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Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
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"Kids, Wait Til You Hear This" is the autobiography of EGOT icon Liza Minnelli. This fascinating, untold story reveals the intimate truth of the only child born to Hollywood legends Vincent Minnelli and Judy Garland. For the first time, here is Liza up Raw, strong, sexy, hilarious and heartbreaking. Liza decided at the age of 16 that "sympathy is my mother's business. I give people joy." That veil of joy, however, masks a lifelong struggle with Substance Use Disorder, hunger for love, broken marriages, multiple miscarriages, and hospitalizations—the highs and lows of unparalleled artistic success and lifelong friendships, as well as chronic anxiety and the threat of financial ruin. Despite every challenge, Liza's is a life wrapped in laughter. Today at nearly 80, she opens her heart, mind and memories, sharing secrets we never knew. Liza's book celebrates supreme artistry and, more importantly, her human rights activism. "It's time to tell the truth, Liza says, "and help people heal, as I have, one day at a time."
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"However, the first pages of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!"
"Her rip-roaring memoir tells all."
"Resolutely jaunty ..."
"Beneath the classic arc of fame and success turned sour is a more unusual tale of a woman battling the trauma of her childhood and struggling to step out of the shadow of her unpredictable mother ..."
"But despite being loaded with gratitude and twelve-step wisdom, Kids is less about addiction than matrophobia ..."
"Minnelli's account of her complicated childhood is the strongest section of her book ..."
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