses.\" But on the small screen she was a superstar-arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy's genius and places it in the context of her conflicted and sometimes bitter personal life. \u003cbr\u003eBall of Fire gives us Lucy in all her contradictions. Here is the beauty who became a master of knock-down slapstick; the control freak whose comic alter ego thrived on chaos, the worshipful TV housewife whose real marriage ended in public disaster. Here, too, is an intimate view of the dawn of television and of the America that embraced it. Charming, informative, touching. and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the book Lucy's fans have been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefan Kanfer's books include \u003cb\u003eThe Eighth Sin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Summer World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerious Business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eGroucho\u003c\/b\u003e. He was a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003efor more than twenty years. A Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and recipient of numerous writing awards, Kanfer is currently in the Distinguished Writer program at Southampton College, Long Island University. He lives in New York and Cape Cod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47728786866429,"sku":"9780375727719","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/u0Z3j4hP-l9780375727719.webp?v=1781776315","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/ball-of-fire-the-tumultuous-life-and-comic-art-of-lucille-ball-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}