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| Britney: The Biography | 
 enlarge | Author: Sean Smith
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Category: Book
Buy New: $83.30
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0283070331
EAN: 9780283070334
ASIN: 0283070331
Publication Date: October 7, 2005
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Product Description
Having amassed a fortune of over $100 million and record sales of 40 million, at the age of twenty-two, Britney Spears is the world's biggest female star. This is the first biography to chronicle how the little girl with a crucifix in each ear, described by her teacher at Disney as 'the sweetest, most wholesome, most innocent person that you'd ever want to meet' has become the ultimate in tabloid fodder. Britney will follow her roller coaster life from her time on the Mickey Mouse Club where she first met Justin Timberlake to the moment she sashayed down the hallway dressed in school uniform and shot to fame becoming the all-American pop princess. Somehow it all fell apart - scarred by her break up with Timberlake, roundly booed at the London premiere of her first film, the downward spiral culminated with her infamous 55-hour Las Vegas marriage. The press went crazy over second marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, yet her fans remained loyal and she went on to win MTV Europe female of the year 2004 and the 2005 Grammy for best dance record. Speculating on what an uncertain future holds for Mrs Federline-Spears, "Britney" will be a gossipy and revealing biography of one of the most fascinating 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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