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The Ultimate Barbra [Paperback]

Ernest Cunningham (Author)
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1580630413 978-1580630412 November 15, 1998 1st
This year, 1998 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Funny Girl, Barbra Streisand's sensational first movie. To celebrate her plunge into world prominence and popularity, we give you The Ultimate Barbra. This book is an intriguing compilation of information and lore about this multi-talented and phenomenal star, with a special presentation of the people, places, and events of her headline-making life and career to date.

The Ultimate Barbra is a unique, comprehensive volume and is unlike any other book to date on Ms. Streisand. It is an entertaining, bold compendium of test-your-knowledge quizzes, lists, directories of people and places, chronologies, trivia challenges, special appendices (including bibliographies, Web sites and fan club listings), and more. All aspects of her phenomenal talent are covered: her career on stage, film, TV, and in the recording studios; her love life which has ranged from Elvis Presley to Elliott Gould to Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau to Don Johnson to current husband James Brolin, being a mother, and her offstage activities in the arenas of philanthropy, politics, and environmentalism.

This book is an informative and clever look at the richly textured life and career of the superstar who offends almost as many people as she delights. Readers and fans may be familiar with the details of her much-chronicled life, but they have not seen them presented in such an unusual and intriguing way as offered in The Ultimate Barbra.


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Ernest W. Cunningham is a show business copywriter and memorabilia dealer, and is the author of The Ultimate Marilyn. He resides in Burbank, California.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Renaissance Books; 1st edition (November 15, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580630413
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580630412
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,618,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the title says it all, March 28, 2000
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I guess the problem with books about celebrities is that they always have a bias. I mean, writing a book is an enormous undertaking, so for someone to write a book about Barbra they realistically have to love her a lot or hate her a lot. Mr. Cunningham, it seems, neither loves Barbra nor hates her, he writes objectively not for himself, but for the rest of the world who very definitely has an opinion of her. I myself LOVE her. I don't know how to say it, but Mr. Cunningham has certainly helped me. He distilled her life into fewer than 300 pages. I could almost formulate an admiration for her that has taken more than thirty years to create just by reading this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars BARBRA AT HER FINEST!, January 30, 2002
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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Barbra is a charasmatic lady with a magical voice that stays with you long after the song has ended. In this book, readers will find a very in-depth account of her career, love life, dreams, expectations, tribulations and achievements. Barbra has had some very infamous men by her side. I clearly remember her visit to my home province, Prince Edward Island, many years ago on the arm of our now deceased, former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau; they made a stunning couple. When the public showed up to welcome her, she was cold, stand-offish and seemed truly elated to be putting herself on her own pedestal far above the public and her fans. Maybe she was having a bad day? However, as an actress and singer, she has certainly made in mark in this world.

There is a side to Barbra that is funny, witty and a side that appears cold and distant. The author tends to reveal only her positive nature, and I guess if someone was to write a book about us that is the side we would want to be revealed. In any event, Barbra is who she is and when her it comes to her musical career, most will agree she is a tremendously talented lady.

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