<![CDATA[Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography]]>

false <![CDATA[Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography]]> 2178963 5 <div><div>1992: Andrew Morton showed a Princess in a light we had never seen before--Diana: Her True Story became a #1 New York Times bestseller. 1999: Andrew Morton revealed the young woman behind the blue dress--Monica’s Story was a #1 New York Times bestseller. January 15, 2008: Andrew Morton uncovers the true story of the biggest celebrity of our age. <div> Everyone knows Tom Cruise---or at least certain things about him. We know that he overcame a difficult childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters: Top Gun, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Interview with the Vampire, Jerry Maguire, three Mission: Impossible movies, War of the Worlds, and more. We know he has taken artistic chances, too, and as a result has earned three Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globes, along with the respect of acting legends like Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman. After that, the picture becomes a little less clear. We know that Tom is a Scientologist, but not necessarily what that means in his life. We know that, despite persistent rumors about his sexuality, he has been married to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. But it was not until the spring of 2005, when he jumped on Oprah’s couch to proclaim his love for Katie and denounced Brooke Shields for turning to the “Nazi science” of psychiatry, that we began to realize how much we didn’t know about the charming, hardworking star. For two years, award-winning biographer Andrew Morton has been tirelessly seeking out everyone from former teachers and girlfriends to Scientology insiders to friends who have watched a once-bullied, “nothing special” outsider transform himself into an icon Forbes has called the most powerful celebrity in the world Here, with never-seen photos and never-heard revelations, is a riveting, sometimes shocking portrait of the real Tom Cruise---his work, his love life, his marriages, his religion---from a master at uncovering the true story behind the public face of celebrity. </div> </div></div> 2184641 15 1 2008 Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography total:301|5:25|4:73|3:131|2:59|1:13| 301 941 431 152 3 4 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 11:15:08 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:59:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 10:03:26 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 16:38:09 -0800 2008 Perplexed by the Fascination with Tom Cruise
I bought and read this unauthorized biography primarily because I've often wondered why the actor, Tom Cruise, skyrocketed to arguably unprecedented popularity. He's good looking, clearly talented, but frankly, has never done much for me in a heartt...more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 13:08:48 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 11:08:28 -0800 2008
OK...so now I read it....more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 20:14:03 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 09:24:34 -0800 2008
five stars for what it is: a well-researched, insider-y cultural history of scientology (which, if you didn't know, is scary as fuck). cavalier discussion of kubric as sexual machiavel coupled with descriptions of nicole kidman...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 22:47:03 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 22:59:08 -0800 2008 Interestingly, the book discussed Tom's insne episode with Oprah, pointing out statistica...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 19:18:39 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 19:32:24 -0800 2008 I will not call Scient...more...]]> 5 2 true false Wed Mar 19 14:03:31 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:31:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:35:31 -0800 2008
Tom Cruise became is nuts. His views on everything from depression to his crraft are hilarious.

This book is definitely a g...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Jan 13 16:42:10 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 11:19:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:07:27 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:10:09 -0800 2008
I would actually probably rate this book at 3.5, but I rounded up for the creepiness factor. ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 16:36:44 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 20:35:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 20:59:39 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:13:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 09 12:00:30 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:01:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 14:50:18 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 14:09:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 08:04:14 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 08:09:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 06:39:52 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 13:30:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 20:10:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 07:49:59 -0700 2009
I'm not familiar with Morton's other biographie...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat May 17 11:21:24 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 11:21:56 -0700 2008 Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (15 Jan 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0312359861
ISBN-13: 978-0312359867

What a gulible and thoroughly dislikeable ~~twat~~ man Cruise is. Everyone should read the scientological bits in this...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 05:55:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 05:56:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 20:17:26 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 09:18:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 14:25:02 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 14:28:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2178963