I don't mean to be rude, but... by Simon Cowell

50% Autobiography. 40% Behind the scenes of the first two seasons of American Idol. 10% (or just two chapters) Advice on how to make it in the music biz. The typically caustic Simon Cowell shares his thoughts on just about everybody involved with his career and the popular show, American Idol. Although I didn't care for his tales of childhood, I enjoyed learning about his false starts and successes. I enjoyed peaking behind the scenes of this show that has captured my daughters' imaginations. I found his advice so cynically realistic that any pop star hopeful would require antidepressants just to recover from reading the second to last chapter.