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My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand
Narrated by: Barbra Streisand
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The exhilarating and startlingly honest autobiography of the living legend.

The long-awaited memoir by the icon of stage, screen and music. This audiobook is read by Barbra Streisand. It features Barbra Streisand’s iconic music, interlaced with exclusive anecdotes for the My Name is Barbra audio edition.

Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in popular music.

Streisand’s memoir reveals a voice on the page that is every bit as heartfelt, entertaining and spectacular as her best performances. There’s the chilling story, which she’s never told before, of the origins of her legendary stage fright. There’s a hilarious opening line to James Brolin, who she’s been with for 27 years. There’s a page and a half correcting the record on the Streisand Effect, a term that refers to the way efforts to minimize a story can backfire, generating exponentially more press. As Vanity Fair said: ‘if Barbra could plug away for 10 years writing this exhaustive, exhilarating account of her life— then we can do her the courtesy of reading it from start to finish.’

©2023 Barbra Streisand (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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‘Exhilarating … leaves blood on the page … My Name Is Barbra is 992 pages of startling honesty and self-reflection, deadpan parenthetical asides (including a running bit about how much she loves going to the dentist), encyclopaedic recall of onstage outfits, and rigorous analyses of her films’ Vanity Fair

Glorious, exuberant, chatty and candid, a victory lap past all who ever doubted, diminished or dissed her, with lingering high fives for the many supporters . . . generous dollops of chutzpah … Nobody puts Barbra in the corner.’ New York Times

‘The book is crammed with delicious details of backstage arguments, bewildered suitors and at least one incident of falling off a London bus’ BBC ‘Streisand is no less than a living legend, one of a handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and now, she’s taking us all back to where it began. Streisand’s story is truly inspirational and it’s one that you’ll want to pick up again and again’ Glamour

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Real truth

Love this audiobook book , so interesting and truthful about Barbara’s life . Had me in tears and laughter . Thankyou

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Brilliant - loved getting to know Babs

At first I thought 44 hours was a download mistake - but wow Barbra left nothing out - I loved her description of all her movies that I re watched them and took note of what she was saying - just a wonderful giving loving caring human with a magical voice

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Absolutely delightfully special .. I loved each & every moment.

A spectacular life , an amazing women …nothing but love & praise … thank you for reading to me Barbra …unmissable.

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Truely an open beautiful story

I loved this book, I too value truth over lies. Barbra tells her story warts and all with love, laughter, truth and humility.
A great listen, highly recommend.

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Hello Gorgeous!

There is nothing I have enjoyed more than listening to Barbra Streisand reflect on the life she has lived and the life she is loving and looking forward to. Her voice has been like listening to an old friend get lost in a story, laughing and crying as she reflects. I didn't want the conversation to end. Thank you for sharing, forever a fan of your work and your ethos. Sincerely.

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Honesty Wisdom love

Thank you Barbra I so enjoyed listening to you your life story made me laugh, cry, feel so happy for you with your honesty I remember many of your movies, & shows I loved your detailed description of clothing, family,friends, you were very generous I am a couple of years older than you, I just lost my husband of fifty eight years he was a treasure your story has been a blessing for me especially @ night thank you
again Bless your beautiful soul love Elaine 🙏🙏🙏💝

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Excellent memoir

So glad I was able to listen to listen to Barbra’s book, in her own voice.

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Loved it!

I love her
I love her music
I love her movies
And I loved this book!

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What an Inspiration

I absolutely loved listening to this book. I grew up listening to her songs and watching her movies. I admire her drive and efforts to make this a better world to live in and for standing up for women through out her career. I think I will go back to the beginning and listen to it all over again.

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Honest, entertaining and a great insight into the mind and heart of a living legend.

You feel as if you truly accompany Barbra through the years and her maturation in her professional and personal lives. Her feminist values and interest in politics balances beautifully with the theatre/film detail and her exploration of her pain with her mother is frank and truthful - not whining, which she had every right to do.

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