You Never Know: A Memoir by Tom Selleck

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I.Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way. Frank, funny and open-hearted, You Never Know is an intimate memoir from one of the most beloved actors of our time, the highly personal story of a remarkable life and thoroughly accidental career. In his own voice and uniquely unpretentious style, the famed actor brings readers on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, his temptations and distractions, his misfires and mistakes and, over time, his well-earned success. Along the way, he clears up an armload of misconceptions and shares dozens of never-told stories from all corners of his personal and professional life. His rambunctious California childhood. His clueless arrival as a good-looking college jock in Hollywood (from the Dating Game to the Fox New Talent Program to co-starring with Mae West and escorting her to black-tie social functions). What it was like to emerge as a mega-star in his mid-thirties and remain so for decades to come, an actor whose authenticity and ease in front of the camera connected with audiences worldwide while embodying and also redefining the cliches of onscreen…

  • Product Features

    • Tom Selleck (Author)
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Publication Date: 05-07-2024
    • Page Count: 352
    • Hardcover
    • Movies & TV
    • 6 (w) x 9.3(h) x 1.3 (d)
    • ISBN: 9780062945761

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Wwandawinkk
1 year ago
from Harrisburg, pa

I still don't know

Very disappointed. Love his acting. The book focused on magnum. Limited personal information. Lots of name dropping. He was friends with everyone. My elderly mom didn't like the book either

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Laura's Reviews
1 year ago
from Wisconsin

Fun and Fascinating Memoir!

Do you have any comfort shows? During the COVID shutdown, my family rediscovered the original Magnum PI series from the 1980s. I hadn’t watched it since I was a kid. It held up well as a fun show with mystery and heart. We all especially loved the Vietnam flashbacks. I jumped at the chance to review Tom Selleck’s autobiography. You Never Know is Tom Selleck’s personal story of his life and career mostly focusing on his acting career from the start through the 1980s. My thoughts on this memoir: • The book had a riveting start detailing an accident that Tom Selleck was in as a high schooler. He was lucky to survive. Did I hear the Magnum PI theme song in my head as I read this? Yes, I did. • Selleck detailed his time as a college basketball player and in the National Guard. He had moving thoughts on his college friend who died in Vietnam and finding his name on the Vietnam Memorial. • This book was an easy going read which matches Tom Selleck’s personality. • Great pictures were included. • This book detailed his acting career, mostly at the start and 1980s. There is a little about his personal life including his ex-wife and son. There was a lot more on the romance with his second wife; meeting, dating, and marriage. • The book had a lot of detail on the making of Magnum PI. It was perfect for a lover of Magnum PI with all the details on how the overall show and individual episodes were made. • In the last chapter, Blue Bloods and the rest of his life is discussed. Will there be a book two with more detail on his life after the 1980s? • I found it all to be fascinating. • It was fun reading about all the stars he worked with including a date with Mae West when he was a young man. • This was a polite book and I liked that. Don’t read this book looking for dirt. Overall, You Never Know by Tom Selleck is a fun, fascinating memoir for anyone that loves Tom Selleck and/or Magnum PI. Book Source: Review copy from Deyst an imprint of William Morrow Books. Thank-you! Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Purav Jha
2 years ago
from India

Amazing!

Even for celebrities who portray it as such, life in Hollywood is never easy. Selleck describes in You Never Know how difficult it has been for him to strike a balance between his personal and professional lives, often modifying his career to preserve his family's privacy and normalcy. His experience provides a genuinely novel viewpoint on a world and industry that are changing. Selleck's memoir reveals an American icon who has achieved remarkable heights by always insisting on being himself, beneath all the charm, talent, and self-deprecating humor. I got to read it from kindle and shabd.in

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