{"product_id":"9781761821035-the-book-of-sheen","title":"The Book of Sheen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Sheen should not be alive to tell these stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in The Book of Sheen, the star who has defied all odds – decades 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 – finally 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.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his childhood spent on movie sets for blockbusters like Apocalypse Now; 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 Platoon; to the early aughts' sitcom dominance, every Sheen anecdote drips with shocking lucidity, humor, and self-deprecation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Platoon and Wall Street and shows like Spin City and Two and a Half Men; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44362184589448,"sku":"9781761821035","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/the-book-of-sheen-9781761821035-7392792.jpg?v=1760703696","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781761821035-the-book-of-sheen","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}