Witty, clever and beautiful, Joan Collins possesses a star quality that has come to define what it means to be a living legend. In this book, she shares her life experiences with humour and wisdom. From manners to men via fashion and family, to ageing and marriage, she takes on subjects close to every woman's heart.
Joan T. MacKenzie was born in Massachusettsin 1926. In 1930 her parents were divorced,leading to the unforeseen consequence thatshe attended thirteen different schools in fi vedifferent states over the course of her primaryand secondary education. She graduated fromhigh school in The City of New York in January,1944, where she achieved the highestrating in the English Four Years¿ Regents¿ Examination.After doing a six-month stint as a foundry core maker in the WWII war effort, Joan proceeded to Stanford University in California.There she received a B.A. in Biology in 1948 and an M.A. in 1949from the Stanford University Medical School.Subsequent careers followed in medical research and later inindustrial economics. In the latter she was instrumental in effectingequal pay for equal work for the women of professional standing inthe involved research organization.She also holds an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University and aJ.D. from the University of San Francisco, both in San Francisco,California. Unfortunately her career in the law was cut short by adisabling brain hemorrhage.Joan has two adult children and lives in northern California.Throughout her adult life she has written poetry, as events andcircumstances moved her to do so.
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