The Garner Files: A Memoir - Rilegato

—Kirkus Reviews

“...the narrative is genuine, candid, and more informative than usual for a Hollywood bio...Truly a cut above most actor bios, this is prime stuff for film and television collections.”

—Booklist

“Laid-back charm and a sense of humor fuel such memories, two qualities shared by the characters Garner often played in a career of 50-plus years...Full of funny stories and observations, The Garner Files offers the kind of clubhouse banter you might expect from a hardworking, successful guy who doesn't take himself too seriously — and doesn't want you to, either.”

—Associated Press

“James Garner stepped into two of TV's most calcified genres — the western and the detective series — and set a new standard that others have been chasing down since...having made up his mind to write [a memoir]...Garner follows his own heroic dictum: Plenty of self-deprecating, humor, a general air of live-and-let-live, but when it comes down to it, no pulled punches. For Garner fans, The Garner Files is catnip...[Garner] is unfailingly candid about his own desires...it is a fine, frank and fun collection.”

—Los Angeles Times

“Stand aside for Maverick! Stand aside again for Jim Rockford!...Let this neatly written and well-supplemented little book—all of [Garner’s] friends provide relevant stories and fond judgments—set a new standard of integrity for the genre...You could hand this book as a primer on ethics to any young man just reaching the age of choosing his way in life.”

—Clive James, The Atlantic

“[an] enjoyable memoir...there's plenty to love in this book. Garner...has a knack for telling a story and finding the perfect quote to tie it all together...charming...[It] resembles a conversation with an old friend who loves to tell colorful stories.”

—PublishersWeekly.com

“James Garner's memoir is as easygoing and plain-spoken as his acting persona...[He] wouldn’t have it any other way.”

—USAToday.com

“The Garner Files is a classic tale of making it in Hollywood fueled...with Garner’s good looks, fortune, charm, and sense of humor.”

—ChristianScienceMonitor.com

“If you buy one cranky celebrity memoir this fall, might we suggest James Garner's The Garner Files?”

—TheAtlanticWire.com

“Garner follows his own heroic dictum: Plenty of self-deprecating, humor, a general air of live-and-let-live, but when it comes down to it, no pulled punches. For Garner fans, ‘The Garner Files’ is catnip...it is a fine, frank and fun collection.”

—LOS ANGELES TIMES