{"product_id":"one-helluva-ride-9781538782224","title":"One Helluva Ride","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy lost in the shadow of his father's legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gifted artist dismissed as just a \"TV actor.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA first-time film producer who stunned the world by winning an Oscar at 31.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA maverick who changed Hollywood and became a global movie star. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollywood icon Michael Douglas tells the unfiltered story of his life for the first time. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I spent a significant portion of my career playing some version of the modern, flawed, American male. You'll see from these pages that it wasn't exactly a stretch for me.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with his fractured childhood and a complex relationship with his superstar father, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas finally gives the full and uncensored account of a remarkable life. \u003ci\u003eOne Helluva Ride\u003c\/i\u003e reveals incredible behind-the-scenes stories featuring a Who's Who of Hollywood, many of them never revealed before and some outrageously funny, with an unflinching honesty about his sometimes bad-boy life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitially dismissed as just the handsome son of a legendary movie star, at age thirty-one he shook up Hollywood when he won his first Oscar for producing the five-time Academy Award-winning classic film \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e. Told he would never be more than a \"TV actor,\" he quit the hit series \u003ci\u003eThe Streets of San Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e to become an international movie star, with a list of classic films that have grossed billions of dollars, winning a second Oscar for his riveting performance as Gordon Gekko in \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't think about my life without thinking of my movies,\" Douglas says, and he recounts his career through twelve of his most iconic films, including \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe China Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRomancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction, Wall Street, War of the Roses, Basic Instinct, Falling Down, The American President, Traffic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBehind the Candelabra\u003c\/i\u003e. These movies not only captured the cultural zeitgeist but often defined it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet as Douglas's fame grew, so did his personal struggles. He recounts the full, unfiltered story of his turbulent first mar-riage; infidelity and affairs with some of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood; his own serious struggle with alcohol, drugs and rehab; the heartbreaking fight to save his son from an addiction that sent him to prison; and his against-all-odds battle with stage IV cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe saw Catherine Zeta Jones on a movie screen and instantly fell for her. Their incredible love story transformed his life and proved all the tabloids wrong, enduring after twenty-five years of marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFather, son, husband, actor, producer, brother and friend. This is the real, raw, deeply honest and vulnerable Michael Douglas you didn't know--until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538782224","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":67446860087341,"sku":"9781538782224","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_7e96031d-0cb9-4941-8e5e-ae0f339969e7.jpg?v=1788199629","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/one-helluva-ride-9781538782224","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}