- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books; New edition edition (18 Jun 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753502755
- ISBN-13: 978-0753502754
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,010,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A biography of the Hollywood actor Bruce Willis. Following the life of the star from his first success in the TV show MOONLIGHTING, his spell of drug and alcohol abuse and a number of box-office flops to the resurrection of his career. Parker has talked to the friends, relatives and people who have worked with Willis and his wife Demi Moore.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book at an airport after being informed of a 3 hour delay on my flight, I am probably the first person to be glad there was a delay. I have never been interested in autobiographies before but though that this would be a good start as I grew up watching David Addison and saw Bruce Willis change into this Die Hard man.
The book gives a very interesting show of how Bruce was born in a rough town of hard workers and how he was able to overcome it all and move into a challenging different role of an actor. He has come through substance abuse and personal loses and shows to be a strong man for it. He tries to keep his privacy and you understand the need for this with the scrutiny and opinions that are printed about actors of which Bruce has had his fair share. I have read this book barely being able to put it down as you see a life unrole in such a unique way showing the truths of life in the limelight.
This is a very good book and worth anybody's money!!!
Try it, you will be glad you did!
The book gives a very interesting show of how Bruce was born in a rough town of hard workers and how he was able to overcome it all and move into a challenging different role of an actor. He has come through substance abuse and personal loses and shows to be a strong man for it. He tries to keep his privacy and you understand the need for this with the scrutiny and opinions that are printed about actors of which Bruce has had his fair share. I have read this book barely being able to put it down as you see a life unrole in such a unique way showing the truths of life in the limelight.
This is a very good book and worth anybody's money!!!
Try it, you will be glad you did!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent detail of Bruce Willis' life
25 July 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
John Parker gives great detail of Bruce Willis' life and his career. The book delivers information that not many people know about Bruce Willis. Bruce Willis has so far had an excellent career and you learn about this in this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This book is informational.
23 Sep 1998
Format:Hardcover
If you're interested in all the details of how Bruce Willis accomplished his incredible career, "Bruce Willis: The Unauthorized Biography" is an excellent book to purchase. The book fills in all the details of stories heard in the tabloids and the truth behind them! You don't have to be a Bruce Willis fan to enjoy the book. The book sheds light on different areas of the movie industry and people involved. There is one thing that's for sure and that is "Die Hard" would not have been the same if Clint Eastwood would have played the part of John McClane.
Very Poorly Researched & Written
19 Feb 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I was very eager to read this book, "Bruce Willis: The Unauthorized Biography" by John Parker as I am a big Bruce Willis fan and wish to learn all I can about this fascinating and talented actor. However this book did not tell me anything that I did not already know. Instead, it just rehashed the plots of his movies and TV appearances and included slapjack commentary by the author.
The book is a total of 250 pages long and was published in 1997 (the actual "story" only goes up to the summer of '96 though) and this was published in the UK by Virgin Books. There aren't any in-depth or exclusive interviews nor did the author do any prior research.
The only thing I like about the book is the cover, a nice pic of Bruce.
I get the feeling that Mr. Parker relied mostly on "news reports" (i.e. 20 year-old magazine articles) to piece this book together which just came off as sloppy and shoddy because there were numerous inaccuracies and grammatical errors. And he even got the plots of some of Bruce's most well-known movies wrong which makes me question Mr. Parker's motives in writing this foolishness.
The book also takes a ton of dips and discuses the movie plots of Demi Moore as well as the movies and careers of several other Hollywood actors (past, present and current). What does this have to do with Bruce Willis's biography? Not a thing!!! It should not have found a home in Bruce's book, yet I suppose journalistic integrity has very little to do with making a quick buck.
The author also writes about Bruce Willis's hometown in NJ as if it were some flyover Midwestern state that no one has ever heard of. Again, no references to back up these claims were provided because not a lick of research was conducted.
The pictures provided (a few black and white ones) go perfectly with the text: boring, old, low-quality and incredibly unoriginal. There are even pictures of Demi Moore (again, what does this have to do with Bruce Willis's biography??) thrown in, no doubt for pointless filler.
The sad thing is, "Bruce Willis: The Unauthorized Biography" is the only Bruce Willis biography to date. Perhaps the author knew this and simply did not wish to put any extra effort into this project. Shame on him for such a lazy and lackluster job. Bruce deserves better. One day I hope there will be a comprehensive book about him (he sure deserves it), but in the meantime stay away from this one as it's was a huge waste.
The book is a total of 250 pages long and was published in 1997 (the actual "story" only goes up to the summer of '96 though) and this was published in the UK by Virgin Books. There aren't any in-depth or exclusive interviews nor did the author do any prior research.
The only thing I like about the book is the cover, a nice pic of Bruce.
I get the feeling that Mr. Parker relied mostly on "news reports" (i.e. 20 year-old magazine articles) to piece this book together which just came off as sloppy and shoddy because there were numerous inaccuracies and grammatical errors. And he even got the plots of some of Bruce's most well-known movies wrong which makes me question Mr. Parker's motives in writing this foolishness.
The book also takes a ton of dips and discuses the movie plots of Demi Moore as well as the movies and careers of several other Hollywood actors (past, present and current). What does this have to do with Bruce Willis's biography? Not a thing!!! It should not have found a home in Bruce's book, yet I suppose journalistic integrity has very little to do with making a quick buck.
The author also writes about Bruce Willis's hometown in NJ as if it were some flyover Midwestern state that no one has ever heard of. Again, no references to back up these claims were provided because not a lick of research was conducted.
The pictures provided (a few black and white ones) go perfectly with the text: boring, old, low-quality and incredibly unoriginal. There are even pictures of Demi Moore (again, what does this have to do with Bruce Willis's biography??) thrown in, no doubt for pointless filler.
The sad thing is, "Bruce Willis: The Unauthorized Biography" is the only Bruce Willis biography to date. Perhaps the author knew this and simply did not wish to put any extra effort into this project. Shame on him for such a lazy and lackluster job. Bruce deserves better. One day I hope there will be a comprehensive book about him (he sure deserves it), but in the meantime stay away from this one as it's was a huge waste.
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