{"id":8925,"date":"2025-02-21T03:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-boys-a-memoir-of-hollywood-and-family\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T03:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:41:00","slug":"the-boys-a-memoir-of-hollywood-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-boys-a-memoir-of-hollywood-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Market Place -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4166091270\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>An AudioFile Best Audiobook of 2021<\/p>\n<p>Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award: &#8220;This audiobook is simply a delight&#8230;a must-listen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis extraordinary book is not only a chronicle of Ron\u2019s and Clint\u2019s early careers and their wild adventures, but also a primer on so many topics &#8211; how an actor prepares, how to survive as a kid working in Hollywood, and how to be the best parents in the world! 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