Name: Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
Brand: John Waters

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9780374214968

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Hardback

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Hardcover

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Release date

2019-05-21

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Supplier US

Macmi­llan

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Sales:8.875

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Artist

John Waters

Genre US

Comedy

Label US

Farrar Straus & Giroux

John Waters is a renowned artist known for his contributions to the music industry. With a career spanning over three decades, he has established himself as one of the most influential figures in contemporary music. His unique style and innovative approach have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base.
Born and raised in [city], John's passion for music was evident from an early age. He began his musical journey by playing various instruments before discovering his talent for songwriting. His lyrics are often introspective, exploring themes of love, loss, and personal growth.
Throughout his career, John has released numerous albums that showcase his versatility as an artist. From soulful ballads to energetic anthems, each song is crafted with meticulous attention to detail. His powerful vocals combined with emotive melodies create an immersive listening experience.

No one knows more about everything―especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling―than John Waters. The man in the pencil-thin mustache, auteur of the transgressive movie classics Pink Flamingos, Polyester, the original Hairspray, Cry-Baby, and A Dirty Shame, is one of the world’s great sophisticates, and in Mr. Know-It-All he serves it up raw: how to fail upward in Hollywood; how to develop musical taste from Nervous Norvus to Maria Callas; how to build a home so ugly and trendy that no one but you would dare live in it; more important, how to tell someone you love them without emotional risk; and yes, how to cheat death itself. Through it all, Waters swears by one undeniable truth: “Whatever you might have heard, there is absolutely no downside to being famous. None at all.”

Studded with cameos of Waters’s stars, from Divine and Mink Stole to Johnny Depp, Kathleen Turner, Patricia Hearst, and Tracey Ullman, and illustrated with unseen photos from Waters’s personal collection, Mr. Know-It-All is Waters’s most hypnotically readable, upsetting, revelatory book―another instant Waters classic.

Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder

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