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A Book (Expanded Edition) : The Outspoken Memoirs of the Man Who  Loved Lucy  and Revolutionized Television (Exclusive New Material with Commentary by Lucie Arnaz) - Desi Arnaz

A Book (Expanded Edition)

The Outspoken Memoirs of the Man Who Loved Lucy and Revolutionized Television (Exclusive New Material with Commentary by Lucie Arnaz)

By: Desi Arnaz

Hardcover | 28 April 2026 | Edition Number 1

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New material for a classic New York Times bestseller, from the iconic Desi Arnaz: complete with new photos, excerpts from Desi's unpublished second memoir, and a revealing new epilogue by daughter Lucie Arnaz. This edition makes the remarkable personal story of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz widely available to a new reading audience who discovered him through recent films and streaming programs.

This expanded edition of A Book features additions from Desi Arnaz's uncompleted, never published second memoir, a new Afterword by Lucie Arnaz, Foreword by granddaughter Kate Luckinbill, and new photos throughout. Desi's original work and the additions paint a comprehensive portrait of a man beloved and admired by family and people he worked with despite admitted personal failings, and to whom Lucy herself gave credit for the success of I Love Lucy and pioneering television production in its infancy. This full story of a life and legend now completes one of the most fascinating and revelatory Hollywood memoirs ever written.

In the author's own words: "Welcome to A Book, in which I try to explain how a kid from Cuba found a way to make a living in the United States. It's all here-the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly, the unbelievably lucky breaks, and the heartbreaking failures. . . . You will learn what Lucy and I had to do to convince people we could play husband and wife in I Love Lucy. Shortly afterward Lucie and Desi Jr. were born and our world was paradise. The irony of it all is how our undreamed-of success, fame, and fortune turned it into hell. It wasn't easy to write about all of it, but as my son said, 'There's only one way to do it, Dad. Tell it like it was.'"

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