Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin 
Subtitle: A Biography
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: October 1992
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780446516402
First sentence: On a sweltering street corner in Port Arthur, Texas, hometown of Janis Joplin, the greatest female singer in the history of rock 'n' roll, I watch a construction crew demolish the twelve-story Goodhue Hotel, scene of Janis's last public appearance twenty years ago.