My Name is Barbra by Barbra StreisandRead about the other entries on the list.
There are few showbiz lives as monumental as Barbra Streisand’s, and at just under 1,000 pages, My Name is Barbra’s formidable length proves it. But if you can get to grips with that page count, the book has endless rewards: first of which is reminding us that, though she’s a canonical star today, Streisand’s ascent was rocky, with a mocking stepfather and countless professional rejections to hurdle. Her petty delight at exposing all those doubters – and some of her less-than-gentlemanly romantic partners – is a lot of fun, as are all the encounters with other stars as her career develops.
--Marshal Zeringue
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