Rod Blagojevich’s book, titled The Governor, comes out in September. We haven’t seen an advance copy, nor is there a “peek inside” option on Amazon.com, where the memoir is available for pre-ordering. So we
have no idea whether the book for which Blago reportedly received $100,000 from
Phoenix Books & Audio to “write” is worth the cash (though having already lived it, we could probably venture a
guess).
But even though you can’t judge a book by its cover, you can get a pretty good idea by checking out some
of the other — and equally outrageous — Phoenix titles due out around the same time as the erstwhile governor’s (notice a pattern?):
Elton John: The Bitch is Back is the account of the flamboyant rocker “every fan has been waiting for — from the addictions, toupees, affairs and scandals to the triumphant later
years.”
Authored by the band’s front man Gene Simmons, Kiss Army Worldwide provides a “visual history” of the group’s 35 years in rock and roll.
Mr. New Orleans, is the true-crime saga about an altar boy who eventually became a Big Easy
underworld kingpin.
Finally, Dr. Phil needs His Head Examined: How Oprah’s Shrink Defrauded America chronicles the doc’s “dubious professional background,” a “greed-inspired” scam that eventually cost him millions in fines, and “the tyrannical way” he treats those around him.
This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2009.
