Madonna. Glamorous. Trashy. Thoughtful. Selfish. Always provocative.Always talented. Always controversial... Though the subject of great public scrutiny and fascination for more than twenty years, she has, until now, managed to remain an enigma. Finally, with Madonna: An Intimate Biography, she is fully understood.

This gripping and fully updated biography is the result of fifteen years of exclusive interviews with people who are speaking of her publicly for the first time, including close friends, business associates and even family members. Acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli has also interviewed the star herself on numerous occasions and he draws on first-hand experiences to bring Madonna to life as not merely a sensational tabloid delight, but as a flesh-and-blood woman with human foibles and weaknesses, as well as great strengths and ambitions.

Author's Note

List of Illustrations

The Actress and the President

Restless Child

Confusing Times

Losing Her Virginity

Christopher & Whitley

Finally . . . New York City！

Pearl

Busting Out

Certain Sacrifices

Camille

'Drama Queen'

Big Break

Roller Coaster Ride

Madonna: The Debut Album

Two-Timing

Like A Virgin

Meeting Scan Penn

The Affair with Prince

'Madonna: A Lonely Life'

'Oh My God！ Look at me！'

The Re-Making of Apocalypse Now

Shanghaied

True Blue

Trouble in 'Paradise'

Who's That Girl？

You Can Dance

John Kennedy, Jun.

'Jackie Refuses to Meet Madonna'

Sandra Bernhard

Dinner with Warren

Malibu Nightmare

Divorce

Like a Prayer: The Album

Like a Prayer: The Pepsi Commercial

Goodies

Differences

'Blonde Ambition'

I'm Breathless

Warren Asks Madonna's Hand in Marriage？

The End of Warren

The Tony Ward Epiphany

The Immaculate Collection

Michael Jackson

Ingrid

In Bed with Madonna

Sex

Erotica

Bad Career Moves

Trash Talking on TV

Bedtime Stories

Stalked

Something to Remember

Perfect Casting？

The Stalking Trial

Making Evita

Carlos Leon

A Race to the Finish

No Big Thing？

Betrayal

Role Model？

Anticlimax

Lourdes

Evita: The Movie and Soundtrack

No Future with Carlos

Andy Bird

Gwyneth and Peter

Ray of Light

Exit: Andy Bird

Enter: Guy Ritchie

Bird vs. Ritchie

Madonna's Moment

Music

Rocco

Happy Endings

Taking Stock

The Wedding t0 Guy Ritchie

'Drowned World'

Drama Mama

September.. , And Beyond

Swept Away

American Life

The 'Reinvention' Tour

A Marriage Not Always Perfect

But Perfect Enough

'Let's Go Home！'

Lourdes and Rocco - Growing Up

The 'Confessions' Tour: 'Here We Go, Again.'

'I Am Lucky, Aren't I？'

Adopting David

Damage Control

'Just Watch Out . . . When I Hit the Big 5-0'

Source Notes and Other Information

Personal Acknowledgments

Index