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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

{{Short description|2010 book by Chelsea Handler}}

{{Infobox book

| name = Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

| image = ChelseaChelseaBangBang.jpg

| caption = Jacket of Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang.

| author = Chelsea Handler

| country = United States

| language = English

| subject =

| genre = Creative nonfiction

| publisher = Grand Central Publishing

| pub_date = March 2010

| media_type = Print (hardcover)

| pages = 256 pp (first edition)

| isbn = 978-0446552448

| oclc =

| dewey =

| congress = PN6231.W6H27 2010

| preceded_by = Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

| followed_by = Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me

}}

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang is a book by Chelsea Handler that was published in March 2010.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/books/review/InsideList-t.html|title=Inside the List|last=Schuessler|first=Jennifer|date=March 19, 2010|publisher=The New York Times Book Review|accessdate=4 June 2010}}

Synopsis

The book consists of humorous essays written by Chelsea about her various life experiences. The essays are often blatantly vulgar, much like the ones in Handler's previous two published books.

Essays

The chapters (essays) in the book are as follows:

  1. "The Feeling"
  2. "When Life Hands You Lemons, Squeeze Them Into Your Vodka"
  3. "Grey Gardens"
  4. "Dudley"
  5. "Wedding Chopper"
  6. "Water Olympics"
  7. "Black-on-Black Crime"
  8. "Dear Asshole"
  9. "The Suspect"
  10. "Chunk"
  11. "Deep Thoughts by Chelsea Handy"

Sales and recognition

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang hit Number 1 on the New York Times Nonfiction Hardback Bestseller list on March 21, 2010.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-03-21/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html | title=Hardcover Nonfiction | work=The New York Times | accessdate=25 April 2013}} That same week, her previous books, 'Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea' and 'My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands", hit numbers 2 and 3 on the paperback list.[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-19/celebrity-book-successes-chelsea-handler-tori-spelling-and-failures-sarah-silverman-kathy-griffin-and-kate-gosselin-in-the-bubble-book-economy/ Anna David, "The Celebrity Book Frenzy", The Daily Beast, 19 Jul 2010.].{{cite web|url=http://chelseahandler.com/articles.html |title=Chelsea Says Stuff @ ChelseaHandler.com |accessdate=2010-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120192656/http://chelseahandler.com/articles.html |archivedate=2010-11-20 }}

=Tour=

In 2010, Handler embarked on a tour to promote the book. For the tour, Handler switched her sponsor from Grey Goose to Belvedere Vodka, joking that Belvedere is the healthier option.{{Cite web |url=http://adage.com/article/madisonvine-news/chelsea-handler-switched-grey-goose-belvedere/141786/ |title=Why Chelsea Handler Switched From Grey Goose to Belvedere |language=en |access-date=2018-03-08}}

References

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Category:Essay collections

Category:2010 non-fiction books

Category:Books by Chelsea Handler

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