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Publisher's Summary
Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character, Cousin Geri, on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life. The book's title - I’m Walking as Straight as I Can - has a double meaning, referring to both Jewell's sexuality and her extraordinary struggle growing up with cerebral palsy.
This candid memoir details her experiences from her traumatic birth in Buffalo, New York, to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star. She documents the harsh realities of show business by recounting the relentless discrimination and abuse she suffered at the hands of people she trusted. Her experiences in the shark-infested waters of Hollywood led her on a journey from the Comedy Store to the White House, followed by a downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, marriage, and an accident that nearly claimed her life.
When Deadwood creator David Milch recognized Jewell at a pharmacy, he offered her a role in his new HBO series on the spot, and she began to find hope and happiness once again. I'm Walking as Straight as I Can is an inspiring story, told with grace and self-deprecating humor, one that gives readers a rare glimpse of true courage and perseverance.
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- Sharey
- 06-06-16
Excellent! I recommend!
I listened to this, as a caregiver, with my client with severe CP. She was so proud to have finished her first ever novel, especially since there was so much she could relate to and Geri is our age! Geri is an excellent writer and narrator. The book was fast-paced and consistently interesting! I highly recommend this book!
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- Michael Brown
- 12-24-22
Fantastic Ms. Jewel you are a Gem
I can honestly say I can relate to the author completely. I grew up with in 1980's with cerebral palsy and I have the same struggles growing up. Her book made me laugh and made me cry. You are an inspiration to us all who have a disability. You made me realize that we have to push on and live our best lives. I hope you write another book soon.
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- Diane Phelps
- 11-02-21
honest and revealing
this is the sweet, honest and open autobiography of one of the funniest humans. thank you, geri jewell, for writing it and reading it. you are so much more than your cp.
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- Darlene F Grant
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Could not listen to her voice! Raspy and unpleasant.
Would like to know the story of Patty Duke but could not finish the book it was so poorly done.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-20-21
A treasure
This book beautifully captures what it's like to be naïve and eager to please, constantly walking into traps and having to figure ways out of them. I really enjoyed hearing Geri's story in her own voice - at times you can hear the tears in her throat, and at other times she cracks herself up. A powerful story.
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Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's The Brady Bunch, had it all. But what viewers didn't know about the always sunny, perfect Marcia was that offscreen, her real-life counterpart, Maureen McCormick was living a very different - and not so wonderful - life. Maureen tells the shocking and inspirational true story of the beloved teen and the woman she became.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very engaging!
- By Alycia on 10-29-08
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Untied
- A Memoir of Family, Fame, and Floundering
- By: Meredith Baxter
- Narrated by: Meredith Baxter
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Meredith Baxter is a beloved and iconic television actress, most well-known for her enormously popular role as hippie mom, Elyse Keaton, on Family Ties. Her warmth, humor, and brilliant smile made her one of the most popular women on television, with millions of viewers following her on the small screen each week. Yet her success masked a tumultuous personal story and a harrowing private life. For the first time, Baxter is ready to share her incredible highs, and lows, finally revealing the woman behind the image.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Self effacing pleasant to read
- By Kindle Customer on 03-06-11
By: Meredith Baxter
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Blessed Life
- My Surprising Journey of Joy, Tears, and Tales from Harlem to Hollywood
- By: Kim Fields, Todd Gold - featuring
- Narrated by: Kim Fields
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Kim Fields has lived most of her life with people thinking they know her, which is understandable. From her first job on a Mrs. Butterworth syrup commercial at age seven, she has spent 40 years in the public eye. There were nine years as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the classic sitcom The Facts of Life, five more in her 20s starring as Regine Hunter on the seminal coming-of-age show Living Single, and most recently appearing as herself on Real Housewives of Atlanta and Dancing with the Stars.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like this...
- By Nap Lady on 12-01-17
By: Kim Fields, and others
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There Was a Little Girl
- The Real Story of My Mother and Me
- By: Brooke Shields
- Narrated by: Brooke Shields
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 758
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 684
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 682
Brooke Shields never had what anyone would consider an ordinary life. She was raised by her Newark-tough single mom, Teri, a woman who loved the world of show business and was often a media sensation all by herself. Brooke's iconic modeling career began by chance when she was only 11 months old, and Teri's skills as both Brooke's mother and her manager were formidable. But in private she was troubled and drank heavily.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but sounds a little entitled at times
- By Karen on 12-09-14
By: Brooke Shields
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Coming Home to Myself
- A Memoir
- By: Wynonna Judd, Patsi Bale Cox
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
Coming Home to Myself is the result of that emotional journey, a song of personal discovery that taught Wynonna Judd to love not just what she does, but who she is. From a truly exceptional woman comes an unexpected memoir of survival, strength, hope, and forgiveness, filled with an exultant and empowering message certain to resonate with those who have dreamed of finding themselves, and who only needed the courage and inspiration to begin their own journey.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not an Interesting Memoir
- By Marcos on 03-14-09
By: Wynonna Judd, and others
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Life Is Not a Stage
- From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond
- By: Florence Henderson, Joel Brokaw
- Narrated by: Florence Henderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
For millions of people around the world, Carol Brady is synonymous with motherhood, but growing up as the youngest of ten children in rural Indiana in the aftermath of the Great Depression, Florence Henderson lived a life quite different from that of the quintessential TV mom she later played on television.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life is Not a Stage! (I agree)
- By Carlos on 10-04-12
By: Florence Henderson, and others
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Learning to Live out Loud
- A Memoir
- By: Piper Laurie
- Narrated by: Piper Laurie
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
At the age of 17, in the glory days of moviemaking, Piper Laurie was living every little girl's dream. A contract star with Universal, Piper was elevated to the heights of Hollywood, her name emblazoned on 1950s marquees across America for hit movies like The Prince Who Was a Thief, The Mississippi Gambler, and Ain't Misbehavin'. Meanwhile, Piper's beauty was admired by the likes of Ronald Reagan, Howard Hughes, Paul Newman, and Tony Curtis as well as dozens of directors and legions of fans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing woman and life.
- By Kristopher's Korner on 01-22-17
By: Piper Laurie
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Been There, Done That
- Family Wisdom for Modern Times
- By: Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Laura Morton
- Narrated by: Al Roker, Deborah Roberts
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Life lessons from New York Times best-selling author and Today show personality Al Roker and his wife, globetrotting ABC news journalist Deborah Roberts. Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have 16 Emmy Awards between them. They have covered everything from the Olympics and the Gulf War to natural disasters and the AIDS crisis in Africa. Now these two married journalists and parents have collaborated on the most personal and important “story” of their lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I've "read"! I loved it!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-11-20
By: Al Roker, and others
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Behind the Laughter
- A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope
- By: Anthony Griffith, Dr. Brigitte Travis-Griffin, Mark Caro
- Narrated by: Avery Waddell, Paula Jai Parker
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story5 out of 5 stars 21
Just as Anthony’s career in stand-up comedy launched him onto the stage of The Tonight Show, he and his wife Brigitte faced an unimaginable personal nightmare: their two-year-old daughter, Brittany Nicole, was dying from cancer. While Anthony performed under bright lights, he struggled not to succumb to the darkness of losing a child.
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5 out of 5 stars
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inspiring
- By SS on 10-23-19
By: Anthony Griffith, and others
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Send Yourself Roses
- Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles
- By: Kathleen Turner, Gloria Feldt
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Kathleen Turner has always lived her life according to her own rules. The screen icon opens up about her own life - both personal and professional - the risks she's taken, and the lessons she's learned from her film and stage career, 20-year marriage (and recent separation), raising her daughter, and her successful struggle with rheumatoid arthritis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional and World-Class!
- By Ryan D. on 01-10-18
By: Kathleen Turner, and others
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Both of Us
- My Life with Farrah
- By: Ryan O'Neal, Jodee Blanco, Kent Carroll
- Narrated by: Ryan O'Neal
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett: He was the handsome Academy Award-nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie’s Angel, whose poster adorned the bedroom walls of teenage boys everywhere. One of the most storied love affairs in Hollywood history, their romance has captivated fans and media alike for more than three decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tender Memoir
- By Chris on 05-09-12
By: Ryan O'Neal, and others
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Happy Accidents
- By: Jane Lynch, Carol Burnett - foreword
- Narrated by: Jane Lynch, Carol Burnett (foreword)
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 694
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 629
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 631
In the summer of 1974, a 14-year-old girl in Dolton, Illinois, had a dream - a dream to become an actress. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, and it didn’t help that she’d recently dropped out of the school play, The Ugly Duckling, or that the Hollywood casting directors she wrote to replied that "professional training was a requirement". But the funny thing is, it all came true....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet, benign
- By Diane on 12-11-12
By: Jane Lynch, and others
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Like Me
- Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer
- By: Chely Wright
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, country music star, writes in this moving and telling memoir about her life, growing up in Kansas City, the youngest of three children, making up her mind at a young age to become a country music star, making a pact with God - to keep her "sinning" to a minimum if he'd just get her to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. . .
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very couragous!!!
- By Jeananne on 01-23-13
By: Chely Wright
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Getting Real
- By: Gretchen Carlson
- Narrated by: Gretchen Carlson
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4 out of 5 stars 51
In the wake of Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, her memoir of her time at Fox - working alongside Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, Steve Doocy, and other prominent conservative news personalities - is more relevant than ever. In this candid memoir, celebrity news anchorwoman Gretchen Carlson shares her inspiring story and offers important takeaways about what it means to strive for and find success in the real world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gretchen Is Real
- By Gwendolyn Lewis on 09-01-15
By: Gretchen Carlson
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The Facts of My Life
- By: Charlotte Rae, Larry Strauss
- Narrated by: Charlotte Rae, Punch Audio
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Memoir of actress Charlotte Rae.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Facts of life show barely mentioned!
- By BARBARA EICHENLAUB on 04-25-20
By: Charlotte Rae, and others
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You Have No Idea
- A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (and Each Other)
- By: Vanessa Williams, Helen Williams
- Narrated by: Vanessa Williams, Helen Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story