Diana Ross: An Unauthorized Biography - Hardcover

Taraborrelli, J. Randy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806528494 ISBN 13: 9780806528496

Publisher: Citadel Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Drawn from interviews and featuring rare, never-before-published photos, this fascinating biography of the legendary icon, temperamental superstar, Civil Rights trailblazer, and mother delves into all aspects of her life, including her family, her romances, her career, and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Randy Taraborrelli is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Elizabeth, Once Upon a Time, Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot, Madonna: An Intimate Biography, Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, and Call Her Miss Ross. He has been a CBS News analyst and remains a popular TV commentator for many programs. He lives in Los Angeles.

From Publishers Weekly:

Starred Review. Taraborrelli has totally rewritten, expanded and updated his 1989 bio Call Her Miss Ross to create what is now truly a definitive biography. The new book boasts epic research, including extensive interviews with Ross and virtually all the major people in her life (his enviable first-hand access began in the 1970s when he started an international fan club for the Supremes and later worked for Mary Wilson). This time out, there is more background about the early Supremes years that yields a complex and fascinating tale of ambition, ego, insecurities and harsh showbiz realities. Taraborrelli delves more deeply into Ross's psyche, allowing readers to fully appreciate her drive to escape Detroit and conquer the music world. The book also benefits greatly from Taraborrelli's thoughtful analysis of conflicting viewpoints represented in published memoirs by Ross, Wilson, Berry Gordy, and a slew of Motown performers. It's to Taraborrelli's credit that he refuses to cast people as one-dimensional heroes, victims or villains. This riveting page-turner is actually a tribute to a woman who has survived and thrived for more than four decades in a profession littered with one-hit wonders. 16-pages of photos. (Sept.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Citadel Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0806528494
• ISBN 13: 9780806528496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 539