{"product_id":"book-of-sheen-a-memoir","title":"The Book of Sheen: A Memoir: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, Charlie Sheen, the star of \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Major League\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/i\u003e, writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Sheen should not be alive to write this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sheen\u003c\/i\u003e, the movie and TV star, who has defied the odds, finally presents his story, in his own words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Sheen was born the third of four children to actor Martin Sheen and his wife, Janet. He grew up on film sets--from his father's all over the world, to his own in Malibu. There he made ambitious Super 8s, with a roster of friends who went on to become household names themselves, including his brother Emilio, Sean and Chris Penn, and the Lowe brothers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSheen broke into movies in the 1980s, playing a hoodlum in \u003ci\u003eFerris Bueller's Day Off, \u003c\/i\u003ea young soldier in \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and an ethically compromised trader in \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e. But somewhere along the way, despite a successful transition to TV leading man in \u003ci\u003eSpin City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Sheen descended into a vortex of extracurricular activities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow sober, Sheen delivers a clear-eyed narrative of his highs and lows with humor, candor, and a vivid, captivating writing style that is uniquely his. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sheen\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a far-fetched, overstuffed novel of Hollywood life--yet it is all true.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41927068123221,"sku":"9781668075289","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/0211\/1317\/files\/imageloader_2283faae-58ab-46e3-a7cb-9d786a5973e8.jpg?v=1764636439","url":"https:\/\/shopchapterbookstores.com\/products\/book-of-sheen-a-memoir","provider":"Chapter One","version":"1.0","type":"link"}