FANTASIA tells of her astonishing rise from hopeless high school dropout to American Idol superstar in the inspirational New York Times bestseller Life Is Not a Fairy Tale In one moment; with one tearful performance of "Summertime;" the nineteen-year-old Fantasia captured the hearts -- and the votes -- of millions of American Idol fans. Her powerful voice and independent style made her an overnight national sensation. But life wasnt always sensational for Fantasia. At the age of seventeen; despite the promise of her extraordinary voice; Fantasia was in danger of becoming just another sad statistic: an uneducated; unmarried teenage mother living in the projects. But Fantasia had been raised by two strong; influential women: Both her grandmother and mother are preachers; and she was raised with an unshakable faith. In Life Is Not a Fairy Tale; Fantasia speaks -- with a spirit as strong as her voice -- about what it takes to believe in the power of ones self. She turns all that shes learned into uplifting life lessons; including: bull; Recognize your gift bull; You made your bed; now lie in it bull; Give props where props are due bull; Like mother; like daughter bull; It aint about the bling Fantasia keeps it real with her sassy; self-confident style and down-to-earth advice; making readers laugh and cry with her. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale is more than just a celebrity success story. Its a book of revelations that will inspire all readers to reach for their greatest potential.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy bzzh8cFun book.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Watching Doctor Who and Star TrekBy Gregory R. BalderstoneThis is not a novel; its a commentary; and not that well written. I found it boring and would return it if I could.8 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Insightful but overly academicBy A CustomerAn academic; though interesting look at the opinions of various viewers in regards to the worlds two most famous sci-fi television shows; Doctor Who and Star Trek. The Doctor Who section explores viewer reactions to (if Im not mistaken) the Jon Pertwee story "The Monster of Peladon"; an odd choice as it is not generally considered one of the more popular Doctor Who adventures. The story was chosen for analysis as it features strong social and political commentary; including the subjects of workers rights; unionization; and womens liberation. As the book is a scholarly look at the average science-fiction viewer; it tends to be somewhat dry and difficult to follow at times. Overall an interesting oddity; though probably not for the average reader.