Corgi, UK, 2008. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 556 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Corgi, UK, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Madonna Ciccone is the highest earning female singer of all time, one of our greatest living pop icons and possibly the most famous woman in the world. She has reinvented herself time and time again and continues to top the charts. In 2008, unbelievably, she is hitting her 50th birthday. Complete with detailed analysis of Madonna's music, revealing intervies with her intimate inner circle - her dancers, backing musicians and producers - Lucy O'Brien follows Madonna from her difficult childhood, to those frenetic early years in New York, through the shocks and scandles of the 1990s Sex era, to her twenty-first century incarnation as English Lady of the Manor, and the controversial Malawian adoption saga. Providing fascinating insight into Madonna's life, her relationships, and what motivates her as a woman and as an artist, here at last is the definitive biography of one of the biggest stars in the world. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Music. ISBN/EAN: 9780552153614. Inventory No: 08120041.. 9780552153614

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Material Girl. Immaculate sexpot. Kabbalah enthusiast. British mum.She has defied categorization for three decades and remained one of our greatest living pop iconsMadonna: Like an Icon is a groundbreaking biography that finally solves the mystery at the heart of Madonna's chameleonlike existence. Extensively researched and perceptively written by journalist Lucy O'Brien, it explores the complex personality and legendary drive that has made Madonna the most famous female pop artist of our time. O'Brien draws upon scores of interviews with producers, musicians, collaborators, lovers, and friends—many of whom have never spoken so candidly—to examine Madonna's fascinating life. From her mother's premature death to her dynamic arrival on the New York club scene to her training for Evita and beyond, every stage of her life is illuminated. Unlike any previous Madonna biographer, O'Brien deconstructs the stereotypes that have plagued the star, whether it was being labeled a self-indulgent siren for her book Sex or criticized for exploiting her celebrity status to adopt baby David in 2006. O'Brien provides an incisive portrayal, from Madonna's early days dancing at gay clubs in Detroit to the producers and musicians she both alienated and amazed in her uncompromising quest to seize on the next cultural wave.

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Bookseller: Manyhills Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 08120041
Title: MADONNA: Like an Icon
Author: Lucy O'Brien
Format/Binding: Medium Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0552153613
ISBN 13: 9780552153614
Publisher: Corgi
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; MADONNA: Like an Icon
Bookseller catalogs: MUSIC; Biography & Autobiography;

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