Barbra Streisand Shows Off Her 'Passion For Design'

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December 11, 2010

Music legend Barbra Streisand is a long way from where she started out in Brooklyn. She has a new book out, My Passion for Design, that presents the story of her dream house, from blueprints to roses. Host Scott Simon talks to  Streisand about her storied career as well as her new coffee table book.

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