The Osbournes [Paperback]

Michael Robin (Author), David Katz (Draft Writer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2002

Biting the head off a bat, peeing on the Alamo, snorting a line of live ants... That's yesterday's news. Get the real dirt on Ozzy and his thermonuclear family in The Osbournes. The Osbournes: The Unauthorized !@#$-ing True Story of the Osbourne Family by David Katz and Michael Robin (Andrews McMeel Publishing, August 2002) is an account of Ozzy's impoverished childhood and adolescence, the birth of his musical career, the rise of Black Sabbath, his marriage to his first wife Thelma, his downward spiral into self-destruction and despair after being thrown out of Black Sabbath, and the unlikely intervention-and salvation-by Sharon Arden, the woman who loathed him at first sight but became the love of his life. The Osbournes also documents the genesis of the MTV series and places it in historical context with insightful observations on its predecessors in the realm of reality and "mockumentary" film and television genres. And of course, The Osbournes includes such vital Ozzy data as: Ozzy's Black Sabbath discography; Ozzy's solo discography; A head-to-foot "thinking man's guide to Ozzy's tattoos"; A "bleeped word count"-by episode-of the first season of MTV's The Osbournes. MTV's smash hit show The Osbournes is just the tip of the iceberg: this book will tell you what Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack were doing before we started watching. The story of the Osbournes before they were The Osbournes is more outrageous and unbelievable than anything you've seen on TV.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (July 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740731653
• ISBN-13: 978-0740731655
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,812,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Ozzy book, August 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Osbournes (Paperback)

Of all the Ozzy books that have come out with the success of his TV show, this book is easily the best. It is the best written, the funniest, and the authors knew what parts of Ozzy's life would be most interesting to readers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars (mumble) ozzy (mumble), October 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Osbournes (Paperback)

The world has been inundated with Ozzy books. This one is the best-looking of the bunch, and the funniest. It treats the Osbourne family as they seem to want to be treated: with humor and (albeit irreverent) respect.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative !, December 29, 2002

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"thediscountsite" (AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Osbournes (Paperback)

Well put together and very informative. I have watched The Osbournes maybe a half dozen times and I have listened to Qzzy in my youth. It was very nice learning the little details that could only be found in book form.