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Wishful Drinking is an autobiographical humor book by American actress and author Carrie Fisher, published by Simon & Schuster in 2008. Fisher's book was based on her one-woman stage show, which she developed with writer/director Joshua Ravetch. The show debuted at The Geffen Playhouse. Fisher performed with Ravetch co-creating and directing.
Sep 8, 2009 · Wishful Drinking. Paperback – September 8, 2009. by Carrie Fisher (Author) 4.2 11,050 ratings. See all formats and editions. The bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge comes clean (well, sort of) in her first-ever memoir, adapted from her one-woman Broadway hit show. Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of ...
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Dec 2, 2008 · 86,558 ratings8,941 reviews. In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old. "But it isn't all sweetness and light sabres." Alas, aside from a demanding career and her ...
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Dec 2, 2008 · Wishful Drinking, though an extremely short book, is super salacious and entertaining." -- Jezebel.com "Fisher is a language obsessive, a nimble verbal acrobat who puns and somersaults around a page with glee...If you are a fan of Fisher's fiction, a follower of her mental illness or simply a looky-loo stargazer curious about her Hollywood ...
Wishful Drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. Entertainment Weekly declared it “drolly hysterical” and the Los Angeles Times called it a “Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes.” This is Carrie Fisher at her best—revealing her worst.
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Feb 2, 2012 · Audio CD. $11.74. 'Wishful Drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.'. Independent. ‘No motive is pure. No one is good or bad – but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.'. Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking. In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher told the true ...
Books. Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher. Simon and Schuster, Feb 2, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 176 pages. 'Wishful Drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.'. Independent ‘No motive is pure. No one is good or bad – but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking ...
