Losing It (book)
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| Author | Valerie Bertinelli |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Free Press |
Publication date | February 25, 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4165-6818-6 |
| OCLC | 166386955 |
| 791.4502/8092 B 22 | |
| LC Class | PN2287.B4379 A3 2008 |
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time is the best-selling autobiography of actress Valerie Bertinelli released on February 25, 2008, by Free Press.
In the memoir, Bertinelli confesses to cocaine use and infidelity.[1] She also writes about her relationship with film director Steven Spielberg and marriage to rock star Eddie Van Halen.[1] In addition to revealing her past indiscretions, the autobiography focuses on how she became clean, lost weight, and conquered her other personal demons.[2]
Bertinelli promoted the book with an hour on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[3] Losing It spent three weeks at #1 on the adult non-fiction section of the New York Times Best Seller list.
References
[edit]- ^ a b This is it: Bertinelli tells all in an autobiography. USA Today. William Keck. February 27, 2008.
- ^ How Valerie Bertinelli cleaned up, lost weight and reclaimed her life. Daily News. Cristina Kinon. February 27, 2008.
- ^ Inside the List. New York Times. Dwight Garner. March 16, 2008