Incredible Cross-sections of Star Wars, Episode II - Attack of the Clones: The Definitive Guide to the Craft

Illustrated by DK's acclaimed cross-section artists, Hans Jenssen and Richard Chasemore, Episode II Incredible Cross-Sections is written by new author, Dr. Curtis Saxton, who has a Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics and well-known to Star Wars fans through his high-profile website (The Star Wars Commentaries, hosted by the biggest fan site, Force.net) Episode II will include detailed cross-sections of all the new spaceships and vehicles, including: Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter, Anakin Skywalker's "hotrod" speeder, Padme's stylish chrome-plated starship, Jedi battleship, plus amazing new bounty hunter vehicles, cool speeder bikes and other spaceships from previously unseen civilizations in the Star Wars galaxy.

Can't Hold Us Down~ 9/10
Walk Away~ 10/10
Fighter~ 10/10
Infatuation~ 10/10
Loving Me 4 Me~ 10/10
Impossible~ 10/10
Underappreciated~ 9/10
Beautiful~ 10/10
Make Over~ 10/10
Cruz~ 10/10
Soar~ 10/10
Get Mine, Get Yours~ 9/10
Dirrty~ 8/10
The Voice Within~ 10/10
I'm OK~ 10/10
Keep On Singin' My Song~ 10/10

It is the first analytical, serious and uncensored look at Christina's life and her rise to the pinnacle of the pop world. A controversial and elusive figure, Christina Aguilera has polarized and mesmerized audiences since the beginning. While fans praise her sultry, soulful voice, a growing contingent of detractors finds her whole persona tacky. Even other artists, including Eminem have openly proclaimed their dislike of her; and her idol, Mariah Carey, refused to talk to her. Love her or hate her, Christina's success is without precedent. Millions and millions of her albums sold worldwide. It seems that everything she touches turns platinum. In Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made, author Pier Dominguez traces the construction of a 21st century star and provides a shrewd, psychological portrait - the first analytical look at her life and rise to the pinnacle of the pop world. This biography reveals Christina Aguilera in a most intimate light, chronicling her early years, exploring her motivations and tracing the development of her career. It strips away the media hoopla and exposes the Real Christina. Christina Aguilera: A Star is Made gives you all the details about how Christina fled her abusive father at age 5; cut out her first manager and later refused to give her credit; dropped her first boyfriend as her fame was reaching its most glorious crescendo; became the puppet of her record label, which attempted to downplay her ethnicity and helped her keep her romantic life secret and fired the manager who took her to the top of the charts. After an almost two-year hiatus, and after having her stardom carefully constructed by the RCA label, Christina has come back with an album "Stripped" that is almost entirely her own creation. The question Dominguez provocatively poses is, "Will she shine as brightly on her own?"

The release of her debut album soared to the top of the music charts scoring two number one hit singles with sales surpassing the ten million mark. All this, along with winning the 2000 Grammy for Best New Artist was not bad for a kid who had not yet turned twenty. Her success continued with "Mi Reflejo," the smash Spanish language version of her debut, followed by her hit holiday release, "My Kind of Christmas." With her second album "Stripped" certified 3x platinum and her film debut in the animated movie Shark Tale, Christina's talent provides her with endless possibilities for the future.

This is a nicely put-together collection of Christina's songs, all bound up in a beautiful color introduction book. This includes all of her songs from her debut disc, including hits such as "What A Girl Wants," "Reflection," "Genie In A Bottle," "I Turn to You" and the original (no rap) "Come On Over." It also has some wonderful non-single tracks like "When You Put Your Hands on Me" and Christina's favorite of the album, the soulful "Obvious."

While I have several of these books for different artists (BSB, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey and of course Christina), this is perhaps the most stunning because this one includes an introduction from the man who "discovered" Christina. It's very informative and a wonderful source of info for hardcore fans like myself.

Some of the songs are excellent (if a bit on the difficult level), while other lack proper keys, there are several obvious mistakes in this book, and a few not-so obvious.

If nothing else, it's a wonderful guide to her lyrics and vocal arrangements and an informative behhind the scenes look at the album, the song selections, and the fun of putting it together! A must for any fan.