Name: The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente)
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781451673586

Kirstie Alley

A candid memoir about the Emmy Award-winning actress's life and relationships includes coverage of her film and television work, her achievements as a weight-loss spokesperson and the influence of L. Ron Hubbard on her beliefs. 175,000 first printing.

The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente)

Emmy Award-winning actress Kirstie Alley’s candid and audacious memoir about her life and the men she has shared it with—for better and for worse. John Travolta. Parker Stevenson. Ted Danson. Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Kelsey Grammer. Patrick Swayze. Woody Allen. Woody Harrelson. And many others. . . . In three decades in Hollywood, Kirstie Alley has lived with, worked with, loved, or lost all of these men, and in this revealing memoir, she peels back the layers (and sometimes the sheets) on her relationships with all of them. From the early days of her childhood in Wichita, Kansas, surrounded by her loving father, her inquisitive and doting grandfather, and a younger brother she fiercely protected when she wasn’t selling tickets to see him naked, Kirstie Alley’s life has been shaped and molded by men. “Men, men, glorious men!” gave her her first big break in Hollywood and her awardwinning role on Cheers, and through two marriages, a debilitating cocaine addiction, the death of her mother, roles in some of the biggest comedies of the last twenty years, and a surprising stint on Dancing with the Stars, men proved to be the inspiration for multitudes of the decisions and dramas in Kirstie Alley’s life. In this collection of linked essays that’s both hilarious and poignant in turns, Kirstie chronicles all the good, the bad, and the ugly men who have influenced and guided her. She demonstrates how men can be the air that women breathe or the source of all of their frustrations. But for better or worse, Kirstie shows that a life well lived is a life lived in the company of men, especially if they remember to put the lid down. The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine al Dente) is a hilarious excursion into love, joy, motherhood, loss, sex, and self-discovery from one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars.

The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine al Dente)

Bessie Small

I had a hard time enjoying this book. Its really sad how I started this book being a huge fan of alley and now after reading it she seems like a delusional wreck. It just rubbed me the wrong way. she basically describes in the book that every guy she has come in contact with in her life has wanted to run away and marry her even when she was already married. To her its like every guy that would say hi to her would become passionately in love with her. the entire book seems a bit narcissistic. She went even as far as to say she had an emotional affair with Patrick Swayze. I found it to be a little convenient for her that she would come out with a story about this when he is not here anymore to comment...it screams LIES to me. After reading it I wonder if all of what she has written was in her head. It just seems like a cry for attention from an actress thats not really in the spot light anymore. Even if it is true which i doubt it is some things of your personal life should stay personal.

The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente)

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