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02585cam a2200505 a 4500 001 CD229D6C658811DFA9BE6859C41A358D 003 SILO 005 20230211010336 008 091009s2010 nyua b 000 0aeng 010 $a 2009042211 020 $a 0374251479 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780374251475 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)456171319 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d IEB $d C#P $d BKX $d BUR $d BWX $d UIB $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN1998.3.W38 $b A3 2010 082 00 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Waters, John, $d 1946- 245 1 $a Role models / $c John Waters. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $c 2010. 300 $a 304 p. : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Here, from the incomparable John Waters, is a paean to the power of subversive inspiration that will delight, amuse, enrich--and happily horrify readers everywhere. This book is, in fact, a self-portrait told through intimate profiles of favorite personalities--some famous, some unknown, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road. From Esther Martin, the owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to playwright Tennessee Williams; from atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair to insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena; from English novelist Denton Welch to timeless singer Johnny Mathis, these are the figures that helped the author form his own brand of neurotic happiness.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a Johnny and me -- The kindness of strangers -- Leslie -- Rei Kawakubo -- Baltimore heroes -- Bookworm -- Little Richard, happy at last -- Outsider porn -- Roommates -- Cult leader. 600 10 $a Waters, John, $d 1946- $x Sources. 650 0 $a Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 650 0 $a Motion picture producers and directors $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Screenwriters $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Artists $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 12 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718085856.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220505010421.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722024200.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20201013051605.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528045042.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006053526.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180106042452.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418075532.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812073145.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20140131021017.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20101103010507.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20100524142046.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CD229D6C658811DFA9BE6859C41A358D 994 $a 02 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search