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26 January 2006

Book one:

Barbra
The Way She Is
by Christopher Andersen



She is a one-named legend, a global icon, the ultimate diva-one of the most beloved and detested, worshipped and feared, gossiped-and speculated-about figured of the ages; the woman for who the word "superstar" was invented. Yet Barbra Streisand has always jealously guarded her secrets and nurtured her own mystique. Even to the multitudes around the world who idolize her, she remains aloof, unknowable, tantalizingly just beyond reach. Until now. In Barbra: The Way Way She is, Christopher Andersen strips away the mask to offer a spellbinding portrait of "The Greatest Star" in all her headstrong, take-no-prisoners glory. Sex, money, power, glamour, heartache - all are elements in the saga of the women who, even her harshest critics acknowledge, is a true American original. With his international, headline-making blockbusters-mine New York Times best sellers in the last nine years alone-Andersen has taken his place at the forefront of popular biographers.

Pre-order the book here. Release date March 28, 2006.

UK Fans order here (April 2006 release date)

Book two:

The Importance Of Being Barbra

"I'm staring at a first-look, early draft of "The Importance of Being Barbra: The Brilliant, Exasperating Career of Barbra Joan Streisandof Brooklyn, New York and Hollywood, USA." Longest title in captivity for a manuscript that's only 159 pages. ... The author admits she's "thin-skinned, unable to forget even the slightest criticism." ... We're told again how she loved President Clinton's mother but, of course, did not love her own mother. Truth is she's superbly talented. God gave her throat a magical whistle, and she was excellent in "Meet the Fockers." - Cindy Adams

Pre-order here (US)

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