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2008 |
Christopher Ciccone with Wendy
Leigh
- Life With My Sister Madonna
Madonna up close, by the brother who knows her
better than anyone.
Christopher
Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his
forty-seven years of growing up with, working with,
and understanding the most famous woman of our time,
who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained
millions for half a century.
Through most
of the iconic star's kaleidoscopic career,
Christopher played an important role in her life: as
her backup dancer, her personal assistant, her
dresser, her decorator, her art director, her tour
director.
If you think
you know everything there is to know about Madonna,
you are wrong. Only Christopher can tell the full
scale, riveting untold story behind Madonna's
carefully constructed mythology, and the real woman
behind the glittering façade.
From their
shared Michigan childhood, which Madonna transcended,
then whisked Christopher to Manhattan with her in
the early eighties, where he slepton her
roach-infested floor and danced with her in clubs
all over town -- Christopher was with her every step
of the way, experiencing her first hand in all her
incarnations. The spoiled daddy's girl, the punk
drummer, the raunchy Boy Toy, Material Girl, Mrs.
Sean Penn, Warren Beatty's glamorous Hollywood
paramour, loving mother, Mrs. Guy Ritchie, English
grande dame -- Christopher witnessed and understood
all of them, as his own life was inexorably entwined
with that of his chameleon sister.
He tangled
with a cast of characters from artist Jean-Michel
Basquiat, to Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, Demi Moore,
and, of course, Guy Ritchie, whose advent in
Madonna's life splintered the loving relationship
Christopher once had with her.
The mirror
image of his legendary sister, with his acid Ciccone
tongue, Christopher pulls no punches as he tells his
astonishing story.
Life with My
Sister Madonna is the juicy, can't-put-it-down story
you've always wanted to hear, as told by Madonna's
younger brother.
About the Authors
Christopher Ciccone began his professional career as
a dancer with Le Groupe de La Place Royal in Ottawa.
He art directed Madonna's Blond Ambition tour and
directed her The Girlie Show tour. He has directed
music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett. He
is an artist, interior decorator, and designer in
New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
Wendy Leigh is the New York Times bestselling author
of eleven books, including True Grace: The Life and
Times of An American Princess.
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2007 |
Lucy O'Brien
-
Madonna: Like An Icon
Going
beyond the
tabloids and the hype,
journalist
O'Brien
presents
an
in-depth,
serious
look
at the
star, her
music, and her
life as an artist.
16-page b&w photo insert.
Draws
on interviews with
more
than
one
hundred
industry
intimates
to explore the
musical performer's
development
as an artist,
mythological
figure, and woman,
offering
insight into
how
her work
reflects her
life
while
providing
a
complementary
discography,
videography, and
details
about her
dramatic
performances.
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2002 |
Barbara
Victor
-
Goddess: Inside Madonna
Madonna!
Diva – provovateur!
Artist, mogul, and
self-promoter
par excellence! The most
outrageous,
brilliant,
controversial,
scandalous, and
extraordinary
pop superstar of our
time… or any
time! No celebrity
has
ever
endured
more intense public scrutiny
of
her
personal and
professional lives… nor
has
succeeded
in
changing her
persona so
dramatically
– and so often
–
under its
withering
gaze. With skill,
candor, and
remarkable
insight, author
Barbara Victor now takes
us
deep
inside
Madonna’s world – her
loves and her
scandals; her roots, her rise, and her
incomparable triumphs
– to
give
us
the most
complete and
revealing
portrait to date of the
self-styled
Material
Girl, arguably
one of the most
influential
American
entertainers
of
the past
century… and
undeniably
a
phenomenon.
Pocket
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2001 |
Barbara
Victor
-
Goddess: Inside Madonna
Madonna!
Diva – provovateur!
Artist, mogul, and
self-promoter
par excellence! The most
outrageous,
brilliant,
controversial,
scandalous, and
extraordinary
pop superstar of our
time… or any
time! No celebrity
has
ever
endured
more intense public scrutiny
of
her
personal and
professional lives… nor
has
succeeded
in
changing her
persona so
dramatically
– and so often
–
under its
withering
gaze. With skill,
candor, and
remarkable
insight, author
Barbara Victor now takes
us
deep
inside
Madonna’s world – her
loves and her
scandals; her roots, her rise, and her
incomparable triumphs
– to
give
us
the most
complete and
revealing
portrait to date of the
self-styled
Material
Girl, arguably
one of the most
influential
American
entertainers
of
the past
century… and
undeniably
a
phenomenon.
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