You Never Know: A Memoir

Truly his memoir. He's very humble and has led an interesting and eventful life. It's an easy read and I'm enjoying it!

I’ve always loved magnum in everything he’s done Jesse stone one of my faves,his memoir lets us see inside the man. He is what we thought, humble,thoughtful caring resilient, strong willed. I saw the compassion for others in him. A great read for any Selleck fan.

Easy, quick and enjoyable read. So much coverage about Magnum P I years. Do I now want to stream that series since I never watched it? I do. Was that a goal of writing this book? I think so.

Let's face it. Everyone enjoys Tom Selleck's work. From 'Magnum' to "Blue Bloods' to 'The Sacketts' to the films he did of Louis L'Amour novels for TNT. From LASSITER to QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER. He's simply an entertaining actor.In this memoir, he tells of being raised by a loving and supporting pair of parents, whom he adores to this day. (It's refreshing to see a celebrity, who, after they've made it, still loves and respects those raised him.)Selleck goes on to tell us of his basically accidental entry into show business, and how people helped him progress. He never says, 'I did this by myself,' and credits everyone who assisted him along the way.He ends the book as 'Magnum' ends, so one hopes there's a second volume coming out, as Tom Selleck obviously has a great deal more to write about: 'Blue Bloods,' his work for TNT, QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER and other fine motion pictures. Let's hope there is another volume coming out.

This is just like sitting down with Tom Selleck for a casual, cozy fireside chat. It's written as he speaks and that style always feels so inclusive. Having recently 're-discovered' the Magnum P.I. series, we're happily immersed but we've broadened our horizons and found his movie 'Quigley Down Under' which has now become our favorite western of all time. HIs good humor weaves throughout the book and his appealing moral compass, without any pomposity, is actively at work. I guess I should add that we think he's a top-notch actor who never seems to be acting. He's the sort of guy who you wish lived next door or showed up for all the holidays. The book is a terrific read! Just don't speed-read it...it's worth savoring.

A very good look at an excellent actor. He has led a very interesting life. It was very interesting looking behind the curtain of some of my favorite shows!

YOU NEVER KNOW is an apt title of this book, because you don't come out of this really knowing much about Selleck, except that he wants to be seen as a very nice guy, doesn't want to criticize anyone, and wants to keep his private life private, even in a memoir. It feels like he is playing the character "Tom Selleck" in the book, and not really being himself.Overall it's a lazily written disappointment (he must use the term "above my paygrade" ten times in the book) that basically ends after the final episode of MAGNUM. He devotes a scant three or four pages to BLUE BLOODS, a show he's been doing for 13 years. Everyone is wonderful, nice and talented, even Glen A. Larson, who Selleck threw off of the MAGNUM pilot.It's basically a series of anecdotes about the first half of his career (primarily MAGNUM) and his romance with his wife. Not a harsh, or even remotely critical word, is said about any one he worked with or any experience that he had.That said, for TV buffs, he does go into a lot of production details about his busted pilots (MOST WANTED, BUNCO, GYPSY WARRIORS, BOSTON & KILBRIDE), his ROCKFORD guest shots, THE SACKETTS, MAGNUM and the movies HIGH ROAD TO CHINA, LASSITER, and THREE MEN AND A BABY. So for that TV stuff, especially about the pilots, it was well worth the cover price for me.What he inexplicably doesn't talk about are all of his other movies and TV shows after MAGNUM, like IKE, MONTE WALSH, MR. BASEBALL, RUNAWAY, his failed sitcom THE CLOSER, his stint on FRIENDS, his season on LAS VEGAS, his JESSE STONE movies, producing BL STRYKER and hardly anything about BLUE BLOODS.It's as if he just got bored with the book and decided he was done. I can't blame him. By the end, I felt the same way.

Not too deep into his personal life - it skims it but it's all about his journey from USC to full time actor. I personally thought it was a great book with plenty of life lessons in it. I'm glad I purchased it and recommend it highly.

If you're a fan of his, Mr Selleck talks alot about how he started and how his career progressed from the 60s through the 90s. Not too much on his Blue Bloods years, nor the non-acting private facets of his life.He does not reveal anyone else's dark secrets either, he writes with some personal integrity and with kind words and nice stories about some amazing people from older Hollywood and his peers.It was an enjoyable read if you want to get to know a bit about the man and the Hollywood he experienced.

A very refreshing book. Tom Selleck will always be Magnum to me. Even though I was too young to watch the series or remember a single episode fully, everything I have seen him in over the decades, my first thought is always it Magnum.If you are looking for a tell-all, name, and shame story, this is definitely not the book for you. I say this book is refreshing because it is almost universally accepted how toxic and cut throat the film industry is. Here Tom shows another perspective the camaraderie between actors coming up, the joy and excitement of creating great movies or tv series.These experiences might be coloured by Tom's humble personality, thinking the best of people or his mindset to always make the best of every situation he is in. This makes Tom Selleck an extremely likeable person. Yes, serendipity and luck had a hand in his success, but he is the one who "layed the bricks," learned his craft, and did his best in the situations.Tom keeps his personal life (and army career) very close to his chest. He hardly talks about these except key milestones. He does give full credit to all the people he worked with and met over the years. One thing that made me lose a lot of respect for another actor was in their autobiography. They wrote a chapter where a veteran actor (who they name) saved their life by getting stuntman to do a stunt before them, the stuntman that dies his their place is not named. The fact that Tom did name people who took bumps for him or (indirectly) pait the ultimate price for him is a great show of humanity.This book spans from Tom's serendipitous start in acting to the final season of Magnum. His post work after that is done in a chapter of him looking back. This is an excellent book, of a good person, but also sees good in others, but is not afraid to stand his ground.

Pedido rapido y correcto,todo perfecto,una pieza de coleccion para los seguidores del actor.

Produkten kom tidigare än utlovat. Jag är mycket nöjd både med produkten och den snabba leveransen.

Thanks Tom, I’ve been waiting for your book for years and you didn’t disappoint. A wonderful read about your life well lived. A lot of excellent advice in there….thanks.