{"product_id":"my-name-is-barbra-1","title":"My Name is Barbra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER and \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eMUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023. The exhilarating and startlingly honest autobiography of the living legend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glorious, exuberant, chatty and candid\u003c\/b\u003e, a 970-page victory lap past all who ever doubted, diminished or dissed her . . . generous dollops of chutzpah ... Nobody puts Barbra in the corner' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating read\u003c\/b\u003e... Streisand writes relatively succinctly, with warmth and wit. Behind the sequins, beneath the wigs and through the glass of the recording studio, there's just a woman who dreamed of being famous and make it happen, on her terms\u003cb\u003e. It's an accomplished and entrancing walk through a life well lived'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe mother of all memoirs'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognisable voices in popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with \u003ci\u003eYentl\u003c\/i\u003e she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major motion picture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Barbra\u003c\/i\u003e, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in New York nightclubs to her breakout performance in \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (musical and film) to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe recounts her early struggles to become an actress, eventually turning to singing to earn a living; the recording of some of her acclaimed albums; the years of effort involved in making \u003ci\u003eYentl\u003c\/i\u003e; her direction of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e; her friendships with figures ranging from Marlon Brando to Madeleine Albright; her political advocacy; and the fulfillment she's found in her marriage to James Brolin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo entertainer's memoir has been more anticipated than Barbra Streisand's, and this engrossing book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant memoir'\u003c\/b\u003e Hillary Clinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exhilarating\u003c\/b\u003e ... leaves blood on the page ... My Name Is Barbra is 992 pages of startling honesty and self-reflection, deadpan parenthetical asides, encyclopedic recall of onstage outfits, and rigorous analyses of her films' \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A Streisand obsessive's \u003cb\u003edream come true. \u003c\/b\u003eIt addresses all the rumours and misrepresentations of her long and extraordinary life, from nearly missing out on A Star is Born to dating Pierre Trudeau, Omar Sharif and Marlon Brando. \u003cb\u003eThe wait has been worth every word!\u003c\/b\u003e' Richard E Grant, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMystical, messy, bawdy and funny ...\u003c\/b\u003e My Name is Barbra confides her insecurities and a ravening hunger for fame ... silent but eloquent and vociferous writing' Peter Conrad, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'At heart this is a story so \u003cb\u003ebursting with life, fury, unbelievable ambition and food\u003c\/b\u003e (Streisand loves to eat) that you come away from it exhausted but smiling ... hear hear!' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This enormous, poignant memoir from \u003cb\u003ethe ultimate showbusiness trouper\u003c\/b\u003e shows that you can never have it all (even if you're Barbra). The wri\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53600014893394,"sku":"9781529136906","price":23.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_4e861e3e-0e89-46ba-b811-23dda2f8c287.jpg?v=1780073300","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/my-name-is-barbra-1","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}