Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva

Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva
by Ed Ifkovic

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Author: Ed Ifkovic
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-12
ISBN: 0595471048
Number of pages: 278
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.

Book Reviews of Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva

Book Review: Anyone that quotes Eso .....
Summary: 5 Stars

Is A-OK in my book. I've noticed that this book is almost sold out at today (1/28/09). Could this be that the powers that be at the RLF have lost touch with the common "Rosser" have not acted swiftly enough to stop this publication?

As the creed of the RLF states: No Person(s) shall be allowed to question the greatness of Miss Ross without swift retaliatory action*.



*This of course ranges from kidnapping to a flaming bag of dog poop.

Summary of Diana's Dogs: Diana Ross and the Definition of a Diva

The Guinness Book of World Records calls her the best-selling female singer in history. Billboard named her the Celebrity of the Century. Diana Ross, lead singer of the most popular girl group of the 1960s and later a consummate solo artist, has been in the public eye for over four decades. From 1964-when "Where Did Our Love Go?" rose to number one on the pop charts-to the present day, she has been the ultimate diva, an artist worshiped by fanatical fans, yet pilloried in the press for her temper tantrums and untoward demands.

Ed Ifkovic delivers his own spin on this international celebrity, an idiosyncratic collection of short pieces that create a portrait of the mercurial star. From a Detroit housing project to a Connecticut mansion-who is this woman who exacts such loyalty from her fans and such vitriol from her detractors? There are pieces on Diana's tantrums, true, but also jottings on the homes she's lived in, the food she eats, the cars she drives, even her role as muse for writers. There is a collection of poetic similes commentators have employed to describe her, as well as a mind-boggling catalogue of garish tabloid headlines. This off-beat book, admittedly an obsessive fan's unembarrassed send-up-equal parts delight and censure-is a spirited yet sardonic tale that also explores the integration of black music into the white mainstream. Frankly, Diana led that noble charge. What the author delights in is the unorthodox observation and gossipy tidbit that accompanied that revolution.

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