American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Craig Ferguson
This moving and achingly funny memoir from Ferguson, host of "The Late Late Show," traces his journey from working-class Glasgow to the comedic limelight of Hollywood, revealing his heartwarming story of becoming an American citizen.
From the rear cover
In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. Along the way he stumbles through several attempts to make his mark--as a punk rock musician, a construction worker, a bouncer, and, tragically, a modern dancer.
To numb the pain of failure, Ferguson found comfort in drugs and alcohol, addictions that eventually led to an aborted suicide attempt. (He forgot to do it when someone offered him a glass of sherry.) But his story has a happy ending: success on the hit sitcom The Drew Carey Show, and later as the host of CBS's Late Late Show. By far Ferguson's greatest triumph was his decision to become a U.S. citizen, a milestone he achieved in early 2008.
In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson talks a red, white, and blue streak about everything our Founding Fathers feared.
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- Title American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
- Author Craig Ferguson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, NY
- Date 2010-05-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061998492 / 0061998494
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.32 x 0.75 in (20.37 x 13.51 x 1.91 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Actors - United States, Comedians - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010007864
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 07/04/2010, Page 20
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