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| Britney: The Biography | 
 enlarge | Author: Sean Smith
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: $52.57
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 615620
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0283070307
EAN: 9780283070303
ASIN: 0283070307
Publication Date: October 7, 2005
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Product Description
Since she sashayed down the corridor in a schoolgirl uniform singing 'Baby One More Time', Britney Spears has become the most talked about woman in popular culture. In this fascinating unauthorized biography, the author chronicles for the first time the amazing story of how a little southern girl described by her tutor at Disney as 'the most innocent person you'd ever want to meet' grew up to become the ultimate tabloid fodder. Author Sean Smith has conducted a series of exclusive interviews to discover what happened the first time she fell in love, whether she really cheated on Justin Timberlake and what she finds irresistible about new husband Kevin Federline. He follows her spectacular fall from American dream to American nightmare and tells how, scarred by her break-up with Timberlake and humiliated by his video featuring a Britney look-alike, she hit rock bottom with her notorious 55-hour Las Vegas marriage. Yet she came back stronger than ever in 2005, winning prestigious Grammy and Ivor Novello awards for her record 'Toxic'. Speculating on what an uncertain future holds for new mother Mrs Federline, this is a thoroughly entertaining and insightful biography of one of the most misunderstood figures in pop.
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 Ordinary Biography of an Extraordinary Star August 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Love her or hate her, I think we can all agree that Britney Spears is one of the most well-known and talked-about celebrities in the world. When I initially came across this book, I expected it to properly chronicle the astronomical fame, fortune, successes, and struggles Spears has experienced in her lifetime. I expected to read a biography that is well-written, well-formatted, and most of all, well-researched.
Unfortunately, "Britney: The Unauthorized Biography" did not deliver. Not in the slightest.
The book opens with a chapter detailing Spears' birth chart, which I felt was totally unnecessary and a complete waste of paper. There are many other instances in the book in which the author relays unnecessary or irrelevant facts that do nothing but distract from the main attraction of the book - Britney Spears.
In addition, there are a countless number of typos throughout this book, including misspellings of important names and places. This is incredibly sloppy and careless, and I'm shocked the publisher (Pan Books) allowed the book to be published with so many errors.
Furthermore, the chronology of this book is all over the place. Rather than separating the chapters into years, the author separates them into "significant" periods in Spears' life such as "Mouse Dancing" and "Mrs. Federline". While this is all well and good, the author needs to honor the chronology of Spears' life events. He jumps back and forth between years and periods in such a dizzying fashion that you never know which year he's actually referring to.
Overall, this book was a mediocre disappointment. When one hears the name "Britney Spears", one automatically expects her biography to be in the "gimme more" category (no pun intended). Perhaps the lackluster quality of this book lies in its "unauthorized" nature, but nevertheless, author Sean Smith had a ton of great material to work with, and I think he really dropped the ball on this one.
Bottom line - don't waste your money.
 great book April 26, 2008
I really like the book, I coud not put it down until i finished it, I recommened the book, it is jus great.
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