Ali in Wonderland (Enhanced Edition) (Enhanced Edition)
And Other Tall Tales
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
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Publisher Description
Experience the full hilarity of Ali delivering her misadventures aloud with the enhanced e-book edition of Ali in Wonderland, which includes twenty-five audio clips read by the author and a video of Ali "promoting" her book.
Growing up in a family of political journalists—and daughter of President Reagan's White House social secretary—Ali Wentworth rebelled against her blue-blood upbringing, embracing Hollywood, motorcycles, even a few wildly inappropriate marriage proposals. Today she is an acclaimed comedic actress and writer, former Oprah regular, wife of political and media star George Stephanopoulos, and a mother who lets her two girls eat cotton candy before bed. Though she's settled down, her rebellious nature thrives in her comedy and her view of her crazy world.
In this addictively funny and warm memoir, she takes us through the looking glass and into the wonderland of her life, from a childhood among Washington's elite to a stint in the psych ward they called a New England prep school; days doing L.A. sketch comedy (with then-aspiring artists Will Ferrell and Lisa Kudrow) to a series of spectacularly failed loves (that eventually led her to Mr. Right). Constant throughout is her mother, Muffie—a flawlessly elegant yet firm, no-nonsense force of nature and pure WASP convictions.
As charming and off-the-wall as Ali herself, Ali in Wonderland is an entertaining look at life that is both intimate and hilarious.
Please note that due to the large file size of these special features this enhanced e-book may take longer to download then a standard e-book.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Depending on whom you ask, Wentworth (The WASP Cookbook) is best known for roles on TV's In Living Color and Head Case, her appearances on Oprah, or her 2001 marriage to George Stephanopoulous. The busy author's fun, adventure-filled memoir is rife with colorful turns of phrase (for example, "I felt like a Chihuahua after the neighborhood bully lit the firecracker in its ass") and humorous tales of her privileged upbringing, various suitors, and trips abroad. The author's mother, Muffie who worked as Nancy Reagan's social secretary looms large, often as the example against which a young Ali rebelled. Wentworth is amusing and frank, often frenetic, with sharp intelligence underneath the sassy wackiness; passages about her struggle with depression, falling in love with her husband, and her daughter's baptism have funny moments, but they're thoughtful and touching, too. Dishy tidbits about famous folk, from Henry Kissinger to Cher, round out this highly entertaining memoir.
Customer Reviews
Mrs
A total waste of time to read about this empty-headed flooze. Her mom should have written a book rather since it appears she at least had some substance to her. Boring book, filled with non-events and so not funny at all!!