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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown; Reprint edition (November 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0749909846
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749909840
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe BEST biography out there about ONJ !
By Emmett Glenn on August 28, 2009
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I would first like to address Mr. Bobby Morrow's review.

Terribly insensitive review. It's one thing to review a book for its content (or lack thereof), but to belittle Olivia Newton-John in the process serves no purpose.

Did you actually say that you presume the publishers may have shelved her own effort at a biography because she "droned on about cancer"? That's not just insensitive and cruel, it's also in very bad taste.

You're obviously a fan; otherwise you wouldn't know about the "turbulent" Kramer years--so why all the personal digs on what you perceive as Olivia's "blandness." Again, your comments are invective and do not apply to the book itself.

Olivia built her career on luck, raw talent, charm and beauty. Perhaps had she slathered herself in PR-generated smut to sell herself, she wouldn't seem so bland to you. I'm sure Olivia is quite pleased that, during the height of her popularity, she didn't have to pose nude for a coffee table magazine in order to keep the public interested in her.

Indictments against Olivia in your review include the inference about Matt Lattanzi being on the payroll. For what? His silence about his sexuality or Olivia's? Are you one of Olivia's "gay" fans who secretly and steadfastly holds that Olivia is gay and resents her for not coming out of the closet? Is that what you mean by saying there is nothing but "pre-approved, sugar-coated" boring revelations offered in the book? I see. You want dirt. You want scandalous. You want the Sandra Dee image blasted away so that we, the entitled public, can finally see Olivia in all her disgusting humanness.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating story
By Peter Durward Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on September 6, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Despite being a fan of Olivia's music, particularly her early folk / country music, I'd never really known much about her story until I bought this book. I was vaguely aware that Olivia had been on the music scene for a while prior to her 1971 debut album, and I knew that she didn't really make much impact after the monumental success of her Physical album from 1981, though I was familiar with some of her later music and I knew that she'd survived breast cancer. So when I saw this book, I was very interested but not at full price. When I eventually had the opportunity to buy a copy at a bargain price, I didn't hesitate.

When reading a celebrity biography, I always check to see what input the celebrity has. Conspicuously, although the author claims to have interviewed her twice, Olivia is absent from the list of credits. I therefore assume that neither of those interviews were in connection with the book, although the author probably made use of the material from those interviews. As things turn out, it doesn't seem to matter much. The author clearly respects Olivia and seems to have treated her fairly.

Although I knew that Olivia's life hadn't always been happy, I didn't realize just how much sadness she had to cope with. In her personal life, her parents divorced while she was still a child in an era when divorce was rare. As an adult, she had three miscarriages as well as breast cancer to cope with, all of which contributed to the breakdown of her first marriage. Later, one of her boyfriends vanished without trace, never to be seen again dead or alive. She had been a friend of Karen Carpenter, who died tragically young, then eventually had the worry of seeing her own daughter suffer the same illness, though she was able to overcome it after a long battle.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsdecent but not definitive
By smith on July 16, 2012
Format: Paperback
This is a decent but far from 'flawless' biography. The most serious flaw is that it hardly mentions the man who wrote and produced most of her hits -John Farrar. Olivia is a great singer with a beautiful voice but her career would never have been the phenomenon it was without his great songs and tasteful understated production. Another flaw is that it only presents Bruce Welch's version of their break-up making it seem as if she abandoned him for no reason at all. Another problem is that once it reaches Grease it forgets her music and focuses only on her movie career even though she still recorded great albums. Hopefully someone will rectify these matters and write a more definitive story about my favorite female singer.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA very entertaining and comprehensive story.
By Leroy E. Bishop on September 17, 2014
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Great book about a great performer and amazing person. Born with talent and beauty, an incredible and rare combination. This accounting of her life is fairly comprehensive and fills in all the blanks. Tells a great story.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLooks like it will be an interesting book to read
By Gail. B on July 30, 2012
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I am looking forward to reading a boook about one of my young adult idols. I have loved all the movies she has been in, and I feel this book will hopefully tell alot of detailks about her life that I don't already kno0w. She is one of the celebrities that I admire.

Thank you very much for your fast service, and the great condition of the book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI loved it.
By Donna M Denham on November 28, 2012
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I thought when I bought it that it was written in 2012 but it was 2008 and reprinted in 2012. I still liked it as it was Olivia Newton-John whom I love. I love getting books on things or people whom I like and even some books on things that I like but really don't know much about and it brings to me another sense of knowing. I don't have someone to reccomend this to as I'm the Olivia Newton-John person who loves her enough to buy the book.
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If you are interested in learning about ONJ. This book is great. It takes you from her beginning and through her career. A must read for Olivia fans.

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We saw Olivia in concert in Norman, OK. We've been fans of hers for 30 years. We were very impressed with her in concert, and wanted to read more of her life. Read more

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THIS BOOK WAS PROBABLY FACTUAL BUT NOT PERSONAL. I THINK IT WAS INFORMATIVE AND TOLD FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNEW HER, BUT IT WAS NOT FROM HER. Read more

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