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Sliding Into Home
KENDRA BARES ALL
Fans of the E! smash hit series The Girls Next Door fell in love with sporty Playboy beauty Kendra Wilkinson’s care- free spirit, infectious laugh, and down-to-earth nature. Now that she’s moved out of the world’s most famous bachelor pad and into her own delightfully chaotic world on Kendra as wife to NFL star Hank Baskett and mother to their newborn son,...more
Fans of the E! smash hit series The Girls Next Door fell in love with sporty Playboy beauty Kendra Wilkinson’s care- free spirit, infectious laugh, and down-to-earth nature. Now that she’s moved out of the world’s most famous bachelor pad and into her own delightfully chaotic world on Kendra as wife to NFL star Hank Baskett and mother to their newborn son,...more
ebook, 256 pages
Published
July 6th 2010
by Gallery Books
(first published June 21st 2010)
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Not a suprise that it's Not one of those smart/quirky memoirs - but I'm interested in her story - even though I couldn't make it through the whole season of her show. Whatever, I need a change of pace after all of those Michael Connelly books ;) that's my excuse
I enjoyed reading about her life - and she does give some juicy insight into what goes on in Hef's bedroom, I was suprised she felt comfortable exposing that information when they usually brush over it and say it's private during all the...more
I enjoyed reading about her life - and she does give some juicy insight into what goes on in Hef's bedroom, I was suprised she felt comfortable exposing that information when they usually brush over it and say it's private during all the...more
I make poor choices when I'm allowed to wander a library on my own.
But I liked Kendra on The Girls Next Door. I think she's funny, and a genuine person. Let's see if her book makes me hate her.
This was very surprising. It's obvious the book is shaped by the "co-writer", but it still has a lot of her personality, which anyone who watched TGND would recognize. There were a few bits where I couldn't help thinking a paragraph or two had been written and gotten approval by her, rather than her writi...more
But I liked Kendra on The Girls Next Door. I think she's funny, and a genuine person. Let's see if her book makes me hate her.
This was very surprising. It's obvious the book is shaped by the "co-writer", but it still has a lot of her personality, which anyone who watched TGND would recognize. There were a few bits where I couldn't help thinking a paragraph or two had been written and gotten approval by her, rather than her writi...more
Feb 10, 2012
Jillian
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Fans of GND and Kendra
Recommended to Jillian by:
Gwyneth
Shelves:
biography,
nonfiction
This is an engaging, well-rounded, nicely balanced, heart-warming, well-written book. I read it in one day and couldn't put it down once I started. I laughed out loud a couple times, highlighted numerous parts I thought were good insights or funny, and really enjoyed the look into her life from childhood to adulthood to motherhood. I had no idea her childhood was so tumultuous and I think she is such a strong woman for leaving the drugs and turning her life around like she did. Many people would...more
Well, I think the statement that sums up this book is the question my husband posed to me when he saw I was reading it, “Is that by that idiot on TV? What is she famous for again?” Umm, yeah.
First, I don’t think Wilkinson is an idiot. She has parlayed her biggest assets into a fairly successful career and that does take a good head on a girl’s shoulders. Her time on reality TV also portrays her as a very kind girl with a good heart. Second, she is famous for being Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend and s...more
First, I don’t think Wilkinson is an idiot. She has parlayed her biggest assets into a fairly successful career and that does take a good head on a girl’s shoulders. Her time on reality TV also portrays her as a very kind girl with a good heart. Second, she is famous for being Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend and s...more
When it comes down to it I am not really a fan of reality television shows, I actually don’t watch a lot of television at all. Yet with a reality show there is always that awareness that the ‘character’ portrayed is presented as a stereotype, a mere caricatures of themselves. Sliding into Home does not show us the fun and light hearted Kendra that those of us who have watched her reality shows would be familiar with – at least not to start with – instead the reader is confronted with the real st...more
I read this in 2 hours while I was sick last month. It was interesting to read about Kendra's insane past, especially her portrayals of drug abuse from 12 years old and stripping at 18. Something I could not get over throughout the book is that she maintained that she was never a drug addict, she could "stop at any time" she wanted to. Honestly, I thought she was trying to be sarcastic/funny at first. Then she repeated the same phrase four other times and she seemed to be serious. Everyone knows...more
My mentality is often the following: When I want to use my mind, I read. When I want to be completely free of any mental anguish, I watch TV. As a result, I often get teased by my friends for being a reasonably intelligent person who likes the WORST TV. Sometimes, worlds collide when I'm tempted to read a book based off of or written by a character from one of my TV shows. That is what happened here. Suffice it to say, I was entertained (and come on, whose curiosity isn't peaked by this book's p...more
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Sliding Into Home by Kendra Wilkinson, best known for her time as one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends and her role on the hit E! TV show The Girls Next Door, is a memoir of Kendra’s life.
A memoir at age 25? While it hardly seems like that would be enough time to write a memoir, Kendra Wilkinson has sure been through a lot in her short 25 years. This book chronicles her early childhood without a father, her dark time with drugs as an early teen, her short-lived strip-teasing career, her journey into...more
A memoir at age 25? While it hardly seems like that would be enough time to write a memoir, Kendra Wilkinson has sure been through a lot in her short 25 years. This book chronicles her early childhood without a father, her dark time with drugs as an early teen, her short-lived strip-teasing career, her journey into...more
I absolutely loved the Girls Next Door. Then I had to watch Kendra. I don't know what it is about these girls but I grew to love them. At first it was like watching a train wreck - I couldn't look away. But then I wanted them to be my crazy ho-ed out friends.
I wasn't going to read this book. I thought, "I've seen it all on TV." Then there was a review in People magazine and I thought, "I think I might want to read this book." So I went to Borders. Sold Out. I went to Barnes and Noble. Sold out....more
I wasn't going to read this book. I thought, "I've seen it all on TV." Then there was a review in People magazine and I thought, "I think I might want to read this book." So I went to Borders. Sold Out. I went to Barnes and Noble. Sold out....more
Let's just say I loved this book and have seriously been inspired by Kendra. She went through some pretty rough shit when she was younger and she'll tell you straight out everything that happened in her life, from drugs, rehab, and sexual encounters with men AND women, to the happenings in Hef's room, the truth of The Girl's Next Door, and falling in love with Hank. I was inspired because she had been through so much shit and still came out on top. Many people told her she wouldn't amount to any...more
I find myself fascinated with this word- why someone would want to be one of Hef's "girlfriends" and what that all involves. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Its definitely not the best written book- it basically feels like Kendra talked into a recorder and you are reading what she said. Which is perfectly fine in this case and I think it worked well.
It was very interesting to hear about Kendra's life experiences. Boy is this woman open a...more
It was very interesting to hear about Kendra's life experiences. Boy is this woman open a...more
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It has been a secret pleasure when at my brothers house, or when I house sat last summer to sit and watch sky TV (I only have poor peoples tv - no cable), and catch up on marathon sessions of Kendra, the Kardashians, 16 and Pregnant and all the other quality reality tv. Otherwise I never see it. I had glanced at this book at the Warehouse when I visited and was surprised to see it sitting at the library, I decided to check it out.
Now I wouldn't recommend you buy it for your 15 year old to read,...more
Now I wouldn't recommend you buy it for your 15 year old to read,...more
I will admit I was interested in reading this book! I had seen her on television a number of times when I had nothing else to watch and I thought it would be interesting to read more about her relationship with Hef and what not, but then I was also sceptical. Writing your memiors at the age of 25? Really?? To me it seemed more of a "get more money" deal but ahh well.
I found the book of a friends bookshelf and decided to borrow it. I started reading it quickly but found myself getting rather irri...more
I found the book of a friends bookshelf and decided to borrow it. I started reading it quickly but found myself getting rather irri...more
Oh, god. Words almost fail me. Rounding the numbers, I've been reading books for about 33 years, and I can honestly say that this is one of the very worst books I have ever read. I can't even work out who the target audience was supposed to be. Jon Warech, who ghost-wrote, can only have had one of two reasons; a) he really, really needs to stick to his day job or b) he loathes Wilkinson with a passion. How else to explain how incredibly repulsive this woman comes across? Selfish, hypocritical, a...more
This was a pretty fast-paced read as far as autobiographies go. Once you start reading, it's pretty easy to speed right through to the end. The style and voice are reminiscent of Kendra, and a pretty easy read. Kendra's life was really out of control with all of the acting out and drug use. I couldn't help but feel for her family, who really kept hoping for her to change over and over and over again. Strangely, it does seem that Playboy slowed her down and helped give her a new focus in her life...more
I really loved reading this book. I wasn't a big fan of Kendra the first few seasons of The Girls Next Door but she really grew on me. I knew what she's said about her past that she was into drugs and was a stripper. She goes through all of this stuff in the book but it felt like she might have been leaving some stuff out. No big deal to me though we don't need to know EVERYTHING. One thing that was interesting was the timeline of meeting Hank and all of the things they did together. (Meeting hi...more
This was a super quick read (it took me about an hour and half to read) and obviously the writing was nothing fantastic but I have some weird curiosity about what would compel a young girl to become the girlfriend of a super old guy (money obviously) but is it worth it? I was also curious about what being a girlfriend entailed (like I said mere curiosity about the whole thing).
Kendra does a good job at answering some of the questions and realities of being Hugh Hefner's girlfriend and she obviou...more
Kendra does a good job at answering some of the questions and realities of being Hugh Hefner's girlfriend and she obviou...more
Well. That was interesting. Kendra writes just how she acts on TV. She is alllllll overrrr the place! She like jumps from one thing to the next and never really fully explains situations. Like, did anyone else notice that people just seem to go crazy and yell at her for no apparent reason? But it's okay because she is a BAMF and is able to hold herself back from beating the shit out of said persons until the situation is diffused. Also, may I ask what was the deal with the Eminem story? He was...more
I really enjoyed this book. Even though she has a writer who writes the story basically for her, you get a real feel she is the one telling her story. I thought she was an intersting gal in Girl Next Door tv show, so I was really interested in her story. YES, she tells the truth and nothing but the truth about what happens in the mansion--i'm sure she could have told more but gives you a good idea of what's ummmm--up in the mansion... I was really surprised how she was treated as well by the oth...more
I was always curious about what leads one down the path of wanting to be a Playboy bunny...and this book accomplishes just that. I like Kendra because she is frank about her strengths and weaknesses. She also has a seemingly pain-free way of self-reflecting. In this book she reveals a lot about her formative years and her life in the Mansion. She viewed her role as Hugh Hefner's girlfriend as a job-one that came with many benefits including rescuing her from having dim personal and professional...more
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This book seems like it's written very honestly from someone who seems like she controls her image. This story talks about the upbringing of Kendra Wilkinson and through her years as a playboy girlfriend. it is interesting and at times funny.
After completing this book I have to say I felt like I had more respect for Kendra and I think from what has been said in this book she was more or less a girl lost who then saw what she could be and drove her life towards that. She is truly a strong woman...more
After completing this book I have to say I felt like I had more respect for Kendra and I think from what has been said in this book she was more or less a girl lost who then saw what she could be and drove her life towards that. She is truly a strong woman...more
I don't know what it is about Kendra, she certainly isn't conventional, but I love her and think she's hilarious! I never watched "The Girls Next Door" (might have to now on Netflix) but have been enjoying her show "Kendra" on E channel and how down to earth and honest she is. I think anyone who can turn their life around in such a dramatic fashion after being in such a dark place after so many years and end up with such a stable, loving husband and family deserves some kudos. Even though the st...more
I LOVED this book! In this book Kendra tells us how she had a big drug problem, how she was a "problem child" and she had a learning disability. She is only human and made mistakes growing up and how people tried to help, meanwhile others bullied and took advantage of her situation. She talks about how she became a stripper and how her life changed so suddenly. She also talks about her ups and downs at the Playboy mansion and gives "insight" of what really goes on there (which is one of the thin...more
I overall liked Kendra's book. But here's something to think about before buying: If you're buying this book to read about the playboy mansion, don't buy it. It's mostly about Kendra's childhood and life, she barely mentions the mansion. (I recommend Bunny Tales by Izabella St. James if you want to read about the mansion.) She talks about her troubled childhood and her life. I liked the book, but I didn't think it was fantastic. She also doesn't really mention much about Hef. I definitely have m...more
I LOVE celebrity memoirs, even of celebrities I don't regularly follow. I knew who Kendra was from seeing clips of her reality show and reading stuff on celebrity gossip sites, but she was not on my radar beyond that. Her memoir, Sliding into Home, shows what a tough life she had growing up--mostly due to choices she made--and what life is really like when you live at the Playboy Mansion. She is very open and candid about her experiences and does not leave much to the imagination. I was curious...more
I have never watched the "Girls of the Playboy Mansion" show, nor have I watched "Kendra" - I simply heard she went through a drug phase and was intrigued enough to want to read this book; and I am glad I did.
Kendra writes with an ease, a comfort of simply telling it like it is. She doesn't "sugar coat" (for lack of a better term) her behaviour, her drug addiction, her previous jobs, relationships and sex life. She wrote everything as though she was sitting next to you having a conversation.
It i...more
Kendra writes with an ease, a comfort of simply telling it like it is. She doesn't "sugar coat" (for lack of a better term) her behaviour, her drug addiction, her previous jobs, relationships and sex life. She wrote everything as though she was sitting next to you having a conversation.
It i...more
Kendra's memoir is the best I have read ever. She writes straight from her heart. It's almost like sitting down with an old friend and hearing all her dirty little secrets. She leaves nothing to the imagination spilling pretty much everything you've probably wondered about in regards to the Playboy mansion and Hugh Hefner. My only complaint would be it seemed she wrote more fine details about her life early on, like teen years and such...but once she got to the more recent years, like after she...more
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Kendra Wilkinson was born in San Diego, California, and is of Irish descent. Wilkinson married Hank Baskett, a professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagels, on June 27, 2009, at the Playboy Mansion. On June 11, 2009, Wilkinson announced that she and Baskett were expecting their first child together. The baby, a boy named Hank Baskett IV, was born December 11, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. in Carm...more
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