{"product_id":"one-helluva-ride-9781538782224","title":"One Helluva Ride by Douglas, Michael","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy lost in the shadow of his father's legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gifted artist dismissed as just a \"TV actor.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA first-time film producer who stunned the world by winning an Oscar at 31.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA maverick who changed Hollywood and became a global movie star. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollywood icon Michael Douglas tells the unfiltered story of his life for the first time. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I spent a significant portion of my career playing some version of the modern, flawed, American male. You'll see from these pages that it wasn't exactly a stretch for me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with his fractured childhood and a complex relationship with his superstar father, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas finally gives the full and uncensored account of a remarkable life. \u003ci\u003eOne Helluva Ride\u003c\/i\u003e reveals incredible behind-the-scenes stories featuring a Who's Who of Hollywood, many of them never revealed before and some outrageously funny, with an unflinching honesty about his sometimes bad-boy life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitially dismissed as just the handsome son of a legendary movie star, at age thirty-one he shook up Hollywood when he won his first Oscar for producing the five-time Academy Award-winning classic film \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e. Told he would never be more than a \"TV actor,\" he quit the hit series \u003ci\u003eThe Streets of San Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e to become an international movie star, with a list of classic films that have grossed billions of dollars, winning a second Oscar for his riveting performance as Gordon Gekko in \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't think about my life without thinking of my movies,\" Douglas says, and he recounts his career through twelve of his most iconic films, including \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe China Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRomancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction, Wall Street, War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Falling Down, The American President, Traffic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBehind the Candelabra\u003c\/i\u003e. These movies not only captured the cultural zeitgeist but often defined it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet as Douglas's fame grew, so did his personal struggles. He recounts the full, unfiltered story of his turbulent first mar-riage; infidelity and affairs with some of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood; his own serious struggle with alcohol, drugs and rehab; the heartbreaking fight to save his son from an addiction that sent him to prison; and his against-all-odds battle with stage IV cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe saw Catherine Zeta Jones on a movie screen and instantly fell for her. Their incredible love story transformed his life and proved all the tabloids wrong, enduring after twenty-five years of marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFather, son, husband, actor, producer, brother and friend. This is the real, raw, deeply honest and vulnerable Michael Douglas you didn't know--until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538782224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is a legendary actor and producer. Throughout his career, he has received two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was honored with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009, two Honorary Cesars in 1998 and 2016, a Film Society at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2010, a Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2004, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. Douglas has also served for twenty-seven years as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane Salerno \u003c\/b\u003eis a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, and the co-screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Way of Water, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Armageddon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSavages\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His company, The Story Factory, has been involved in more than thirty \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers. He has known Michael Douglas for twenty-five years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Fleming Jr \u003c\/b\u003eis Editor at Large for Deadline after serving a decade as Co-Editor in Chief. He spent 20 years at \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e as a film reporter.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624595947673,"sku":"9781538782224","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781538782224.jpg?v=1791321021","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/one-helluva-ride-9781538782224","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}