{"product_id":"little-girl-blue-the-life-of-karen-carpenter-paperback","title":"Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter - 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\u003eRandy L. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDionne Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Girl Blue \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar. \u003c\/p\u003e Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s, they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. \u003ci\u003eLittle Girl Blue \u003c\/i\u003ereveals Karen's heartbreaking struggles with her mother, brother, and husband; the intimate disclosures she made to her closest friends; her love for playing drums and her frustrated quest for solo stardom; and the ups and downs of her treatment for anorexia nervosa. After her shocking death at 32 years of age in 1983, she became the proverbial poster child for that disorder; but the other causes of her decline are laid bare for the first time in this moving account. \u003ci\u003eLittle Girl Blue \u003c\/i\u003eis Karen Carpenter's definitive biography, based on exclusive interviews with her innermost circle of girlfriends and nearly 100 others, including childhood friends, professional associates, and lovers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandy L. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e compiled and edited \u003ci\u003eYesterday Once More \u003c\/i\u003eand served as creative consultant for several television documentaries on the Carpenters, including the \u003ci\u003eE! True Hollywood Story\u003c\/i\u003e, A\u0026amp;E's \u003ci\u003eBiography\u003c\/i\u003e, and VH1's \u003ci\u003eBehind the Music\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDionne Warwick is a popular American singer, an actress, and activist; a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization; and the former United States Ambassador of Health.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.04 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53093249155296,"sku":"9781569768181","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/JYyTjj213a9781569768181.webp?v=1781639881","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/little-girl-blue-the-life-of-karen-carpenter-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}