Taylor Trade Publishing
Pages: 256
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-58979-140-4 • Paperback • September 2004 • $17.95 • (£13.99)
978-1-58979-659-1 • eBook • September 2004 • $16.99 • (£12.99)
Ricci Martin is the youngest son of Dean and Jeanne Martin. That's Amore is his first book. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Christopher Smith is an award-winning journalist and the Washington D.C. Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune. He lives in McLean, Virginia.
I love this book...First part choked me up.
— Regis Philbin
I cried, I laughed as I read the real story of Deano-the-Dad recorded so lovingly by his son Ricci; a heart-warming legend.
— Phyllis Diller
This book is too good.
— Tony Curtis
The book brought back wonderful memories of those magical happy times; well done.
— Janet Leigh
Martin sang, danced, and joked his way past the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis routine into the Rat Pack and starring roles in a number of movies. His son reminisces about their home life and his father's career in this illustrated memoir.
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
Ricci Martin invites readers into his Beverly Hills childhood home...
— Los Angeles Times
...a warm, affectionate portrait of the popular performer...
— The Orange County Register
Ricci, an entertainer himself, chronicles life at home in That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin. The book reveals the true Martin: the Beverly Hills family man.
— Tv Guide
The son of the Rat Pack's most mysterious member creates a complete, honest protrait of his father, bringing to life his childhood and revealing the trials, tribulations, and exploits that colored the life of this legend.
— The Lima News
...proves that sometimes the image on the screen is a lot more colorful than the father who comes home and enjoys a slice of bread before dinner ... an intimate look at the performer at home.
— Publishers Weekly
"That's Amore" reveals the triumphs, tradgedies and escapades that colored Ricci's childhood.
— Cedar City Daily News