{"product_id":"9781628738063","title":"Memoir of an Independent Woman: An Unconventional Life Well Lived","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The female incarnation of Forrest Gump…her life reads like a trip back through the defining personalities and events of the 20th century.”—\u003ci\u003eShoreline Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After coming of age at the legendary Grossinger’s resort hotel in the Catskills, Tania Grossinger defied the conventions of an era. When women were routinely consigned to focusing exclusively on husband and family, Tania chose her own path. She started in public relations for \u003ci\u003eThe $64,000 Question\u003c\/i\u003e, the TV show that was the focus of the infamous “quiz show scandals”; she was the publicist for Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Feminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e; and, for seven years, served as the director of broadcast promotion for \u003ci\u003ePlayboy Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the Playboy Club. And that was only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e After escaping her marriage, she embarked on the next chapter of her life. Along the way she crossed paths with such iconic figures as Ayn Rand, Jackie Robinson, Joan Rivers, Timothy Leary, and Johnny Carson. Tania would also became embroiled in a real-life mystery: the unsolved disappearance of Claudia Kirschhoch, a fellow travel writer who vanished without a trace from their beachside hotel on the western tip of Jamaica.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Of her first memoir, \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up at Grossinger’s\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJewish Daily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e said Tania’s “childhood was…Like a version of Kay Thomson's Plaza Hotel-dwelling Eloise by way of 'Dirty Dancing.’” Now, written as an open letter to an imaginary daughter, Tania reflects on growing \u003ci\u003ebeyond\u003c\/i\u003e—in a smart, funny, and revealing account of ignoring expectations and becoming a truly independent woman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130836041968,"sku":"9781628738063","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628738063_p0.jpg?v=1763866537","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628738063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}