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110 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2000
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-5425-X$$19.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-5426-8$$9.95
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4-6
Overcoming Adversity series.
Although the Fox volume deserved better editing, both celebrity biographies are readable and informative, detailing personal histories and professional triumphs, as well as Barrymore's early substance abuse problems and Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease. The books are illustrated with standard quality black-and-white photographs. Time lines and filmographies are included. Bib., ind.