Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente)

Kirstie Alley

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781922052476
• Print ISBN:
  9781922052469
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies

Known for her irreverent, no-holds-barred, hilarious opinions and observations, beloved actress and spokesperson Kirstie Alley now channels her media-savvy wit into a mashup of Chelsea Handler and Nora Ephron that delivers a down-and-dirty account of all the men she’s slept with, danced with, drank with, and the ones she’s loved and hated during her sixty years on the planet.
From her award-winning turn as the neurotic Rebecca Howe on Cheers to her well-publicized splash on Dancing with the Stars, through all her weight losses and gains, her unabashed Oprah appearances, and whether she’s playing a fat actress or a sexy Vulcan, Kirstie Alley is a true original. And yet she claims that so much of her inspiration (and self-deprecating wit) has come from the good, the bad, and the ugly men she’s loved and lost throughout her tumultuous life.
In this full-disclosure account, Kirstie frames her life story with all the men she’s been shaped, molded, and motivated by, from Woody Harrelson to L. Ron Hubbard to her partner Maks on Dancing with the Stars. In the end, readers will find a part of themselves in this hilarious excursion into love, sex, and self-discovery from one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Introduction
• The Art of “Retarded” Young Men
• The Art of Hopelessly Honest Fathers
• The Art of Monkeys
• The Art of Sticks
• The Art of Wielding a Hammer
• The Art of Heroes
• The Art of Lost Loves
• The Art of Queers
• The Art of Male Visitors
• The Art of Being a Bride
• The Art of Tornadoes
• The Art of Wallpapering
• The Art of Not Dying
• The Art of Making Love to an Unfortunate Man
• The Art of Champions
• The Art of Shagging Next-Door Neighbors
• The Art of Anal Sex
• The Art of Pain
• The Art of Closure
• The Art of Art
• The Art of Temptation
• The Art of Costars and Lunatic Directors
• The Art of Cheerful Men
• The Art of Alarm Clocks
• The Art of Transcending Love
• The Art of True Love
• The Art of Not Being a Cunt
• The Art of Maks
• The Art of Knights on White Horses
• The Art of Clubbing Men
• The Art of Men I Have Not Hit On
• The Art of Young Lovers
• Closing Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Photographs
• About Kirstie Alley
• Copyright