Angelina Jolie: Portrait of a Superstar [Paperback]

Rhona Mercer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2009

Academy Award–winning actress, former fashion model and Hollywood party girl, and current Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, Angelina Jolie is constantly in the media spotlight. Unlike many Hollywood stars who do their best to avoid the press, her openness about her complicated and often outlandish life has endeared her to fans worldwide. Her most famous screen roles are covered in this biography, from Gia to Lara Croft. Also explored is her reputation for living on the edge, and Angelina's refreshing honesty around tempestuous romantic relationships, bisexuality, wild partying, and breakdowns and thoughts of suicide. Finally, her recent roles as philanthropist, mother, and half of a Hollywood golden couple with Brad Pitt, are also discussed in this inspiring book for fans of this continually fascinating global superstar.

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About the Author

Rhona Mercer is an editor on celebrity weekly magazine New and has interviewed countless stars and figures in showbiz. She lives and works in London. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: John Blake (September 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844547922
• ISBN-13: 978-1844547920
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( J ) > Jolie, Angelina

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars News clips put together., November 13, 2009

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Carol Vogel "Madeleine" (Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angelina Jolie: The Biography (Hardcover)

This book was nothing but news clips put together. Obviously, Jolie would not give an interview. So the writer relied on the easy way out: basic research on what's been written before in newspapers, tabloids etc.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jolie Bio, February 12, 2008

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Sara Roaden "Jolie-aholic" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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Loved this!!! Great pictures and great insight into a wonderful person's world. Being a fan I had heard most of the stories from Angelina interviews in the past, but there were some things that surprised me. It also offered a lot of information on her marriages and why they didn't work out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very anecdotal but interesting, May 1, 2011

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This review is from: Angelina Jolie: Portrait of a Superstar (Paperback)

I've read only a few biographies and most are of historical figures like George Patton. This is probably only the third I've read of a celebrity. I don't know if other celebrity biographies are like this but I am use to a lot more source notations. Much of the information seems to be anecdotal from unknown sources. Even the the bibliography at the end of the book only references a small fraction of the sources I usually see listed in other biographies. I was very surprised that most of the direct quotes were not cited with only a few referencing certain interviews. Overall, it is a decent read. I would recommend reading it if you are a fan of Jolie since it is a short book. I've always found her to be a fascinating person and it was interesting to see her struggle with her self esteem and how she was able to overcome her insecurity issues by helping others and become a very compassionate person that does a lot of good for the unfortunate people in the world. It does have some interesting information such as her live in boyfriend when she was only sixteen, her passion for knives, and seeing more details on her personal relationships. One more comment I will make is that the author does not transition the time lines very well. I like the way the author put the chapters as the major milestones in her life such as her marriages and major movies, but within each chapter, it becomes confusing because she does not notate many dates. She will mention months sometimes but not years and she will jump around quite a bit. I believe to make certain events more compelling. So if you are a fan of Angelina, it will be worth reading but everything needs to be taken with a grain of salt since most of the information is not cited.