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Whitney Houston! : the spectacular rise and tragic fall of the woman whose voice inspired a generation

Title
Whitney Houston! : the spectacular rise and tragic fall of the woman whose voice inspired a generation / Mark Bego.
Author
Bego, Mark.
Publication
New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.

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Description
xviii, 222 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Summary
A biography of Whitney Houston, a number one recording star, a film star, and a concert superstar, discussing her rising career, her personal turmoil, and her sudden death at forty-eight that shocked the world.
Subject
  • Houston, Whitney
  • Singers > United States > Biography
  • African American women singers > Biography
  • Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and discography (p. 209-211).
Contents
"Whitney's famous family" -- "A charmed childhood" -- "The teenage years" -- "Enter : Clive Davis" -- "Her brilliant career" -- "The glamorous life" -- "Conflicting rumors" -- "One tough diva" -- "Bobby Brown and The bodyguard" -- "Life as a movie star" -- "It begins to unravel" -- "I fought the law" -- "Whatchulookinat?" -- "Whitney : her dramatic fall" -- "Like I never left" -- "Heartbreak hotel."
Call Number
Sc E 13-1003
ISBN
  • 9781620872543 (pbk.)
  • 1620872544 (pbk.)
OCLC
778423388
Author
Bego, Mark.
Title
Whitney Houston! : the spectacular rise and tragic fall of the woman whose voice inspired a generation / Mark Bego.
Imprint
New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and discography (p. 209-211).
Research Call Number
Sc E 13-1003
JNE 13-141
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