Currid-Halkett, Elizabeth, 1978-

Starstruck : the business of celebrity / Elizabeth Currid-Halkett. - 1st ed. - New York : Faber and Faber, 2010. - 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index.

Celebrity today -- The celebrity residual : the inexplicable brew of talent, fame, and celebrity -- The relative celebrity (or, the biggest star you never heard of) -- Inside the star machine : celebrity as industry -- How to become a star : the celebrity network -- Whatever you do, don't go to Vegas : the geography of stardom -- The economics of the celebrity residual -- The democratic celebrity -- The future of celebrity.

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Fame.

BJ 1470.5 / C976s 2010

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