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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOmnibus Press
ISBN-100711991979
ISBN-139780711991972
eBay Product ID (ePID)2353926
Product Key Features
Book TitleBarry Manilow : the Biography
Number of Pages250 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicComposers & Musicians
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorPatricia Butler
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal782.4/2/164/092
SynopsisBiographer Patricia Butler unravels the strange stories behind Manilow's Brooklyn upbringing, his shortlived marriage, his cautious career change from youthful executive to freelance musician and his dramatic partnership with Bette Midler formed in the gay Continental Baths in Manhattan. The softcover edition of the bestseller, is an assessment and record of both Manilow's personal life and almost a quarter of a century of chart and touring triumphs. Features exclusive family photos and childhood pictures., A fully updated B format edition of the best-selling biography to include information of Barry's renewed success in the UK and USA. It includes details of his Greatest Hits album that topped the American Billboard charts, times he sung at the Superbowl and his sell out tours.This biography tells the story of the singer's life with an emphasis on his place in the music industry and explores and explains the scorn in which Manilow is universally held against his ongoing success.The story is told through various sources including past published accounts and reviews, as well as interviews with those from Manilow's personal and professional past and present.