“With American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson in some way manages to avoid the pitfalls of self-indulgence and self-importance that plague most (alright, all) Hollywood autobiographies. He provides, instead, created a book that is hilarious and irrepressibly daft, however also kind, poignant, and undeniably smart. It was a joy to read.” – Dennis Lehane, NY Times Bestselling author of The Given Time

Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly crazy memoir of living the American wish while he journeys from about American deliberately the mean roads of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. On the way he stumbles through several attempts to make his mark-as a punk rock and roll musician, a building employee, a bouncer, and, tragically, today’s dancer.

To numb the discomfort of failing, Ferguson found ease and comfort in alcohol and drugs, addictions that ultimately led to an aborted suicide attempt. (He forgot to do it when someone offered him one glass of sherry.) But his tale has a content ending: success on the strike sitcom The Drew Carey Show, and later on as the sponsor of CBS’s Late Late Show. By far Ferguson’s ideal triumph was his decision to become U.S. citizen, a milestone he accomplished in early 2008.

In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson talks a reddish colored, white, and blue streak about everything our Founding Fathers feared.