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"Good Girl Bad Girl - An Insider's Biography Whitney Houston" by Kevin Ammons with Nancy Bacon - 1st EDITION 1st PRINT Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 1996 by Birch Lane Press - 232 pages (16 pages of great color and black & white photos) - book is in EXCELLENT condition; DJ is very good. Whitney Houston was a show-business phenomenon and one of Hollywood's most sought after black actresses. Here is the first-ever behind-the-scenes book about Whitney. Good Girl, Bad Girl is written by Kevin Ammons, who spent a great deal of time with Whitney since his girlfriend, Regina Brown, was Whitney's publicist. During his four-year affair with Brown, Ammons saw Whitney at her bitchiest, and he found that beneath her glamorous image was a troubled woman who let success go to her head. The book travels behind closed doors to reveal - Why Whitney really married Bobby Brown - Why her close childhood friend, Robyn Crawford, threatened suicide - Why Kevin Costner, Oprah Winfrey, and Madonna were on her hate list - Why Whitney refused to heed doctor's warnings that she will ruin her voice - The truth behind her affairs with Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney first sang in public at age twelve with her mother, Cissy, at the New Hope Baptist Church. Soon after, Cissy let her daughter sing with her in her cabaret act. But when it became clear that the audience would rather see and hear the beautiful young Whitney than Cissy, Mom swiftly put a stop to her daughter's appearances. As a teenager, Whitney began modeling for magazines like Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. At eighteen she signed her first record contract. Not long after, her record sales skyrocketed to 80 million worldwide. As Whitney's fame and fortune grew, so did her demands. She browbeat and cowed her employees. And she once stunned a roomful of HBO executives who were waiting to breakfast with her by sending an implacable message: "You hired me to sing for you - not eat with you." Whitney, who called her staff the Royal Family, kept them in line with the admonition "Remember who the goose is that lays the golden egg." Despite her incredible fame, fortune, talent, and beauty, Whitney suffered from incredible low self-esteem and took out her anger on those closest to her. Like Whitney Houston's life and career, this remarkable inside story sizzles. There are some pen indentations on the front cover DJ that do not show in the scan (someone used the book as a backing while writing a letter or something), but this book is still in very good condition. No collection of Whitney Houston items is complete without this outstanding book. Check out the scan for the great photo of her on the cover. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; this book is long out of print! All previous buyers of my music related books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please inquire. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. Priority mail is also available. If interested, please inquire. Credit cards are accepted through PayPal.com. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 3-15-16 -- 24.2