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Books

Borkowski, M (2008) The Fame Formula: How Hollywood's Fixers, Fakers and Star Makers Created the Celebrity Industry, Sidgwick & Jackson Amazon UK

Clifford, M with Levin, A (2006) Read all about it, Virgin Books Amazon UK

Mediations review

De Zengotita, T (2005) Mediated: How the Media Shape Your World, Bloomsbury Amazon UK

Inglis, F (2010) A Short History of Celebrity, Princeton University Press Amazon UK

Morgan, P (2005) The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade, Ebury Press Amazon UK

Retrospective and rather Pooterish 'diaries', but an important chronicle of celebrity obsession by a former tabloid editor

Pringle, H (2004) Celebrity sells, Wiley Amazon UK

A one-sided view of celebrity endorsement, backed by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, but an accessible addition to the literature

Rein, I, Kotler, P, Hamlin, M and Stoller, M (3rd ed 2006) High Visibility: Transforming your Personal and Professional Brand, McGraw-Hill Professional Amazon UK

Rojek, C (2001) Celebrity, Reaktion Books Amazon UK

Turner, G (2004) Understanding Celebrity, Sage Publications Amazon UK

Chapters

Pill, E (2009) Celebrity and public relations in Tench and Yeomans, Exploring Public Relations (2nd ed) Amazon UK 

External Links

Food is the new fur for the celebrity with a conscience Jay Rayner, The Observer, 14 June 2009

'Life has changed - it's nastier now'. Laura Barton interviews Max Clifford, The Guardian, 28 April 2008

Mediations: Celebrity publicists

For the sake of integrity, keep the PR meisters at Bay Ginny Dougary, The Times Online, 22 February 2007

Phil Hall: Operating from the top of the PR tree, The Independent, 5 February 2007

Life as a gossip girl, Observer Woman, 9 July 2006

The Matchmakers (about a celebrity agency in Los Angeles), Telegraph magazine pp52-55, 14 March 2009