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Going My Own Way (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (March 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385170556
ISBN-13: 978-0385170550
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars sad but entertaining, June 14, 2006

By	Robin E. Ely "rainyseason" (Butte, MT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read this book over 20 years ago when I saw Gary on the Phil Donahue show talking about his upbringing. I just recently purchased a copy. The writing style of the book is highly reminiscent of the character Holden Caulfield in "The Catcher in the Rye", and just like that novel, there are laugh out loud parts in Gary's autobiography. I am disturbed that people who read the book would critisize his motives for writing it. Gary wrote it after Bing had died and without a doubt the writing of it was therapy. Clearly, Gary loved his dad. Most of us from that era who were abused by our parents still loved them. If Gary needed the money from book sales, so what? He did not receive an inheritance from his dad and his trust from his mother was modest. One reviewer said to read Bing's book if you want to know about Bing. That would only be one side of him. Read Gary's book if you want to know about Bing's family life and relationship with his 4 boys. I think "tell all" books are just fine after the person in question has died.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Great Read, December 21, 2006

By	Thomas H. Cole (Chandler, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I read this book when it first came out and I thought it was fascinating. I enjoyed Crosby's description of Louis Armstrong's tour among many other things. Crosby talks about how out of control he was on alcohol and the famous people he would run with when he was drinking. Lots of things happen in this book. If you like biography, this is a great choice.
By the way...
I'm surprised that someone would write a scathing review without even having finished the book. Bing was awful to the Crosby boys. He refused to let Gary and his brothers enjoy life. Just one example is how he imprisoned them each summer on a working ranch where they had to do miserable labor which they hated. Too bad he couldn't have thought of what they wanted to do. Two of the brothers committed suicide and while it's impossible to lay this at Bing's doorstep, a better, kinder upbringing certainly couldn't have hurt.

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5.0 out of 5 stars King Crown Nothing, October 11, 2008

By	Steven Dekelbaum "DetDek" (Germantown, Maryland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I just finished reading this book and was very disturbed how the infamous Bing treated his sons. A man who had everything and nothing. What a twisted parent.
If anyone can recall watching Bing's son Gary on Emergency or on Adam-12 back in the 60's and 70's, you can literally see the pain in Gary's face. Going My Own Way

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1.0 out of 5 stars Insufferable Whining!
Someone gave me this book to read. I had no previous knowledge of Gary or Bing, other than Bing could sing. Read more

Published 23 months ago by J.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This is a great biography. Very well written and completely absorbing. Gary is hardest on himself-totally honest. Read more

Published on April 5, 2007 by Anna Chestnut

5.0 out of 5 stars Mushrooms = prefer the dark side of "parenting" and try to feed those around them with [...]
When I was a child, my siblings and I had no opinions of our own, our preferences were never an issue and if you complained by sighing the wrong way when watching TV we were... Read more

Published on April 20, 2006 by Annette

1.0 out of 5 stars What a whiner
Like you, I read the Amazon reviews for this book and thought they were a nice balance between "That poor boy" and "What a whiner". Read more

Published on October 19, 2005 by Scott L. Still

3.0 out of 5 stars A BOOK WRITTEN BY AN INJURED AND TORTURED SOUL
I am not old enough to remember Bing Crosby in his prime, but I do remember hearing him being interviewed on TV in his latter years. Read more

Published on August 7, 2005 by L. Mitnick

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on child abuse
Every word in this book rings true. Bing Crosby was definitely a child abuser. His public persona was an illusion, something done to make a living. Read more

Published on June 11, 2005 by R. Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars Not "Mommie Dearest" but still good
I liked this book a lot. I read it about six years ago and I just ordered it. It uses laughable language that was popular in the 1950s, like "licking", "hip", and others. Read more

Published on June 15, 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars A WASTE OF TIME!!!
This book was a total waste of time... I could barely force myself to finish it. Nothing but a big sob story from Gary Crosby who, at the time when he came up with this stuff,... Read more

Published on January 22, 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars YUCK!
It is true that Bing Crosby was an absent father for much of the upbringing of his first family. It is true that he compinsated for this with strict rules, regulations, and... Read more

Published on November 30, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fair and Honest Book
I was never a fan of Bing Crosby's regardless of the fact that he was way before my time, but I had been aware of son Gary Crosby's book and the controversy surrounding it's... Read more

Published on July 7, 2000

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