The Book of Sheen: A Memoir

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER For the first time, Charlie Sheen, the star ofPlatoon,Wall Street,Major League, andTwo and a Half Men, writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir. “We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the former. Charlie Sheen should not be alive to write this book. But inThe Book of Sheen, the movie and TV star, who has defied the odds, finally presents his story, in his own words. Charlie Sheen was born the third of four children to actor Martin Sheen and his wife, Janet. He grew up on film sets—from his father's all over the world, to his own in Malibu. There he made ambitious Super 8s, with a roster of friends who went on to become household names themselves, including his brother Emilio, Sean and Chris Penn, and the Lowe brothers. Sheen broke into movies in the 1980s, playing a hoodlum inFerris Bueller's Day Off,a young soldier inPlatoon, and an ethically compromised trader inWall Street. But somewhere along the way, despite a successful transition to TV leading man inSpin CityandTwo and a Half Men, Sheen descended into a vortex of extracurricular activities. Now sober, Sheen delivers a clear-eyed narrative of his highs and lows with humor, candor, and a vivid, captivating writing style that is uniquely his.The Book of Sheenreads like a far-fetched, overstuffed novel of Hollywood life—yet it is all true. Read more