People who need....design?

Here's a tidbit that came our way via Unbeige this morning and certainly caught us off guard: Barbara Streisand has contracted with Viking Press to write a book about design. Say what? It seems the showbiz legend has recently finished building her dream house, a Malibu, Calif.-based oceanfront compound, and she's ready to expand on the process as well as all sorts of other residential designs. The book, titled "A Passion for Design," is scheduled for fall 2010 and is, according to Streisand, the culmination of a lifelong love of architecture and design.