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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092 EAN: 9781416568186 Edition: 1st Free Press Hardcover Ed ISBN: 1416568182 Label: Free Press Manufacturer: Free Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: February 25, 2008 Publisher: Free Press Studio: Free Press Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: A Note to Amazon Readers (and a Q&A) from Valerie Bertinelli Dear Amazon Customer, Glad to see you here and hopefully purchasing my book. I've heard if you buy multiple copies it's a better experience--a better one for me! But seriously, I'm usually on Amazon, too. I've been buying books through the site for ten years. I enjoy reading the reviews. I get a good sense of the book, and I like to hear what other people have to say. Like in a traditional bookstore, I can look at the cover, peek inside the book, and check out the bestseller lists. Valerie
Product Description: Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and America's Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions. We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years ago when she played girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show One Day at a Time, and then starred in numerous TV movies. From wholesome primetime in America's living rooms, Valerie moved to late nights with the hardest-partying band of the decadent eighties when she became, at twenty, wife to rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Losing It is Valerie's frank account of her life backstage and in the spotlight. Here are the ups and downs of teen stardom, of her complicated marriage to a brilliant, tormented musical genius, and of her very public struggle with her weight. Surprising, uplifting, and empowering, Losing It takes you behind the scenes of Valerie's acting career and marriage, recalling the comforts, friendships, and problems of her television family, her close relationships with her parents and brothers, the stress and worries of being the wife of a rock star, and the joys of motherhood. Like many women, Valerie often remembers the state of her life by the food she ate and the numbers on her scale. So despite her celebrity, Valerie's voice is so down-to-earth, honest, and appealing that you'll feel as if you're talking with a girlfriend over coffee. Funny and candid, Valerie recounts her attempts to maintain a healthy self-image while dealing with social pressures to look and act a certain way, and to overcome career insecurities and relationship problems, all of which will be familiar to the hundreds of thousands of women who struggle every day with these same issues. From marital turmoil to the joys of a new career, from being named among Penthouse's ten sexiest women in the world to overhearing whispers about her weight gain in the grocery store, this is Valerie's inspiring journey as she finds new love, raises a terrific kid, and motivates other women as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Average Rating:
 Rating: - OMG VAL!The sex. The drugs. The rock n roll. And that was even before she met Eddie Van Halen. The shock value not the writing--which has a breezy, high school girl's diary quality--is the reason to read this book. She claims to be an emotional eater -- by the end you understand what she had to be so emotional about. For the longest time VB was on the side of the angels. Presented by the media as America's Sweetheart; the good girl who would tame the bad boy; the suffering wife who tried ... Read More Rating:  - Geography LessonValerie, You lived in "Clarkston", Michigan--not Pine Knob, Michigan. Pine Knob is a ski resort in the winter and a concert venue in the summer. There were other references in your book which clearly indicate you and your editors did not do their research. For the most part, I agree with reviewers that said she's so insecure. I also didn't appreciate the democrat slant and comments. Too many celebrities, especially women, expect all or most women to be democrats. It ain't so. You surround ... Read More Rating:  - Lightweight and UninspiringLike everyone else who seems to have posted a review here, I was interested in reading this because Valerie Bertinelli is about my age and I liked her as Barbara Cooper on "One Day At A Time". Anyway, I was expecting a lot more depth and insight in this book. It jumps around a lot and we rarely get any thoughtful, mature introspection. Another reviewer said that it was like a school girl's diary, and that perfectly describes it. There are loads of experiences summed up in half a paragraph, without ... Read More Rating: - She's likeable as always, but might want to lay off the politicsI'm only a few years younger than Valerie and grew up watching "One Day" and emulating her hairstyles as a kid. I've always found her likable and entertaining and frankly, to be a little envied (before I knew better) when she married Eddie Van Halen, which was the talk of my high school at the time. Her book, while not exactly cerebral, is an interesting read, and actually confirmed what I surmised from watching her interviews over the years: She is a good person with a natural sweetness but is much ... Read More Rating: - A Wild And Interesting Life!Valerie Bertinelli has led a very full life and she is still young! The book describes her climbing the ranks of television and how food has played a very large part in all of that. She was very candid about her struggles in her younger years with food and also how she was not as innocent as people believed as her character on "One Day At A Time" Where I got a little lost and where I felt she was not being as candid is when she describes her relationship with Eddie Van Halen. Everyone knows he is no ... Read More 
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