The story charts his rise form eager newcomer to successful producer and then to breakdown, which makes him sit down and write the book, telling those who think they know him who he really is - or at least claims he is.

BBC: Clooney's outlandish Confessions

Mr. Obama's father emerged as especially important to him only when he sat down to write a book about race.

WSJ: Book Review: New Ways to Kill Your Mother

She tracks him down in Paris at a reading of his new book, which is based on their Viennese encounter, and they rekindle their attraction.

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