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Few women in the past three decades have lit up the American imagination like Cybill Shepherd. From wholesome beauty queen to saucy cover girl, from heartbreaking movie star (The Last Picture Show) to one of television's most beloved comediennes (Moonlighting and Cybill), she has imbued each of her roles--right down to her current passions as devoted mother of three, champion of women's issues, and sultry cabaret singer--with an indomitable spirit that has made her, at fifty, a female icon to an entire generation. Now in her much-anticipated memoir, she tells her remarkable story with humor, pathos, and more highlights than her famously blond hair. Cybill has absorbed the lessons of Southern womanhood, including the whispered message about sex: Wait until you're married, then you won't enjoy it, and certainly never speak of it. She gleefully disobeyed these and other rules of decorum in a career laced with controversy, featuring unforgettable cameos by Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles, Robert De Niro, and Jeff Bridges. Whether stepping on Elvis's blue suede shoes or going toe-to-toe with Bruce Willis, Cybill has never held anything back, and it's all in Cybill Disobedience, including:

the night a network executive tried to barter thirteen episodes for a horizontal tour of Cybill's bedroom

why she'll never be invited back to Ryan O'Neal's beach house or Marlon Brando's island

the time she greeted David Letterman in nothing but a towel

the real reason two of television's most popular and acclaimed series, died premature deaths

how she made Richard Nixon blush for the first and only time in his life

From her Memphis roots to her insider's track in Hollywood, Cybill Shepherd is a woman who has weathered every onslaught and withstood every rebuke to emerge as a luminous model of endurance, courage, and an insatiable lust for life. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (94)

Disappointed
I hate to say it but I was disappointed with this book.Having watched Cybill Shepherd share her witt on television for years, I expected to find myself laughing throughout this book.Actually, there were very few stories that I found humorous.I was surprised with the lack of flow with the book and found it difficult to read at times.

Like Her Or Not, Cybill Is Real!
I have to be honest. I read this book because it was free for Kindle.

I am not a Cybil fan but, I have respect for her as an actress. I was too young to watch her on Moonlighting and never watched her on Cybill. I wanted to read this book because I found certain aspects of her life interesting: her modeling career, her affair with Elvis, her relationship with Peter Bogdanovich, and her years working with Bruce Willis on Moonlighting.

This was a good autobiography. I felt like Cybill was being real. She told her story the way she saw it. I like that she is a ballsy women and a fighter. She had a lot of ups and downs in life. Unlike many celebrities she wasn't afraid to share some of her low moments. Cybill also has a sense of humor, is well spoken, and a good story teller. She is an avid reader and it showed in her work.

I recommend this book to any Cybill fan or for people who love a good Hollywood story.

The truth will set you free !!!
How many people just tell the truth >>> Good or Bad ???Think about...No lawsuits...HMMM. Gossip, YES. Real Talk, Three Stars!!!

Eye Opener!
I was a big fan of the show Moonlighting and also enjoyed the sitcom Cybill, so when I saw this book on Amazon, I couldn't wait to read it. Let's just say, it was a definite eye opener. I never expected it to contain so many details about Cybill's sex life. I did find the book interesting, but I guess I had a different picture of her in my mind(sweet southern gal)before I read it. At least she was honest and didn't try to sugar coat her life. The book does make her seem self-absorbed, but that's probably true of most Hollywood actresses. I'm still a fan of her work.

Cybill would like your attention, please!
Love her or hate her... Cybill apparently doesn't care, as she lets it all hang out in this memoir. I admire her frankness while being put off by her total self-absorption. I'm pretty sure she earned that rep for being hard to work with.

This is your basic guilty pleasure trashy read, quick and dirty. If you got it free on Kindle, as I did, more power to ya. ... Read more