The Richest Girl in the World: The Extravagant Life and Fast Times of Doris Duke

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Summary: Tedious biography in need of a good editor
Review: Doris Duke enjoyed being a recluse and keeping out of the spotlight. Reading this book by Ms. Mansfield, it appears Duke did a good job at maintaining her privacy. Most of the information appears to be drawn from old newspaper articles, magazines, and other public documents. There is very little first hand information except for the occassional quip by Zsa-Zsa Gabor (!) -- a rival for one of Doris' many paramours. As mentioned in a previous reader's review, this book goes off on many tangents regarding folks other than Duke -- as if the author was required to produce a specified number of pages. I found myself skipping over many pages at a time. Perhaps biographies are supposed to reveal deep, dark secrets, but clinical descriptions of Doris' lovers' genitalia seem a bit excessive. Skip this book and watch the made-for-tv movie with Miss Bacall.

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Summary: Doris Duke was an ugly person with a boring life
Review: Doris Duke was an ugly person with a boring life.

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Summary: If I could choose no stars I would
Review: It was a poorly written, disorganized book. Not worth the paper it was written on or the money spent on it.