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In this evenhanded biography of her famous father, Deana Martin acknowledges that Dean "wasn't a good father, but he was a good man." The youngest child of four from Dean Martin's marriage to his first wife, Betty MacDonald, the author recalls how her mother began drinking so heavily that Dean's new wife, Jeanne Biegger, eventually took Betty's three girls in (Betty's son was living with his grandparents) and brought them up along with the three children she had with Dean. Martin details her father's life from his teenage years as a card dealer to his first Atlantic City gig with Jerry Lewis, offering her own observations along the way ("A glass of apple juice masquerading as scotch in his hand, he perfected a role that was going to become... indistinguishable from the real Dean Martin"). Perhaps Martin forgives her emotionally detached father too quickly, as when he doesn't show up at her first live theater performance ("I guess Dad felt that with so many children, if he did it for one, he would have spent his whole life doing it for the others"). But in the end, hers is a heartfelt and honest portrait of a mysterious father.
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With Holden's help, the daughter of one of the most successful mid-twentieth-century entertainers makes quite a treat of her account of growing up chaotically amid A-list celebs. Of her father, his feminine namesake (her name rhymes with the queen of the jungle's) says that he wasn't a good father, but he was a good man. He left her and her siblings with his mentally deteriorating first wife, and after she abandoned them and they went to live with him and his kindly new wife, his workaholic ways made him absent a lot. Still, when he was around, he was affectionate and even indulgent, hence, a good man, and the book breezes along on a stream of happy anecdotes about him and his eventually large family (Deana got a passel of half-siblings) and their relations with the family of his famous confrere, Frank Sinatra, and scarcely lesser luminaries. Martin left wife two, too, setting a pattern his children have followed with their spouses while remaining lovingly loyal to one another. Ray Olson
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press (November 22, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1400098335
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400098330
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on Dino yet!, October 28, 2004
For anyone who adores Dean Martin and wants to know more about what the man was really like, this is the best book ever. The other bios will have all the information and dates and stuff - this book has the HEART!
Well written, emotionally vulnerable, and honest. Dino is one of the few celebs that, the more i find out about what he was really like, the more i like him!
And the pictures are TERRIFIC!
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read, November 3, 2004
Deana Martin's honesty and vulnerability about her life is what makes her book so sincere. It is a look into a world most of us never experience. The people she has met throughout her life such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Beatles and even the frightful....Charles Manson, is an experience worth reading about. For all of us who love Dino's music, this permits us a look at his life through Deana's eyes.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL WONDERFUL BOOK!, October 30, 2004
By DINO4EVERFAN (STATEN ISLAND, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This has to be the best book I've every read about Dean. Written with class,love and heart - the love leaps through the pages. Sharing those stories of growing up in the Martin home was precious and touching. This book is a must for Dino fans!
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4.0 out of 5 stars very enjoyable
a great insight into the martin family and their famous friends as well as the unpredictable nature of deans personality.
Published 6 months ago by J. R. Calabrese

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift Item Memories Are Made of This
I bought this book for someone who loves to read about Dean Martin. She was thrilled when she received the book.
Published 6 months ago by June M. Hirsch

5.0 out of 5 stars HONEST REAL LIFE LOOK AT MARTIN
WHAT A PLEASURE NOT TO SEE HIS DAUGHTER BAD MOUTHING HIM.
SHE TELLS IT HOW IT WAS.
FAST GREAT READING
Published 15 months ago by MARCO

4.0 out of 5 stars good read for summer
Memories Are Made of This, well she's not a pullitzer prize author but it was good reading for the summer, or I guess anytime, nostalgic and fun to read if you remember the rat... Read more
Published 15 months ago by E. N. Starogianis

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong, open book written by one reslient woman
I read this book as well as That's Amore by Ricci Martin. I have written a review of both books. For me, it was often like I was reading two very different perspectives on Dean,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by K. Corn

5.0 out of 5 stars Memories are Made of This
This is an excellent book revealing to the people who love Dean Martin the husband and father who happened to be a great performer and entertainer through the eyes of one of his... Read more
Published 16 months ago by L. Fair

5.0 out of 5 stars Good service, great book.
This was a gift for my husband. He loves the book and has read me some of the passages. He also loves the pictures.
Published 22 months ago by AnneM

3.0 out of 5 stars DAUGHTER ALSO RISES... MAYBE.
THIS BOOK IS A LOVING TRIBUTE TO DEANNA MARTINS DAD DEAN. I LOVE DEAN AND HIS TV, MUSIC, AND MOVIES SINCE THE EARLY SIXTIES HAVE BEEN A STAPLE IN MY LIFE. Read more
Published on October 13, 2007 by Brad F. Stender

4.0 out of 5 stars A must read for a Fan
Deana Martin gives a very honest, blunt portrayal of her father - faults and all. Very easy reading. And a must read for anyone who is a fan of Dean Martin.
Published on May 14, 2007 by flyingbouffont

3.0 out of 5 stars Disconnected.
Well, folks.....if Dean Martin was as emotionally detached as all sources (including this one) claim than Deana Martin is most assuredly her Father's Daughter. Read more
Published on April 25, 2007 by Chastity Lowell

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