Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
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Jacket of Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang.
Author Chelsea Handler
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Creative nonfiction
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
March 2010
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages256 pp (first edition)
ISBN 978-0446552448
LC Class 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. [1]

Contents

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. [2] 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. [3] [4]

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. [5]

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