{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-prairie-bitch-how-i-survived-nellie-oleson-and-learned-to-love-being-hated-paperback","title":"Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated - 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\u003eAlison Arngrim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Prairie Bitch\u003c\/i\u003e is Alison Arngrim's comic celebrity memoir of growing up as one of television's most memorable characters--the devious Nellie Oleson on the hit television show \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e. With revealing behind-the-scenes stories from the set, as well as tales from her bohemian upbringing in West Hollywood and her headline-making advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Prairie Bitch\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for fans of everything \u003ci\u003eLittle House\u003c\/i\u003e: the classic 1970s television series and its many stars like Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert; Gilbert's bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003ePrairie Tale\u003c\/i\u003e... and, of course, the beloved series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that started it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what was life really like for the girl everyone loved to hate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHollywood Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the scenes of \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e with scandalous, funny stories about Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and the rest of the cast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDysfunctional Family: \u003c\/b\u003e Read about her bohemian upbringing in 1960s Hollywood with her gay, theatrical father, her voice-actress mother (the voice of Gumby!), and the dark family secrets she survived.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChild Actor Survival: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow her journey from a shy, abused child to an outspoken advocate who learned to embrace her inner 'prairie bitch' and use her fame for good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCelebrity Tell-All: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover her bizarre friendships with icons like Liberace and Christine Jorgensen, the world's first publicly acknowledged transsexual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor seven years, Alison Arngrim played a wretched, scheming, selfish, lying, manipulative brat on one of TV history's most beloved series. Though millions of \u003cem\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/em\u003e viewers hated Nellie Oleson and her evil antics, Arngrim grew to love her character--and the freedom and confidence Nellie inspired in her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Prairie Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e, Arngrim describes growing up in Hollywood with her eccentric parents: Thor Arngrim, a talent manager to Liberace and others, whose appetite for publicity was insatiable, and legendary voice actress Norma MacMillan, who played both Gumby and Casper the Friendly Ghost. She recalls her most cherished and often wickedly funny moments behind the scenes of \u003cem\u003eLittle House\u003c\/em\u003e: Michael Landon's unsaintly habit of not wearing underwear; how she and Melissa Gilbert (who played her TV nemesis, Laura Ingalls) became best friends and accidentally got drunk on rum cakes at 7-Eleven; and the only time she and Katherine MacGregor (who played Nellie's mom) appeared in public in costume, provoking a posse of elementary schoolgirls to attack them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArngrim relays all this and more with biting wit, but she also bravely recounts her life's challenges: her struggle to survive a history of traumatic abuse, depression, and paralyzing shyness; the secret her father kept from her for twenty years; and the devastating loss of her \u003cem\u003eLittle House\u003c\/em\u003e husband and best friend, Steve Tracy, to AIDS, which inspired her second career in social and political activism. Arngrim describes how Nellie Oleson taught her to be bold, daring, and determined, and how she is eternally grateful to have had the biggest little bitch on the prairie to show her the way.\u003c\/p\u003e--New York Post\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor seven years, Alison Arngrim played a wretched, scheming, selfish, lying, manipulative brat on one of TV history's most beloved series. Though millions of \u003cem\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/em\u003e viewers hated Nellie Oleson and her evil antics, Arngrim grew to love her character--and the freedom and confidence Nellie inspired in her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Prairie Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e, Arngrim describes growing up in Hollywood with her eccentric parents: Thor Arngrim, a talent manager to Liberace and others, whose appetite for publicity was insatiable, and legendary voice actress Norma MacMillan, who played both Gumby and Casper the Friendly Ghost. She recalls her most cherished and often wickedly funny moments behind the scenes of \u003cem\u003eLittle House\u003c\/em\u003e: Michael Landon's \"unsaintly\" habit of not wearing underwear; how she and Melissa Gilbert (who played her TV nemesis, Laura Ingalls) became best friends and accidentally got drunk on rum cakes at 7-Eleven; and the only time she and Katherine MacGregor (who played Nellie's mom) appeared in public in costume, provoking a posse of elementary schoolgirls to attack them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArngrim relays all this and more with biting wit, but she also bravely recounts her life's challenges: her struggle to survive a history of traumatic abuse, depression, and paralyzing shyness; the \"secret\" her father kept from her for twenty years; and the devastating loss of her \"\u003cem\u003eLittle House\u003c\/em\u003e husband\" and best friend, Steve Tracy, to AIDS, which inspired her second career in social and political activism. Arngrim describes how Nellie Oleson taught her to be bold, daring, and determined, and how she is eternally grateful to have had the biggest little bitch on the prairie to show her the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.01 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064051921030,"sku":"9780061962158","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/5Dfcu2cEv9780061962158.webp?v=1781307649","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-prairie-bitch-how-i-survived-nellie-oleson-and-learned-to-love-being-hated-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}