You Never Know
A Memoir
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Tom Selleck
About this listen
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way.
Frank, funny and open-hearted, You Never Know is an intimate memoir from a beloved actor, the story of a remarkable life and thoroughly accidental career. Journey to the top in Hollywood, learn of his mistakes and his well-earned success. Selleck clears up an armload of misconceptions and shares never-told stories. His rambunctious California childhood. His clueless arrival as a good-looking college jock in Hollywood (from the Dating Game to the Fox New Talent Program to co-starring with Mae West). What it was like to emerge as a mega-star in his mid-thirties and remain so for decades to come, an actor whose ease on screen connected with audiences worldwide, while redefining the clichés of manhood.
In You Never Know, Selleck recounts his personal friendships with a vivid army of A-listers, everyone from Frank Sinatra to Carol Burnett to Sam Elliott, paying special tribute to his mentor James Garner of The Rockford Files, who believed, like Selleck, that TV protagonists are far more interesting when they have rough edges. He tips his hat to the American western and the scruffy band of actors, directors and other ruffians who helped define that classic genre, where Selleck has repeatedly found a happy home. Magnum fans will be fascinated to learn how Selleck put his career on the line to make Thomas Magnum a more imperfect hero and explains why he walked away from a show that could easily have gone on for years longer.
Hollywood is never easy, even for stars who make it look that way. Selleck explains how he’s struggled to balance his personal and professional lives, frequently adjusting his career to protect his family’s privacy and normalcy. His journey offers a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world. Beneath all the charm, talent, and self-deprecating humor, this memoir reveals an American icon who reached remarkable heights through authenticity.
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- Paul Ryan
- 20-12-24
Excellent
Excellent autobiography, a pleasure to listen to Tom Selleck describe an amazing and interesting life
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- Kat
- 05-01-25
The Best
Absolutely brilliant only wish it had been longer, what an actor what a story teller..
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- Barz
- 15-01-25
Thoroughly enjoyed!
What a totally decent human being.
He made me laugh and I learned so much about his life. LOVED IT!❤️
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- Twilightnut
- 26-11-24
Forever Thomas Magnum to me
Well worth the wait for the audiobook. A great story and loved learning more about this much loved actor.
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- Garry Ely
- 05-01-25
A great listen.
Learned the facts about the Indiana Jones movie. Never knew there was an original theme tune to Magnum. Tom's right. It's horrible. Now I want to go and watch Magnum
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- Dave DiCanio
- 03-12-24
His character a real gentleman
Loved the many stories of working with movie stars. Was touched by his reverence to doing the right thing and respecting veterans and his country.
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- Amanda Moore
- 05-01-25
Tom S m delightful insight and inspiration
A life lived well, a sincere insight to an essentially private man. If you grew up watching the like of Rockford Files, Magnum, 3 Men and a Baby and then Bluebloods you will love this if you didn’t you will want to stream them all. Delightful
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- pumbaesque
- 25-11-24
I wanted to like this and I'm going to keep trying
I thought I'd learn more about his life growing up but the book starts at age 17. I'm a few chapters in just now and hoping it's going to become more engaging.
Problem is that his reading is really wooden - nothing like the actor I loved in Magnum. Usually I love the author reading their own book but perhaps not this time.
I'll keep going because it's Tom Selleck
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