{"product_id":"bloodlines-a-memoir-9781668207109","title":"Bloodlines: A Memoir by Manganiello, Joe","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this gripping memoir, actor Joe Manganiello, star of \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMagic Mike\u003c\/i\u003e, reveals the previously undisclosed health ordeal--marked by multiple near-death experiences and medical crises--that led him beyond medicine and into a remarkable, globe-spanning quest that revealed answers about his ancestry, inherited trauma, and the deeper histories we carry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Manganiello seemed to have it all: a soaring career, a new marriage, and what many considered, the best physique in Hollywood. Then, without warning, his body began to fail him. A cascade of autoimmune-related illnesses attacked his skin, thyroid, eyes, lungs, and digestive system, plunging him into a seven-year battle, plagued by chronic pain, a life-saving organ amputation, existential crisis, and a prolonged fight for survival that left doctors with few answers and no clear explanation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Manganiello struggled to stay alive amidst medicine's inability to fully explain what ailed him, an unorthodox path emerged--shamans, pagan rituals, ancient myths, long lost family records, and the rebirth of his own spirituality. A search that led him deep into his own bloodline: to a survivor of the Armenian genocide, to ancestors shaped by violence and displacement, and the hidden patterns shared by others living with chronic illness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBloodlines\u003c\/i\u003e, Manganiello writes with candor and hard-won clarity about illness, masculinity, faith, ambition, and the identities we build to endure. More than a memoir of medical crisis, it is a searching account of what happens when the life you have constructed can no longer contain the truth of what you carry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deeply personal and emotionally expansive, \u003ci\u003eBloodlines\u003c\/i\u003e considers how the past lives on in the body and in the stories we tell about strength, survival, and selfhood. The result is both a page-turning, heart-pounding book for the ages and an essential meditation on inheritance, loss, and the work of living with what remains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Manganiello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.37w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668207109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Manganiello is an actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, Emmy Award-winning voice actor, and reality competition host. He holds a BFA in acting from The Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. Best known for his work as an actor of stage, screen, and film, in projects such as: \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMagic Mike \u003c\/i\u003efilms, \u003ci\u003eOne Piece\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJustice League\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNonnas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePee Wee's Big Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow I Met Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRampage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSabotage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Expect When You're Expecting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kill Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and as the host and executive producer of \u003ci\u003eDeal or No Deal Island\u003c\/i\u003e. He previously financed, produced, and directed the award-winning documentary \u003ci\u003eLa Bare\u003c\/i\u003e, and produced and starred in the films \u003ci\u003eBottom of the 9th\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShoplifters of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArchenemy\u003c\/i\u003e. Manganiello also works as a chief creative officer for Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and along with being tasked to write and develop the world of \u003ci\u003eDragonlance\u003c\/i\u003e for the screen, he was also recruited to direct and produce D\u0026amp;D's upcoming, official history documentary series. He is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eBloodlines\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e, and he serves on the board of directors at both UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and The Children of Armenia Fund and is an advisory board member for both Liquid Death and Colossal Biosciences. After a quarter century living in Los Angeles, he moved back home to Mt. 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