Britney Spears: An Unauthorized Biography [Mass Market Paperback]

Alix Strauss (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Smart, spunky, and pretty, Britney Spears is a teenage singing sensation People called "a mix of Debbie Gibson's wholesomeness and Alanis Morissette's grit." Her Baby One More Time album hit #1 on the Billboard chart right out of the starting gate. I may seem like success came overnight for this brown-eyed beauty, but she's been working at it since childhood: before joining The Mickey Mouse Club at 11, Britney was acting in commercials and in an Off-Broadway show. And at 15, the singing bug bit-and there was no stopping Britney.

But behind the fame, Britney's just an ordinary teen-she loves shopping, going to the beach, eating pizza, and talking about boys. She's close to her family and is no rush to grow up. Find out all about Britney-from her career plans to her personal life, how she gets her cool look, who spends her time with, what it was like on the road opening for 'N Sync and much, much more.

With eight pages of awesome photos!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alix Strauss is a freelance writer living in New York City. A graduate of New York University, she has published articles in many magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Seventeen, Twist, React, Family Circle, Maxim and Marie Claire. Presently, she divides her time between writing, producing, and teaching.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312972687
• ISBN-13: 978-0312972684
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,490,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A media savvy social satirist, Alix Strauss has been a featured lifestyle and trend writer on national morning and talk shows including ABC, CBS, CNN, and the Today show. Her articles, which have appeared in the New York Times, New York Post, Time Magazine, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly and Self, among others, cover a range of topics from trends in beauty, travel, and food to celebrity interviews. She is the author of the award winning short story collection The Joy of Funerals, Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious, and the soon-to-be-released Based Upon Availability. She is also the editor of Have I Got a Guy for You, an anthology of mother coordinated dating horror stories. She is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the David Dornstein Creative Writing Award, which she won for her short story "Shrinking Away." A true Manhattanite, Alix lectures extensively and has spoken at over 100 events and symposiums. For more information on upcoming projects, recent articles, past events, and book reviews or to view clips of her television appearances please visit her website www.alixstrauss.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was the best!, November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Britney Spears: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

I highly recommend this book because it gives you some very cool information about Brit and things people never new about her. It is a really good book with some really cool pictures, but, when they say it has 160 pages it actually has 149-150. That's ok. It is still a must have book for a very big Britney fan like me. Order it now, It's the best!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About The Book, June 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Britney Spears: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

Hi, I am a big Britney Spears. I bought the book the other day and enjoyed reading it! If you are a Britney fan, this is a MUST HAVE! It even shows websites about her and tells the meaninig of all her songs. This is the best book you'll ever read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Awesome, October 22, 2004

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Scott Nunnery "Bubba" (Lima, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Britney Spears: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

This is probably the oddest thing - but I am a grown man, and a newlywed. Despite that, I am terribly fond of Britney. I love everything she does. Everything she says. Just everything about her. This book captures everything there is to love about my Britney. Just reading this book makes me want to hug her. One of the things I did is I bought two copies. One just to read and to have, the other so I could make a collage for my office. I may even tell my wife how much I like this book and get one to make a collage at home. This is my favorite book of all time. If I could give it 6 stars I would.