Andrew McCarthy

From an actor and director who got his start as a member of the Hollywood Brat Back, an emotionally poignant memoir, perfect for fans of Patti Smiths Just Kids and Rob Lowes Stories I Only Tell My Friends. The inspiration for the Hulu documentary. Everyone knows Andrew McCarthy from his iconic movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmos Fire, Weekend at Bernies, and Less than Zero. Part of the legendary Brat Pack (including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore), his filmography has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In Brat, McCarthy focuses on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. 1980s New York City is brought to vivid life in these pages, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Villagewhere he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER A moving and provocative exploration of male friendship and loneliness, from New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and actor Andrew McCarthy as he crisscrosses the country to reconnect with his friends."[A] soulful book, filled with the kind of bighearted, amiable characters who one hopes will populate any road trip." - New York Times You dont really have any friends, do you, Dad? A seemingly innocuous, if direct, question from Andrew McCarthys son left him reeling. McCarthy did have friends, but like so many other men, the necessities of modern adult life had forced his friendships to the background. At one point his friends had been instrumental in broadening his horizons, bolstering his courage, providing safe harbor. Now, McCarthy found himself questioning what had happened to those friendships, whether he needed them, what he valued, and what he had to offer. A simple question had become a moment that demanded a reckoning. Who Needs Friends charts McCarthys journey over nearly ten thousand miles behind the wheel, following him on often-unexpected travels through Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, the Chihuahuan Desert, the Rocky Mountains with one driving purpose: to reconnect. Along the way he talks to countless men about their male friendships, from cowboys and blues musicians to preachers and rootless teens. What began as a simple desire to catch up with a few friends turned into a deep exploration of the challenges and rewards that men experience in forming bonds with each other. In McCarthys own words, It turns out that guys have a difficult time with friendship. But thats not the way it needs to be.

Unas memorias de viaje profundas, divertidas y conmovedoras del reputado escritor y actor Andrew McCarthy que recrean su andadura del Camino de Santiago con su hijo Sam.Al tiempo que su primogénito empezaba a tantear la vida adulta, el neoyorquino Andrew McCarthy sintio la necesidad de desacelerar su ritmo de vida. En pos de reforzar los vinculos antes de que Sam abandonara el nido, y al mismo tiempo revivir el viaje que decadas atras le habia cambiado la vida, McCarthy propuso a su hijo recorrer juntos a pie los 800 kilometros que separan Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port de Santiago de Compostela por el Camino Frances.En el transcurso de las cinco semanas de viaje a traves de unos paisajes inolvidables, padre e hijo mantuvieron mas charlas sinceras que las que habian tenido en dos decadas de convivencia. Conversaciones sobre las rupturas de pareja, las huellas que deja la escuela, la dificil relacion de McCarthy con su propio padre, la fama o los Cheetos eran susceptibles de socavar la relacion o de cimentarla. Caminando con Sam capta con maestria esta intima, sincera y esperanzada aventura viajera de dos seres a traves de España y en busca uno del otro.

A soulful and searching book. Vibrant and elegantMcCarthys prose shines with intelligence and intimacy. One feels pulled alongthe book gaining momentum and meaning page by page (Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times Book Review).With absorbing honesty and an irrepressible taste for adventure, award-winning travel writer and actor Andrew McCarthy takes us on a deeply personal journey played out amid some of the worlds most evocative locales. Unable to commit to his fiancee of nearly four yearsand with no clear understanding of whats holding him backMcCarthy finds himself at a crossroads, plagued by doubts that have clung to him for a lifetime. Though he ventures from the treacherous slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro to an Amazonian riverboat and the dense Costa Rican rain forests, McCarthys real journey is one of the spirit. Disarmingly likable, McCarthy isnt afraid to bare his soul on the page, and what emerges is an intimate memoir of self-discovery and an unforgettable love song to the woman who would be his wife.

An intimate, funny, and poignant New York Times bestselling travel memoir following award-winning author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam. When Andrew McCarthys eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own life-altering journey decades before, McCarthy decided the two of them should set out on a trek like few others: 500 miles across Spains Camino de Santiago. Over the course of the journey, the pair traversed an unforgiving landscape, having more honest conversations in five weeks than theyd had in the preceding two decades. Discussions of divorce, the trauma of school, McCarthys difficult relationship with his own father, fame, and Flaming Hot Cheetos threatened to either derail their relationship or cement it.Walking With Sam captures this intimate, candid and hopeful expedition as the father son duo travel across the country and towards one another.

Unas memorias de viaje profundas, divertidas y conmovedoras del reputado escritor y actor Andrew McCarthy que recrean su andadura del Camino de Santiago con su hijo Sam.Al tiempo que su primogénito empezaba a tantear la vida adulta, el neoyorquino Andrew McCarthy sintio la necesidad de desacelerar su ritmo de vida. En pos de reforzar los vinculos antes de que Sam abandonara el nido, y al mismo tiempo revivir el viaje que decadas atras le habia cambiado la vida, McCarthy propuso a su hijo recorrer juntos a pie los 800 kilometros que separan Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port de Santiago de Compostela por el Camino Frances.En el transcurso de las cinco semanas de viaje a traves de unos paisajes inolvidables, padre e hijo mantuvieron mas charlas sinceras que las que habian tenido en dos decadas de convivencia. Conversaciones sobre las rupturas de pareja, las huellas que deja la escuela, la dificil relacion de McCarthy con su propio padre, la fama o los Cheetos eran susceptibles de socavar la relacion o de cimentarla. Caminando con Sam capta con maestria esta intima, sincera y esperanzada aventura viajera de dos seres a traves de España y en busca uno del otro.