The Importance of Being Barbra: The Brilliant, Tumultuous Career of Barbra Streisand

Most of the books on Streisand concentrate on her turbulent personal life and her difficult professional personality, but this one is a serious, witty, spot-on critique of her career: recordings, films, tv, theatre. Like her character in "Nuts", she can be a pain in the ass, but heavens, the girl can sing; a fine actress too, and a gifted director. This book is an absolute must for anyone who admires Streisand the artiste. Buy it, you won't regret it.

Bearing in mind Streisand has been around for many years to date, this is a surprisingly meagre tome.It is however an accurate and informative objective on her life and I enjoyed reading it. I am pretty well versed in Streisand's career and even I found out one or two things I didn't know. Writing a book about this enigmaticstar was never going to be easy, but here is an accomplished, if concise effort. Worth a look definitely.

Ok I guess I expected more, not sure what I expected if I’m honest. Worth a read if your a fan

As a fan of Streisand, I collect all her biographies etc and this one was the latest 'insight'; it is well researched and easy to read. I would recommend it to all Streisand fans.

Great book of a brilliant singer.Good value for money (sharp price).A good addition to the Streisand filein our home library.