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My Name Is Barbra
Barbra Streisand
4.18 (20292 Reviews)
Biography
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Domande Frequenti

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In Barbra Streisand's 1,000-page memoir, the icon narrates her extraordinary journey. Winner of dual Audie Awards, including Audiobook of the Year, this intimate self-narration reveals the woman behind the legend. What cultural barriers did she shatter that still resonate today?

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When a Girl from Brooklyn Refused to Disappear

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What happens when the world tells you you're not enough-not pretty enough, not conventional enough, not the right kind of woman-and you simply refuse to believe them? Barbra Streisand's life answers that question with stunning clarity. Born into poverty, losing her father at fifteen months old, and raised by a mother too overwhelmed to show affection, she had every reason to shrink into the background. Instead, she became one of the most influential artists of our time-not by conforming, but by insisting on her own vision with ferocious determination. Critics called her everything from "a sour persimmon" to "a Babylonian queen," yet none of these labels stuck because she never allowed others to define her. The girl who shared a bed with her mother in her grandparents' cramped apartment would eventually command stages worldwide, direct groundbreaking films, and become the only artist with number one albums across six consecutive decades. Her story isn't about natural advantages or lucky breaks-it's about what becomes possible when you trust your instincts more than the doubters surrounding you.

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