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At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake that would change his life forever. Soon after, he left his small-town home in Clinton, Mississippi, to join an emerging musical group called *NSYNC. Two years later *NSYNC was inspiring Beatles-esque mania around the world, becoming the face of the new MTV generation, and earning the all-time record for most album sales in a single day (more than one million) and in a single week for No Strings Attached.

He's remained in the spotlight ever since, and here he talks in depth for the first time about his childhood, his astonishing experiences as a young man and Christian growing up in one of the biggest bands in the world, his shock and frustration at the band's eventual dissolution, and his subsequent career, including his four months in Russia, training to become a cosmonaut.

He also frankly discusses life as a gay man -- his first same-sex relationship at twenty-one, his struggle to keep his sexuality hidden from *NSYNC's fans in caseit jeopardized the band's success, and the true circumstances that led to his decision to publicly come out at the age of twenty-seven.

Full of fascinating behind-the-scenes lore and revealing insights from a pop star who, until now, has been notoriously private, Out of Sync is the book that millions of fans have been waiting for. ... Read more

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Awesome!
Excellent condition! A must for any fan of *N SYNC/Lance Bass. Could not put the book down. Quick delivery!

Thank you Lance!
It was a delight to read Lance Bass's memoir, `Out of Sync'. The normally soft-spoken nice guy of Nsync let the truth out on a number of things. First & most important to longtime fans who fondly remember plastering their walls with Nsync posters, Lance reveals what caused the band to break up. He doesn't pull any punches, but his dry wit does reveal his true feelings on the subject. We learn of the band drifting apart, mainly due to one member going solo. (I wonder who that could be.) Also, Lance talks about how he felt being closeted & how he became too co-dependent in his relationships with men.

What really struck me about the book concerning the band was how Lou Pearlman, their former manager (amongst other job titles), exploited them & refused to pay them what was due. It's hard to believe that while I was listening to `Tearin' Up My Heart' & other hits, these guys were living on $35/day. Fortunately, they found a means to disassociate with Pearlman legally & enjoyed financial success with their second & third albums.

But Lance really opens up his heart & writes his painful story of becoming true to himself that really touched me. He hasn't had very much success dating, has had his heart broken a few times, but he has hopes for the future. I think it was right of him to write about how his mother had difficulty with his sexuality due to their religion, but Lance assured her he still believed & that god had made him that way.

It was a short, quick read without any embellishments, just the plain truth written by a man who has become comfortable & happy in his own skin.

PS: I do hope Nsync makes another album one day.

Out of Sync
If you were a fan of *NSYNC and loved Lance, you'll love this book.It is very well written and it isn't what you'd call a "sappy" memoir.It is an emotional rollercoaster right from the beginning.The 180 pages were not enough, by the time I finished the book I was begging for more.I would recommend it to anyone.

a good read
I've always liked Lance so I was excited to hear about this book.It was a good, fast, easy read.I enjoyed it!

Honest and Sincere Memoir
OUT OF SYNC by Lance Bass is a thoughtful, honest piece of work from Lance Bass.The book is short and provides some definite insights into the man he is.Lance is 27 and has lived thru a lot during those years.He is also gay and with his innocent religious upbringing this was difficult for him to express.Growing up he knew 100% that it was true but he didn't even consider having the right to come out.

His childhood is described mostly in regardsto his history with and development of his singing.NSYNC and their journey take up a great portion of the book.Reading the history of the group is very interesting.

I give this book 4 stars not because it is a huge literary achievement or because it is filled with immense soul searching revelations.Let me change thange.For Lance they are life changing, soul searching revelations.Why I give this book 4 stars is because it is truly the written word of Lance Bass.It is not toyed with to great extent by a publisher to make it more intense.It actually reads like a diary in the sense of it being the real Lance Bass.You experience his wonder, joys, pains and revelations.

You also get the impression that Lance Bass has a huge heart.He is still innocent at 27 but has a good head on his shoulders and is well prepared to face his future.He wraps the book up with some deep insights and they are honest and touching.

The media was prepared to attack him with the knowledge of his being gay.He had great respect for his family and how they may be affected.He handled the situation responsibly and did what he needed to do for himself.Writing this book I'm sure was cathartic for him but it also is for the reader.I thank him for sharing a part of his life journey openly and holding nothing back.

His being gay is a part of him the same as anything else - he is still Lance Bass and by sharing his story I'm sure he will help other people, young and old, deal with their sexuality. ... Read more

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At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake that would change his life forever. Soon after, he left his small-town home in Clinton, Mississippi, to join an emerging musical group called *NSYNC. Two years later *NSYNC was inspiring Beatles-esque mania around the world, becoming the face of the new MTV generation, and earning the all-time record for most album sales in a single day (more than one million) and in a single week for No Strings Attached.

He's remained in the spotlight ever since, and here he talks in depth for the first time about his childhood, his astonishing experiences as a young man and Christian growing up in one of the biggest bands in the world, his shock and frustration at the band's eventual dissolution, and his subsequent career, including his four months in Russia, training to become a cosmonaut.

He also frankly discusses life as a gay man -- his first same-sex relationship at twenty-one, his struggle to keep his sexuality hidden from *NSYNC's fans in caseit jeopardized the band's success, and the true circumstances that led to his decision to publicly come out at the age of twenty-seven.

Full of fascinating behind-the-scenes lore and revealing insights from a pop star who, until now, has been notoriously private, Out of Sync is the book that millions of fans have been waiting for. ... Read more

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Lance Bass- not juicy enough
It was a ok read. I read it in one night. I was really looking for something juicy. It was interesting that someone FINALLY confirmed that Nsync did in fact break up, not just a break.
Seems Justin Timberlake saw the spotlight and realized that it was time for him to leave. Such a shame though, Nsync was a great group. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Barry Hannah, Lance Bass, Ted Dibiase, Jr., Brett Dibiase, Cynthia Cooper, Larry Brown, Erik R. Fleming, Jenna Edwards, Shelly Fairchild, Charles Hillman Brough, Meredith Edwards, Martin Frankel, Jaret Holmes, Taryn Foshee. Excerpt:Barry Hannah Howard Barry Hannah (April 23, 1942 March 1, 2010) was an American novelist and short story writer from Mississippi. The author of eight novels and five short story collections (some sites list it as nine novels and four short story collections) , Hannah worked with notable American editors and publishers such as Gordon Lish , Seymour Lawrence, and Morgan Entrekin . His work was published in Esquire , the New Yorker , The Oxford American , Southern Review , and a host of American magazines and quarterlies. His first novel, Geronimo Rex (1972), won the William Faulkner Prize and was nominated for the National Book Award. Airships , his 1978 collection of short stories about the Vietnam War, the Civil War, and the modern South, won the Arnold Gingrich Short Fiction Award. The following year, Hannah received the prestigious Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters . Hannah won a Guggenheim , the Robert Penn Warren Lifetime Achievement Award, and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the art of the short story. He was awarded the Fiction Prize of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters twice and received Mississippi's prestigious Governor's Award in 1989 for distinguished representation of the state of Mississippi in artistic and cultural matters. For a brief time in 1980, Hannah lived in Los Angeles and worked as a writer for the film director Robert Altman . He was director of the MFA program at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, where he taught creative writing for 28 years. He died o... ... Read more

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Chapters: Jamie Lynn Spears, Elvis Presley, Trent Lott, Ike Turner, Bo Diddley, Lance Bass, Brandy Norwood, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Buffett, Faith Hill, Leann Rimes, Tammy Wynette, Jimmie Rodgers, Thelma Houston, Mary Wilson, Bobbie Gentry, Charley Pride, Big Bill Broonzy, Moe Bandy, Ty Herndon, Chris Ledoux, Jerry Butler, Major Lance, Sonny Boy Williamson Ii, Diplo, Mylon Lefevre, Mac Mcanally, Marty Stuart, Otis Rush, Warren Smith, Paul Davis, Jasmine Murray, Dale Houston, Steve Azar, Hayley Williams, Randy Houser, Bukka White, Jai Johanny Johanson, Lucille Bogan, Jimmie Lunceford, Andrew Wood, Betty Everett, Kenny Kweens, Lisa Stewart, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, Chris Ethridge, Brew Moore, Neilson Hubbard, Damien Dragonetti, Willie King, Mose Allison, Tim Whitsett, Steve Forbert, Carson Whitsett, Mel Brown, Carl Jackson, Willie Mitchell, Syl Johnson, Bryan Austin, Geeshie Wiley, T-Model Ford, Jim Weatherly, Mike Compton, Otis Clay, Afroman, Willie Love, Johnny Carver, Mulgrew Miller, Tyler Dickerson, Eden Brent, Garland Green, Nan Kelley, Jimmy Dawkins, Tom Malone, Shelly Fairchild, Blind Roosevelt Graves, Little Freddie King, Tyrone Davis, Barrett Strong, O. B. Mcclinton, Kenny Brown, Mark Gray, Smokey Wilson, Luke Mcdaniel, Michelle Defraites, George "Mojo" Buford, James Carr, Webb Wilder, Alvin Fielder, Eddie C. Campbell, Mundell Lowe, Big Time Sarah, Robert Walker, Fred Knoblock, Zora Young, Othar Turner, Garfield Akers, Kim Hill, Paul Thorn, Ruby Elzy, Meredith Edwards, Clifton Hyde, Dent May, Jan Bradley, Frank Wright, Ashley Thompson, Jimmy Johnson, Mel and Tim, Lamar Williams, Leonard Caston, George "Wild Child" Butler, Renee Garcia, Judson Spence, Bertha Lee Pate, Cleo Patra Brown, Charles "Bobo" Shaw, Mack Rice, Brother John Sellers, Bobby Lounge, Booba Barnes, Oliver Sain, Monkey Joe, Thomas Wayne, Sonny Thompson, Gene Porter, Donald Brown, John Littlejohn, Captain John Handy, Papa Lightfoot, Leon Washington, Bobby Bryant, L...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9288 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Thomson Gale on January 15, 2008. The length of the article is 2634 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Why wasn't this the year of Lance Bass?(Interview)(Cover story)
Author: Kyle Buchanan
Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 15, 2008
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 1000Page: 28(6)

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James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979) is an American pop singer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band 'N Sync. 'N Sync's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the 2001 film On The Line, which his company, Bacon & Eggs, also produced. Bass later formed a second production company, Lance Bass Productions, as well as a now-defunct music management company, Free Lance Entertainment, a joint venture with Mercury Records. After completion of 'N Sync's Pop Odyssey Tour, Bass moved to Star City, Russia in much publicized pursuit of a seat on a Soyuz space capsule. Bass was certified by both NASA and the Russian Space Program after several months of cosmonaut training, and planned to join the TMA-1 mission to the International Space Station. However, after his financial sponsors backed out, Bass was denied a seat on the mission. ... Read more

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Chapters: People From Laurel, Mississippi, Lance Bass, Leontyne Price, Marsha Blackburn, Parker Posey, Ray Walston, Clinton Portis, Chip Pickering, Shan Foster, Sam Myers, Will Wheaton, Mary Mills, Michael Parker, Ralph Boston, Tom Lester, Mundell Lowe, Willie Mcgee, Ed Hinton, Kenny Payne, Lee Calhoun, Nancy Davis Griffeth, Jahi Word-Daniels, Norm Bass, Chris Burkett, Danny Pierce, Billy Davis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 116. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979), best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band 'N Sync. 'N Sync's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the 2001 film On the Line, which his company, Bacon ... Read more

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Chapters: Jamie Lynn Spears, Elvis Presley, Trent Lott, Lance Bass, Brandy Norwood, Dana Andrews, Leann Rimes, James Earl Jones, Tammy Wynette, Bobbie Gentry, Eric Roberts, Jimmy Boyd, Channing Tatum, Larry Semon, Stella Stevens, Lacey Chabert, Roscoe Ates, Sela Ward, David Banner, Robert Earl Jones, Joshua Alba, Gerald Mcraney, M. C. Gainey, Dorothy Dell, Michelle Defraites, Cassi Davis, Ruth Ford, Patrik-Ian Polk, Cynthia Geary, Ashley Thompson, Tonea Stewart, Wyatt Emory Cooper, Don Jeffcoat, Anthony Herrera, Don Briscoe, Martha Mattox, Tig Notaro, Allie Grant, Lynn Hamilton, Thalmus Rasulala, Wilbur Higby, Temeceka Harris. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 290. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Elvis Aaron (or Aron) Presley (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954 when Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, eager to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience, saw in Presley the means to realize his ambition. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping record...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9288 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lance Bass, Leontyne Price, Marsha Blackburn, Parker Posey, Ray Walston, Clinton Portis, Chip Pickering, Shan Foster, Sam Myers, Will Wheaton, Mary Mills, Michael Parker, Ralph Boston, Tom Lester, Mundell Lowe, Willie Mcgee, Ed Hinton, Kenny Payne, Lee Calhoun, Nancy Davis Griffeth, Jahi Word-Daniels, Norm Bass, Chris Burkett, Danny Pierce, Billy Davis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 122. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979), best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band 'N Sync. 'N Sync's success led Bass to work in film and television. He starred in the 2001 film On the Line, which his company, Bacon ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Thomson Gale on September 25, 2007. The length of the article is 942 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Happy birthday, Advocate! Turning 40 is definitely cause for celebration when you have friends like these to wish you well.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Author: Alan Cumming
Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 25, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 993Page: 16(3)

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This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on May 6, 2002. The length of the article is 655 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tourists in space? *Nsync's Lance Bass wants to go up. One American already paid $20 million for a trip. But is space tourism a good idea? (opinion).(Brief Article)
Author: Edwin Aldrin
Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 6, 2002
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 134Issue: 14Page: 28(1)

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OK! Weekly Magazine, September 11, 2006 Issue.The cover is Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony.Also inside:Angelina Jolie, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, William H. Macy & Felicity Huffman, Jessica Simpson, Lance Bass & Reichen Lehmkuhl, Carrie Underwood, Adam Rodriguez, Elizabeth Rohm, Lisa Edelstein of House, Paula Deen & Jamie Bobby, Heather Graham, etc... ... Read more

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