Best Selling Books by Alec Baldwin

"I have been through some of the worst of contentious divorce litigation," Alec Baldwin declares in A Promise to Ourselves. Using a very personal approach, he offers practical guidance to help others avoid the anguish he has endured. An Academy and Tony Award nominee and a 2007 recipient of Golden Globe, SAG, and Television Critics Association Awards for best actor in a comedy, Alec Baldwin is one of the best-known, most successful actors in the world. His relationship with Kim Basinger, the Academy Award–winning actress, lasted nearly a decade. They have a daughter named Ireland, and for a time, theirs seemed to be the model of a successful Hollywood marriage. But in 2000 they separated and in 2002 divorced. Their split---specifically the custody battle surrounding Ireland---would be the subject of media attention for years to come. In his own life and others'', Baldwin has seen the heavy toll that divorce can take---psychologically, emotionally, and financially. He has been extensively involved in divorce litigation, and he has witnessed the way that noncustodial parents, especially fathers, are often forced to abandon hopes of equitable rights when it comes to their children. He makes a powerful case for reexamining and changing the way divorce and child custody is decided in this country and levels a scathing attack at what he calls the "family law industry." When it comes to his experiences with judges, court-appointed therapists, and lawyers, Baldwin pulls no punches. He casts a light on his own divorce and the way the current family law system affected him, his ex-wife, and his daughter, as well as many other families. This is an important, informative, and deeply felt book on a contentious subject that offers hope of finding a better way.

“Beautifully written and unexpectedly moving . . . . [Baldwin] is a highly literate and fluent writer.” —New York Times Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock—for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards—and as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, he’s both a household name and a deeply respected actor. In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial strains and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named “Love Taxi” who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; the young soap actor learning from giants of the theatre; the addict drawn to drugs and alcohol who struggles with sobriety; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and battles to overcome them; and the consummate professional for whom the work is everything. Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before. “[A] rich, fascinating, occasionally irascible chronicle.” —Entertainment Weekly “Swift, eloquent, witty.” —Chicago Tribune “A pleasure.” —Kirkus Reviews

"This book and its contents are not authorized or endorsed by Donald J. Trump, any of his companies, or the White House"--Title page verso.

Lonely Planet: The world''s leading travel guide publisher* Since the ancient Greeks, actor''s have been society''s storytellers. And ever since Hollywood first left the backlot, these storytellers have been traveling to far-flung corners of the world to tell those tales. We decided to ask some of the most widely traveled people in the film industry to sit down and tell us their own stories - personal, inspiring, funny, embarrassing and human experiences from their time on the road. Lights, Camera ... Travel! includes 33 stories from screen stars including Alec Baldwin, Brooke Shields, Rolf de Heer, Paul Cox, Neil LaBute, Richard E Grant, Sandra Bernhard and Bruce Beresford. Edited by Andrew McCarthy and Don George About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world''s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet''s mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers'' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category ''Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.'' - New York Times ''Lonely Planet. It''s on everyone''s bookshelves; it''s in every traveller''s hands. It''s on mobile phones. It''s on the Internet. It''s everywhere, and it''s telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.'' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013 Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

A Vintage Shorts Original Selection In an illuminating and probing conversation with renowned actor, producer, comedian and philanthropist Alec Baldwin, John Mauceri reflects on the enduring appeal of classical music, how he learned to lead an orchestra, his upbringing and how he became the acclaimed conductor and musical director he is today. Covering such varied topics like the personal and cultural significance of different composers’ pieces and the singular experience of hearing music performed live, this intimate and inviting dialogue opens a window onto the extraordinary mind of a masterful conductor and an illustrious devotee of life on the stage. An ebook short.

In "Rise of the Guardians", North, Bunnymund, Tooth, and Sandman try to recruit Jack Frost to stop Pitch from putting an end to childhood belief and plunging the world into eternal darkness. This title offers a look at the ways artists and craftspeople collaborated to create a CG movie in 3D that may change the way we look at childhood.

„Ich verspreche, dass alles in diesem Buch zu einhundert Prozent wahr ist. Alles davon. Manche behaupten schon, es könnte vielleicht das wahrste Buch sein, das je geschrieben wurde. Es ist der unautorisierte, unzensierte Insiderbericht über mich von mir selbst ... Ich werde Sachen erzählen, die ich als Präsident eigentlich nicht erzählen sollte, weder in meinen Reden noch auf den Pressekonferenzen oder sogar auf Twitter – aber hier kann ich das, weil ich nicht als der Präsident schreibe, sondern als Donald Trump, ein einfacher amerikanischer Staatsbürger, der zufällig Präsident ist.“ Während er die USA so unfassbar gut regiert wie keiner vor ihm, findet der Präsident trotz allem noch die Zeit, seine Memoiren in Echtzeit für die Nachwelt zu diktieren. So sind wir live dabei, wenn Trump durchs Weiße Haus flaniert und sich darüber ärgert, dass er es nicht kaufen kann. Denn dann würde auch im Oval Office endlich ein ordentlicher Fernseher hängen. Doch eigentlich will er die ganzen Fake News gar nicht sehen. Lieber twittert er die Wahrheit morgens vom Bett aus. Politische Satire oder Tatsachenbericht? Kurt Andersens und Alec Baldwins Trump-Parodie trifft den Ton des 45. amerikanischen Präsidenten so exakt, dass Fiktion und Realität mitunter zu verschwimmen scheinen – das Buch zu Alec Baldwins legendären Auftritten als Donald Trump bei „Saturday Night Live“, die inzwischen einen „absoluten Kultstatus“ (Der Tagesspiegel) erreicht haben.

"In the Italian kitchen, there is a fine line between recipes and memories. Joey De Cuffa - Central New York''s signature Italian chef - delivers generous portions of both in this cookbook. Packed with more than 100 step-by-step recipes and seasoned with Joey''s unforgettable stories, this long-awaited collection promises to become as popular as Joey''s three standing-room-only restaurants: Joey''s Classic Italian Dining, Pronto Joey''s, and Joey''s at the Thousand Island Club."--Back.