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Sliding Into Home
Sliding Into Home
Author: Kendra Wilkinson
KENDRA BARES ALL — Fans of the E! smash hit series The Girls Next Door fell in love with sporty Playboy beauty Kendra Wilkinson’s care-free spirit, infectious laugh, and down-to-earth nature. Now that she’s moved out of the world’s most famous bachelor pad and into her own delightfully chaotic world on K...  more »as wife to NFL star Hank Baskett and mother to their newborn son, we’ve watched her hilarious antics as she adjusts to domestic life. But how much do we really know about the fun-loving star? In this humorous and optimistic, sometimes heartbreaking, but always unfailingly honest memoir, Kendra reveals the highs and lows of her extraordinary journey.

She wasn’t always the quintessential girl next door. Before she was a reality television superstar, Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend, or one of the most popular Playboy cover models ever, Kendra was an athletic tomboy whose father walked out on her family when she was a little girl. She grew into a rebellious teenager with a serious drug habit before she quit cold turkey and beat the odds to graduate from a high school that almost didn’t give her a second (or third, or fourth) chance.

Following her rocky teenage years, an out-of-the-blue phone call from Hugh Hefner changed everything. Kendra dishes candidly about life in the Playboy Mansion: the sex, the parties, the show, and even her relationships with her Girls Next Door costars -- Hef, Holly, and Bridget. She tells the true story about how she and Hank met and built a relationship in secret while she was still Hef’s girlfriend and a public face of Playboy. Finally, she reflects on the slew of unexpected changes in the short space of a year that have brought her sliding into home from Playboy party girl to wife and mother with a blooming Hollywood career. If you think you’ve seen all of Kendra, think again. She’s only warming up. . . .
ISBN-13: 9781439180914
ISBN-10: 1439180911
Publication Date: 7/6/2010
Pages: 256
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3.5 stars, based on 66 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
I have to say i'm pleasantly surprised. I knew going in that she would probably write about drugs, sex, etc. and yep, she did....BUT she wrote it with a style that had me laughing in some parts but crying in others. And yes, shuddering in others BUT given the opportunity if I was in her spot I probably would've lived in the Playboy Mansion as well---I think that really helped turn her life around and you can come to only admire Hef for what he tries to do for those girls. The majority of the book though takes place in her early years before meeting Hef. Would've liked more pics of her and Bridget and Holly but I did like the pictures of Hank and Hank Jr. :) Very well written for a first book and will keep an eye out for any others in the future.
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Helpful Score: 1
Fast/easy read. Not the best writing, but nonetheless, still interesting to get a glimpse into Kendra's life.
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It wasn't as dishy as I had hoped but it was a very fast read and entertaining.
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Kendra bares...some. I wasn't exactly impressed with the book, but it wasn't disappointing either. If you watched Girls Next Door or Kendra, then you pretty much have figured out what the book is about. She tells some off screen stories, but most deal with things you have already seen on television or previously read about. Her writing isn't very detailed either. Overall, this isn't a bad biography, it just needs a little more "oomph" to it.
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Great in detail book. loved


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