324:
coaches him. In a letter to Stern's agent Don
Buchwald, Regan said they were "beyond tasteless" and "entirely inappropriate". One that Regan accepted depicted Stern's wife, covered in blood with her eyes rolled up and her neck slashed, being fed through a meat grinder operated by him while Simpson stands by giving the thumbs up. Regan said that Simpson was "not happy" with the back cover. Following the book's release Stern commented on the reaction to the picture: "That's the kind of thing that my wife and I felt strongly about-O. J. should be in jail. She was totally comfortable with it, although she looks at it and thinks it's much worse now." In 1996, Stern came in at number one on
256:, but concentrated on stories and topics that he had either not told on the air or had avoided. The book was structured without a set beginning, middle, and end, rather to allow the reader to open it at any chapter. Regan said that Stern had performed beyond what was expected of him, writing 40,000 words for the book, equivalent to four-and-a-half books. "I said, 'Howard. Stop writing.'" When the book was finished, Stern felt a bigger sense of gratification with it compared to his radio show and when Regan praised him for what he had written, he described it as "the most fulfilling moment in my career so far".
267:. I looked like a big, hairy pencil. I'm walking down the steps and my father would look at me and I'd be in my underpants. And he looked down at his son who was sprouting with facial hair and he'd go, 'Oh, look. There's Miss America.' The title caused a rift with those in charge of the Miss America beauty pageant who, in a letter to HarperCollins, argued that the book contained "tasteless" photographs "that deal with subject matter having nothing to do with our client". Regan maintained she acted with caution with the title and thought it was safe to use. An early working title was
295:
written a chapter about the
Simpson case but felt it would date the book, and found himself editing what he had written as the case had yet to reach a verdict while he was writing it. He then decided to scrap the chapter. Stern dedicates the book to his radio show intern Steve Grillo. His other choice was Lonnie Hanover, the owner of
31:
294:
Stern announced the book on his radio show on August 28, 1995. He revealed that he had completed a draft version of the entire book at that point, with two chapters finalised, though Regan maintained he had exaggerated how little he had produced for her. A title had yet to be settled upon. Stern had
400:
Stern held book signings at several cities nationwide which attracted large crowds. The first, in New York City, saw him wear a gown and wig similar to the one on the book's cover. The signing in Los
Angeles was attended by an estimated 15,000 people. The signing at Tower Books in Philadelphia saw
351:
in New York City opened at 6:30 a.m. on the day of release, for which 250 people were already in line to buy it. The chain sold 33,000 copies at its stores nationwide by the end of the first day, setting a new first day record. In Los
Angeles, 500 copies were sold by 9 a.m. on the first day.
323:
in which he was acquitted on two counts of murder. Regan rejected two photographs and illustrations that Stern had chosen to include in the book. One depicted
Simpson showing Stern how to slash and dismember his wife; another showed Stern holding a hatchet and his wife's severed leg while Simpson
412:
was released on
October 17, 1996. Three different versions were produced, each featuring a different front photograph of Stern dressed in drag with blonde, brunette, and red hair, but the book's designers could not decide which one to release, so they decided to publish all three versions. Stern
213:
was an instant commercial success. It set a new record with 33,000 copies sold on its opening day. By the end of 1995 over 1.39 million copies were sold, and the book became the fastest-selling title for ReganBooks. In
October 1996, a paperback edition was released in three different covers with
393:. It stayed at number one for three weeks, and remained on the list for a total of 19 weeks. The book sold more than nine copies for every one copy of the next best-selling book on the list. By the end of 1995, 1,398,880 copies of the book were sold, making it the third best-seller of the year.
401:
the store close for all other business except the signing in order to manage the crowds. The store housed 5,000 copies of the book sold at a 30% discount that Stern was prepared to sign, which worked out to be one signature and a personal message every five seconds.
1438:
244:. Stern wrote the book in two months over the summer of 1995, often working on it for seven or eight hours at home having done his radio show in the morning. He collaborated with
198:(1993), which had become a nationwide commercial success. Stern wrote the book in the summer of 1995, and covers a variety of topics such as his experiences with
731:
339:
was released on
November 7, 1995, a week earlier than the original release date. It was further promoted with an hour-long television special on the
1306:
343:
network in
December 1995. The book was an instant commercial success, with six printings of the book sold out in the first 12 hours of release. The
1383:
372:
to promote the book drew controversy after antics by two bikini-clad women that accompanied him, including a kiss, was edited from the broadcast.
1276:
1224:
938:
564:
521:
483:
449:
1368:
1483:
741:
137:
1478:
379:
1498:
1493:
368:
1311:
199:
17:
628:
581:
1421:
1064:
1089:
1269:
1503:
1393:
1378:
1299:
320:
30:
1347:
161:
275:, but Regan rejected it because she deemed it "gross" and a put down on himself. Another rejected title was
1240:
1316:
319:'s wedding in 1993. The phrase "Getting away with murder" is printed in large white letters, referring to
1488:
1359:
1262:
705:
363:
556:
1332:
232:
194:
148:
1414:
259:
Stern named the book after a remark from his father. He explained: "When I was a kid growing up in
757:
1220:
934:
737:
560:
517:
479:
445:
344:
132:
192:. In August 1995, Stern announced his deal with ReganBooks to write a follow-up to his first
1444:
1407:
1401:
769:
308:
296:
203:
1166:
1135:
974:
910:
880:
834:
804:
675:
402:
1472:
1457:
1246:
1214:
1196:
550:
325:
312:
227:
71:
435:
1285:
501:
497:
493:
467:
463:
459:
431:
427:
423:
390:
348:
316:
280:
264:
263:, I would come down the steps. My parents were disgusted by me. I had started this
245:
237:
189:
185:
177:
41:
506:
260:
1451:
864:
818:
788:
659:
513:
475:
441:
358:
284:
223:
202:, on-air rivalries with other radio personalities, and a private meeting with
181:
81:
1180:
1150:
1119:
958:
894:
636:
585:
356:
went on to set a new record for the fastest selling book in one day, beating
1373:
706:"Howard Stern Strikes Again: The Shock Jock's Second Book Shoots to the Top"
272:
214:
Stern sporting different coloured wigs, plus additional colour photographs.
114:
109:
1068:
1038:
1013:
988:
1097:
552:
Howard Stern, A to Z: The Stern
Fanatic's Guide to the King of all Media
1039:"The New York Times Best Seller List – December 10, 1995 – Non-Fiction"
989:"The New York Times Best Seller List – November 26, 1995 – Non-Fiction"
582:"So that's why Stern is like that – It's just payback time for Howard"
1014:"The New York Times Best Seller List – March 31, 1996 – Non-Fiction"
413:
insisted on wearing a sleeveless dress to reveal some armpit hair.
222:
In 1995, Stern made an advance deal worth around $ 3 million with
1258:
1254:
240:
was assigned as the book's editor, which she had also done for
895:"Howard Stern's drag act earns top spot on worst-dressed list"
385:
at number one for the week of November 26, 1995, knocking off
340:
252:. Stern aimed not to write a book "more outrageous" than
299:, a strip club which Stern and his staff used to visit.
1431:
1392:
1357:
1325:
1292:
156:
143:
131:
121:
105:
97:
87:
77:
67:
59:
47:
37:
505:
397:was the best-selling paperback on Amazon in 1998.
311:. The back cover features a picture of Stern with
176:is the second book by American radio personality
863:Benza, A.J.; Kennedy, Helen (October 19, 1995).
924:
922:
920:
789:"Miss America lawyers see red over Stern book"
1270:
206:in an attempt to revive the singer's career.
8:
474:(Shrink Wrapped Book (Paperback) ed.).
23:
230:, to publish a follow-up to his first book
1277:
1263:
1255:
180:. It was released on November 7, 1995, by
29:
22:
1219:(2nd ed.). St. Martin's Paperbacks.
952:
950:
544:
542:
540:
307:The front cover depicts Stern dressed in
783:
781:
779:
699:
697:
695:
693:
691:
689:
687:
685:
622:
620:
618:
616:
614:
605:
536:
328:'s annual list of worst dressed women.
931:American Icon: The Howard Stern Reader
765:
755:
850:The History of Howard Stern – Act III
7:
378:entered the non-fiction section of
1149:Selvin, Rick (December 11, 1995).
629:"So that's why Stern is like that"
512:(Mass Market Paperback ed.).
184:and written in collaboration with
14:
1118:Selvin, Rick (December 9, 1995).
627:Brumley, Al (November 19, 1995).
1120:"A Stern warning: Don't be late"
929:D. Luerssen, John (2009-01-24).
658:Hall, Jane (November 25, 1995).
1216:Howard Stern: King of All Media
1094:The Complete Howard Stern Links
865:"Stern pix of Juice get the ax"
366:in 1992. Stern's appearance on
1187:. October 17, 1996. p. D2
959:"Here He Is... 'Miss America'"
957:Pool, Bob (December 2, 1995).
901:. January 10, 1996. p. 2A
795:. November 6, 1995. p. B7
369:The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1:
1181:"Howard Stern shocks readers"
1065:"The "Stern-ing" of America?"
825:. August 29, 1995. p. 5A
819:"Stern returns with new book"
733:Katie Couric and Howard Stern
549:Lucaire, Luigi (1997-01-15).
200:obsessive-compulsive disorder
18:Miss America (disambiguation)
1096:. 2001-01-12. Archived from
1063:Chavez, Linda (1995-11-23).
852:. January 1, 2010. SiriusXM.
1422:The History of Howard Stern
1307:Videography and discography
660:"Mr. America strikes again"
1520:
580:Brumley, Al (1995-11-19).
15:
1213:Colford, Paul D. (1997).
730:Mink, Eric (1995-01-14).
209:As with its predecessor,
28:
1484:American autobiographies
1348:Howard Stern Comes Again
1151:"'He signed my stomach'"
162:Howard Stern Comes Again
1155:Philadelphia Daily News
1124:Philadelphia Daily News
408:A paperback edition of
53:Oscar Gonzalez (Design)
1479:1995 non-fiction books
405:attended the signing.
248:, who had also edited
218:Background and writing
1499:Books by Howard Stern
1494:Show business memoirs
1360:The Howard Stern Show
963:The Los Angeles Times
933:. Rock Reader Books.
321:Simpson's murder case
1090:"Howard Stern Books"
848:"Author!, Author!".
289:Big Nose, Small Hose
279:, the same title as
246:Larry "Ratso" Sloman
186:Larry "Ratso" Sloman
51:Jack Heller (Design)
16:For other uses, see
1415:Master Tape Theatre
869:New York Daily News
639:on October 23, 1999
633:Dallas Morning News
608:, pp. 265–266.
500:(16 October 1996).
387:My American Journey
25:
1394:Howard 100 and 101
736:. Andrews McMeel.
557:St. Martin's Press
466:(September 1996).
381:The New York Times
345:Barnes & Noble
271:in reference to a
55:Paul Aresu (Photo)
1466:
1465:
1226:978-0-312-96221-0
940:978-0-557-04204-3
710:Los Angeles Times
664:Los Angeles Times
566:978-0-312-15144-7
523:978-0-06-109550-4
485:978-0-06-101234-1
451:978-0-06-039167-6
169:
168:
98:Publication place
48:Cover artist
1511:
1504:ReganBooks books
1445:Son of the Beach
1408:The Wrap-Up Show
1312:Television shows
1279:
1272:
1265:
1256:
1230:
1201:
1200:
1194:
1192:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1164:
1162:
1146:
1140:
1139:
1133:
1131:
1115:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1105:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1076:
1067:. Archived from
1060:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1043:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1018:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
999:
993:
985:
979:
978:
972:
970:
954:
945:
944:
926:
915:
914:
908:
906:
891:
885:
884:
878:
876:
860:
854:
853:
845:
839:
838:
832:
830:
815:
809:
808:
802:
800:
793:The Journal News
785:
774:
773:
767:
763:
761:
753:
751:
750:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
701:
680:
679:
673:
671:
655:
649:
648:
646:
644:
635:. Archived from
624:
609:
603:
597:
596:
594:
593:
584:. Archived from
577:
571:
570:
546:
527:
511:
489:
455:
440:(1st ed.).
383:Best Seller list
226:, an imprint of
157:Followed by
144:Preceded by
93:November 7, 1995
89:Publication date
33:
26:
1519:
1518:
1514:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1508:
1469:
1468:
1467:
1462:
1427:
1402:Howard 100 News
1388:
1353:
1321:
1288:
1283:
1252:
1237:
1227:
1212:
1204:
1190:
1188:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1160:
1158:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1129:
1127:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1103:
1101:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1074:
1072:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1022:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1007:
997:
995:
991:
987:
986:
982:
968:
966:
956:
955:
948:
941:
928:
927:
918:
904:
902:
899:The Paducah Sun
893:
892:
888:
874:
872:
862:
861:
857:
847:
846:
842:
828:
826:
817:
816:
812:
798:
796:
787:
786:
777:
764:
754:
748:
746:
744:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
704:Lacher, Irene.
703:
702:
683:
669:
667:
657:
656:
652:
642:
640:
626:
625:
612:
604:
600:
591:
589:
579:
578:
574:
567:
548:
547:
538:
534:
524:
492:
486:
458:
452:
422:
419:
334:
305:
220:
204:Michael Jackson
127:592 (Paperback)
126:
125:482 (Hardcover)
113:
106:Media type
90:
54:
52:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1517:
1515:
1507:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1471:
1470:
1464:
1463:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1448:
1441:
1435:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1398:
1396:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1365:
1363:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1344:
1337:
1329:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1296:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1274:
1267:
1259:
1250:
1249:
1236:
1235:External links
1233:
1232:
1231:
1225:
1203:
1202:
1172:
1167:Newspapers.com
1141:
1136:Newspapers.com
1110:
1081:
1055:
1030:
1005:
980:
975:Newspapers.com
946:
939:
916:
911:Newspapers.com
886:
881:Newspapers.com
855:
840:
835:Newspapers.com
810:
805:Newspapers.com
775:
742:
722:
681:
676:Newspapers.com
650:
610:
598:
572:
565:
535:
533:
530:
529:
528:
522:
490:
484:
456:
450:
418:
415:
403:Chubby Checker
333:
330:
304:
301:
269:Sloppy Seconds
219:
216:
188:and edited by
167:
166:
158:
154:
153:
145:
141:
140:
135:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
88:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1516:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1459:
1458:Robin Quivers
1456:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1391:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1350:
1349:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1334:Private Parts
1331:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1302:
1301:Private Parts
1298:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1280:
1275:
1273:
1268:
1266:
1261:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1248:
1247:HarperCollins
1244:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1228:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1208:
1198:
1197:Newspaper.com
1186:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1168:
1156:
1152:
1145:
1142:
1137:
1125:
1121:
1114:
1111:
1100:on 1999-02-02
1099:
1095:
1091:
1085:
1082:
1071:on 2008-07-23
1070:
1066:
1059:
1056:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1015:
1009:
1006:
990:
984:
981:
976:
965:. p. B20
964:
960:
953:
951:
947:
942:
936:
932:
925:
923:
921:
917:
912:
900:
896:
890:
887:
882:
870:
866:
859:
856:
851:
844:
841:
836:
824:
820:
814:
811:
806:
794:
790:
784:
782:
780:
776:
771:
759:
745:
743:9780740738531
739:
735:
734:
726:
723:
711:
707:
700:
698:
696:
694:
692:
690:
688:
686:
682:
677:
665:
661:
654:
651:
638:
634:
630:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
611:
607:
602:
599:
588:on 1999-10-23
587:
583:
576:
573:
568:
562:
558:
554:
553:
545:
543:
541:
537:
531:
525:
519:
515:
510:
509:
503:
499:
495:
494:Stern, Howard
491:
487:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
460:Stern, Howard
457:
453:
447:
443:
439:
438:
433:
429:
425:
424:Stern, Howard
421:
420:
416:
414:
411:
406:
404:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
382:
377:
373:
371:
370:
365:
361:
360:
355:
350:
346:
342:
338:
331:
329:
327:
326:Mr. Blackwell
322:
318:
314:
313:O. J. Simpson
310:
302:
300:
298:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
257:
255:
254:Private Parts
251:
250:Private Parts
247:
243:
242:Private Parts
239:
235:
234:
233:Private Parts
229:
228:HarperCollins
225:
217:
215:
212:
207:
205:
201:
197:
196:
195:Private Parts
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
174:
165:
163:
159:
155:
152:
150:
149:Private Parts
146:
142:
139:
138:0-06-039167-7
136:
134:
130:
124:
120:
116:
111:
108:
104:
101:United States
100:
96:
92:
86:
83:
80:
76:
73:
72:Autobiography
70:
66:
62:
58:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
32:
27:
24:Miss America
19:
1489:Comedy books
1450:
1443:
1420:
1413:
1406:
1358:
1346:
1341:Miss America
1340:
1339:
1333:
1300:
1286:Howard Stern
1251:
1242:Miss America
1241:
1215:
1206:
1205:
1195:– via
1189:. Retrieved
1185:The Olympian
1184:
1175:
1165:– via
1159:. Retrieved
1154:
1144:
1134:– via
1128:. Retrieved
1123:
1113:
1102:. Retrieved
1098:the original
1093:
1084:
1073:. Retrieved
1069:the original
1058:
1046:. Retrieved
1033:
1021:. Retrieved
1008:
996:. Retrieved
983:
973:– via
967:. Retrieved
962:
930:
909:– via
903:. Retrieved
898:
889:
879:– via
873:. Retrieved
868:
858:
849:
843:
833:– via
827:. Retrieved
823:Star-Gazette
822:
813:
803:– via
797:. Retrieved
792:
747:. Retrieved
732:
725:
713:. Retrieved
709:
674:– via
668:. Retrieved
666:. p. F1
663:
653:
641:. Retrieved
637:the original
632:
606:Colford 1997
601:
590:. Retrieved
586:the original
575:
551:
508:Miss America
507:
502:Judith Regan
498:Larry Sloman
472:Miss America
471:
468:Judith Regan
464:Larry Sloman
437:Miss America
436:
432:Judith Regan
428:Larry Sloman
410:Miss America
409:
407:
399:
395:Miss America
394:
391:Colin Powell
386:
380:
376:Miss America
375:
374:
367:
357:
354:Miss America
353:
349:Fifth Avenue
337:Miss America
336:
335:
317:Donald Trump
306:
293:
288:
281:Adolf Hitler
276:
268:
265:growth spurt
258:
253:
249:
241:
238:Judith Regan
231:
221:
211:Miss America
210:
208:
193:
190:Judith Regan
178:Howard Stern
173:Miss America
172:
171:
170:
160:
147:
42:Howard Stern
1157:. p. 9
1126:. p. 3
871:. p. 3
766:|work=
514:Regan Books
476:Regan Books
442:Regan Books
417:Publication
261:high school
1473:Categories
1452:Supertwink
1379:The Losers
1104:2009-05-09
1075:2009-05-09
749:2009-07-14
592:2009-05-09
532:References
277:Mein Kampf
224:ReganBooks
182:ReganBooks
82:ReganBooks
1439:FCC fines
1374:Wack Pack
1048:April 30,
1023:April 30,
998:April 30,
875:April 28,
829:April 28,
799:April 30,
768:ignored (
758:cite book
715:April 28,
670:April 28,
643:April 30,
347:store on
273:gang bang
115:Paperback
110:Hardcover
78:Publisher
1432:See also
1191:July 17,
1161:July 17,
1130:July 17,
969:July 17,
905:July 17,
430:(1995).
236:(1993).
60:Language
1384:TV show
1317:Fartman
1207:Sources
1044:. Hawes
1019:. Hawes
994:. Hawes
504:(ed.).
470:(ed.).
434:(ed.).
364:Madonna
332:Release
68:Subject
63:English
1293:Career
1223:
937:
740:
563:
520:
482:
448:
303:Design
297:Scores
287:, and
164:
151:
117:(1996)
112:(1995)
38:Author
1369:Staff
1326:Books
1042:(PDF)
1017:(PDF)
992:(PDF)
122:Pages
1221:ISBN
1193:2022
1163:2022
1132:2022
1050:2019
1025:2019
1000:2019
971:2022
935:ISBN
907:2022
877:2019
831:2019
801:2019
770:help
738:ISBN
717:2019
672:2019
645:2019
561:ISBN
518:ISBN
480:ISBN
446:ISBN
309:drag
285:book
133:ISBN
1245:at
389:by
362:by
359:Sex
315:at
283:'s
1475::
1183:.
1153:.
1122:.
1092:.
961:.
949:^
919:^
897:.
867:.
821:.
791:.
778:^
762::
760:}}
756:{{
708:.
684:^
662:.
631:.
613:^
559:.
555:.
539:^
516:.
496:;
478:.
462:;
444:.
426:;
341:E!
291:.
1278:e
1271:t
1264:v
1229:.
1199:.
1169:.
1138:.
1107:.
1078:.
1052:.
1027:.
1002:.
977:.
943:.
913:.
883:.
837:.
807:.
772:)
752:.
719:.
678:.
647:.
595:.
569:.
526:.
488:.
454:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
