{"product_id":"the-book-of-sheen","title":"The Book of Sheen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Sheen should not be alive to tell these stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sheen\u003c\/i\u003e, the star who has defied all odds –\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edecades of addiction (to drugs, alcohol, gambling, and more), an HIV diagnosis, three divorces, a dust-up with the Sinaloan cartel, and other challenges that will leave readers stunned –\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efinally presents the truth... or, at least his version. (\"The facts are the facts; how I choose to interpret or deconstruct them falls squarely on me,\" Sheen writes.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his childhood spent on movie sets for blockbusters like \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e; to the golden days of 1980s Hollywood, filled with heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and Sean Penn; to the humid jungles of the Philippines and mock-army training that crossed dangerously into life-threatening for the filming of \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e; to the early aughts' sitcom dominance, every Sheen anecdote drips with shocking lucidity, humor, and self-deprecation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheen deftly leads readers through his childhood as the son of award-winning actor Martin Sheen (a \"Cathoholic\"), which took the family from New York to Mexico to Italy and beyond; his competitive brotherhood against fellow teen heartthrob and Brat Pack member Emilio Estevez; his debilitating stutter that continued into adulthood and which he attempted to hide from producers and directors; his friendships with Chris and Sean Penn, Rob Lowe, Nic Cage, Matthew Perry, and other troubled stars of the era; his adventures on and off camera for films like \u003ci\u003ePlatoon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWall Street \u003c\/i\u003eand shows like \u003ci\u003eSpin City \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/i\u003e; his challenges in fatherhood and the kids that ultimately got him sober; and more. Woven throughout is a constant: addiction, and Sheen's perpetual battle with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiddled with regrets, filled with humor, and finally candid, Sheen delivers a truly hilarious no-holds-barred memoir, one fitting for a star of his caliber and controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46101624651967,"sku":"9781761821035","price":49.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/75644-eb707806d8446475c90e9ff95cf278d41d8b6e660da425d793b23c5154bd5bcc.jpg?v=1787847496","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-book-of-sheen","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}