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Divas: Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Streisand is an interesting subject, and any book on her is inherently interesting. Unfortunately, though David Bret's book is well-written, it is filled with inaccuracies, myths, and wrong information. The book appropriately is filled with his opinions of her work, which are often quirky. Who would agree that her recent album "A Love Like Ours" is one of her shining moments? And he spends far too much time grumbling about her French pronunciations on "Je m'Appelle Barbra"--a beautiful album from which few listeners will be offended by Streisand's French (he must be British). There are good photos here, and the discography is useful, if again filled with inaccuracies. Hard to know if this was a product of the author, or just bad editing.

David Bret's book "Divas: Barbra Streisand" is a pocket book filled with anecdotes on her life, both personally and professionally. Released in 2000 the book is a must-own for Streisand fans who want a neat, little encyclopedia on the life of their idol's.

There are pages documenting Barbra's rise to fame, her eventual stardom in the recording studio both in front of the cameras, a great discography section with release dates and track listings, and a filmography chapter.

This little gem has dozens of black and white photographs as well and it will please the most ardent Streisand fan.

An A+ book!