My Horizontal Life

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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
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Author Chelsea Handler
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir/Comedy
Publisher Bloomsbury USA
Publication date
May 12, 2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeSoftcover
Pages213
ISBN 978-1-58234-618-2
OCLC 57432267
306.7 22
LC Class HQ801 .H3195 2005
Followed by Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea  

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands is a book by Chelsea Handler [1] that was published in 2005. The book is a collection of stories about the author's various one-night stands. The book helped her to launch her writing career and led to her second book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea .

Reception

Following the release of her second book Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, sales of her first book rocketed; the two titles have sold a combined total of 1.7 million copies, according to Nielsen BookScan and have both topped several bestseller lists. [2]

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