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| Title | : | Her Name Is Barbra |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882071484 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 283 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
Her Name is Barbra is based on hundreds of interviews, personal anecdotes, archival information, court records and various other sources. The name alone summons flashes of brilliant talent and temperament, explosive outbursts of demonstrative power, and an untamed ego. Ambitious in scale, it is filled with fascinating detail and imbued with intimacy. Compassionate yet revealing, Her Name is Barbra is worthy of its legendary subject.. But who is the real Barbra Streisand; the Jewish girl from Flatbush, who grew up to become the biggest multi-media star of her generation? Randall Riese has uncovered the fascinating, startling and often disturbing facts of Streisand's life
. Randall Riese is a film historian, researcher and author. His previous books, including The Unabridged Marilyn and The Unabridged James Dean were critically acclaimed for their exhaustive research
So for fans looking for a definitive biography of the events in Streisand's life, this will more than suffice. From Booklist Just as Barbra Streisand is a very big star, this is a very big book: lots of pages, lots of anecdotes, and lots of research. A big draw for the biography shelves. For instance, Riese presents a bevy of former friends who feel they were used and discarded by the star, but he virtually ignores the fact that her old boyfriends are still pals, that her best friend is a woman she met in the 1960s, and that her manager has been with her for almost 30 years. Readers who want a benevolent interpretation of those events, however, may have to look elsewhere. Ilene Cooper. The best thing about this book is that, as a gathering of facts, it is amazingly complete. Riese recalls incidents that Streisand has probably forgotten. Film historian Riese seems to want to present an evenhanded portrait of Streisand, but without a
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