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LocationOakland
Call NoBIOGRAPHY PERRY
TitleFriends, lovers, and the big terrible thing : a memoir / Matthew Perry.
AuthorPerry, Matthew, 1969- author.
Barcode527939
CollectionNF Biography
Summary"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that shares the most intimate details of the love Perry lost, his darkest days, and his greatest friends. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and hilarious: this is the book fans have been waiting for"-- Provided by publisher.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781250866462 (ebook)
International Standard Book Number 9781250879547 (international)
International Standard Book Number 9781250866448 (hardcover)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 791.4502/8092 B 23/eng/20220805
Personal Name Perry, Matthew, 1969- author.
Title Statement Friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing : a memoir / Matthew Perry.
Edition Statement First U.S. edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2022.
Physical Description pages cm
Physical Description 250 p. hardcover ; full color ills. 24 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Formatted Contents Note The view -- Interlude : Brooklyn -- Keanu Reeves walks among us -- Interlude : matman -- Baggage -- Interlude : dead -- Like I've been there before -- Interlude : Zoom -- No fourth wall -- Interlude : holes -- Bruce Willis -- Interlude : all heaven breaking loose -- The benefit of Friends -- Interlude : pockets -- Odyssey -- Interlude : violence in Hollywood -- The big terrible thing -- Interlude : the smoking section -- Batman.
Summary, Etc. "The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that shares the most intimate details of the love Perry lost, his darkest days, and his greatest friends. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and hilarious: this is the book fans have been waiting for"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Perry, Matthew, 1969-
Subject Friends (Television program)
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Actors United States Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Substance abuse United States.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Addicts United States Biography.
Index Term-Genre/Form Autobiographies. lcgft