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On her way: the life and music of shania twain

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Today a lot of country singers are making movies there lives and music.I think that if a producer were to give this angel a script about any thing she could bring him home an Oscar.All a producer has to do to see if she can act is to watch her videos,from the emotional Home is where his heart isn't anymore to a very sexy Man I feel like a woman.He will see an entire scope of a true actress. This movie doesn't have to be about music and well it shouldn't be. This Lady of LIfe, can do it all just give Her the chance to show all of us all of her many talents, that is what I ask for.

Very detailed and interesting. I got 2 Shania biographies for Christmas 98 but this one was the bomb. It is very good.

I enjoy many of Shania's songs. I checked this book out at the library to get a little more insight into this beautiful singer. Shania has many good qualities like determination, intelligence and dedication. But I also noticed that Shania can be cold, deceiving and greedy. I based these observations based on what I read in this book.

I don't see her as a real country singer. She's a pop singer because she sings everything and used Nashville as a springboard to international success thanks to Mutt Lange. Shania's public persona is highly contradicting and I like clear cut people, even if I dislike them. At least I know who they really are. I still like some of her music, but I find her to be fake because she tries to hard to be all things to all people.

I also don't like how she's exploited her personal life for her own gain. Shania's publicity personnel makes it look like she's the only country singer to grow up poor and hungry. Isn't that the life of your typical country singer? To make Shania look more interesting she and her people ran a campaign on her exaggerated Native heritage. So now she's poor and Native. What a great way to sell records, right? Since when does being adopted by a Native Canadian make you one? I guess that means that Angelina Jolie's Cambodian and Ethiopian children are now Caucasian because they are being brought up by an Anglo mother. It's the same concept.

Then Shania demands privacy after she's courted the press and blabbed about her personal life ranging from her mustard sandwiches to how old she was when she gave it up. She even requested to not have her records promoted in Switzerland in order to avoid the press after she created all of this. How hypocritical is that? You can't have your cake and eat it.

Shania talks about how down to earth and unaffected by fame she is yet has a 100 room Swiss chateau and a huge chunk of land in New Zealand. Does this scream diva or what? Ka-Ching! Pun intended. I normally wouldn't care about these things, but I hold people to their word.

These are some of the things that irk me about Shania.

The book talks about a performance she had with The Boss. Well, I never saw or heard the likes of it. I even checked it out online. Was this made up by the author? The author made some statements that I was not able to verify later. This takes away from her credibility. Some things were verifyable such as her 1995 performance at Fan Fair where she was concerned that she didn't sound well because there were technical difficulties.

Overall, the book was a good read because they discuss the politics in the music biz and if you are a die hard Shania Fan you'll love anything with her name on it.

Ms.Hager is an excellent writer,and for any true fan of Shania Twain, the first chapter,and the interviews at the end,are worth the price alone.

It's a good book. I'm not sure how accurate it is but it kept my interest.

Shania Twain is so cool. I am doing a repot on her for school. so i brought this book! Shania Is the bomb.

I love this book, and if you want a good book to read, read this one. They also sell it at Barnes and Noble. That's where I got it. Under the music section. A GOT TO READ BOOK!!!!! She says her parents died when she was 22 on the inside, but on the back, it says she was 21. Talk about MESSED UP!!!!!!

I love Shania so I love any book on her! Buy this! you'll love it