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4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Publisher Harper (imprint) Pages 288 (Hardcover) OCLC 436441171 | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date September 22, 2009 Originally published 22 September 2009 Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Audiobook, Ebook, Print (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-06-171954-7 (Hardcover) Similar Craig Ferguson books, Actor books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is a memoir written by entertainer Craig Ferguson.
Contents
- Craig ferguson american on purpose the improbable adventures of an unlikely patriot
- Promotion
- References
The book details various experiences over several decades in Ferguson's life from his days in Scotland through his migration to the United States; the rise of his performing career in the United Kingdom, then Hollywood, and eventual acquisition of US citizenship in early 2008. He tells about his assorted jobs as a musician in a punk rock band, a bouncer, a construction worker, comic and actor along the way, as well as his struggle with alcoholism, past recreational drug use, and contemplation of suicide at a low point in his life.
In December 2010 the audiobook version, read by Ferguson, was nominated for a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy.
Craig ferguson american on purpose the improbable adventures of an unlikely patriot
Promotion
A few weeks before and after the book went on sale, Ferguson's The Late Late Show featured a recurring segment called "Celebrities Read Excerpts from Craig's Book", with various celebrity guests reading anecdotes from the book in a green-screened library set.