{"product_id":"the-book-of-sheen-a-memoir-9781668075289","title":"The Book of Sheen: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, Charlie Sheen, the star of \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Major League\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewrites the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Sheen should not be alive to write this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sheen\u003c\/i\u003e, the movie and TV star, who has defied the odds, finally presents his story, in his own words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Sheen was born the third of four children to actor Martin Sheen and his wife, Janet. He grew up on film sets--from his father's all over the world, to his own in Malibu. There he made ambitious Super 8s, with a roster of friends who went on to become household names themselves, including his brother Emilio, Sean and Chris Penn, and the Lowe brothers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSheen broke into movies in the 1980s, playing a hoodlum in \u003ci\u003eFerris Bueller's Day Off, \u003c\/i\u003ea young soldier in \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and an ethically compromised trader in \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e. But somewhere along the way, despite a successful transition to TV leading man in \u003ci\u003eSpin City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwo and a Half Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Sheen descended into a vortex of extracurricular activities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow sober, Sheen delivers a clear-eyed narrative of his highs and lows with humor, candor, and a vivid, captivating writing style that is uniquely his. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Sheen\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a far-fetched, overstuffed novel of Hollywood life--yet it is all true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668075289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Charlie Sheen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334177521845,"sku":"9781668075289","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0b3f0619-c3da-444a-a49f-685b06f25552.jpg?v=1752584064","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-sheen-a-memoir-9781668075289","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}