My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Brand, Russell
- Used
In 2006, Brand exploded onto the international comedy scene, but his life was anything but glamorous. He was bulimic at age 12 and began drinking and taking drugs by age 16--even setting himself on fire while on crack cocaine. This is his amazing memoir of recovery.
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- Title My Booky Wook: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up
- Author Brand, Russell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher It Books, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 2010-06-01
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-J-13f-00548
- ISBN 9780061857805 / 0061857807
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Television personalities - Great Britain, Comedians - Great Britain
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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From the rear cover
Russell Brand learned early on to make a joke of fear and failure. From a troubled childhood in industrial Essex, England, to his descent into addictions to alcohol, drugs, and sex in the seamy underbelly of London, Brand has seen his share of both and miraculously lived to tell the tale. In My Booky Wook he leads readers on a rollicking journey through his disastrous school career, his infamous antics on MTV, and his multifarious sexual adventures. But this irreverent memoir is a story not simply of struggle but also of redemption, a testament to the difficulty of discovering what you want from life and the remarkable power of a bloody-minded determination to get it. My Booky Wook is a giddy trip through the brilliant mind of one of Britain's most valuable exports.
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Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 06/20/2010, Page 20
