"978-0-06-171954-7" . . . "1070562651"^^ . . . . ""@en . "(The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot)"@en . . "English"@en . . . . . . . "Audiobook, Ebook, Print"@en . "2009-09-22"^^ . . . "24444252"^^ . . "American on Purpose:"@en . . "436441171" . "Harper(imprint)" . . . "2009-09-22"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "436441171"^^ . "American on Purpose:"@en . . . "United States"@en . . . . . . "American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is a memoir written by entertainer Craig Ferguson. The book details various experiences over several decades in Ferguson's life from his days in Scotland through his migration to the United States; the rise of his performing career in the United Kingdom, then Hollywood, and eventual acquisition of US citizenship in early 2008. He tells about his assorted jobs as a musician in a punk rock band, a bouncer, a construction worker, comedian and actor, as well as his struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse, and contemplation of suicide at a low point in his life."@en . . . . . . "288"^^ . . "978"^^ . . . . . "288"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "(The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot)"@en . . . "2967"^^ . . . . . . . "American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is a memoir written by entertainer Craig Ferguson. The book details various experiences over several decades in Ferguson's life from his days in Scotland through his migration to the United States; the rise of his performing career in the United Kingdom, then Hollywood, and eventual acquisition of US citizenship in early 2008. He tells about his assorted jobs as a musician in a punk rock band, a bouncer, a construction worker, comedian and actor, as well as his struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse, and contemplation of suicide at a low point in his life. In December 2010 the audiobook version, read by Ferguson, was nominated for a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy."@en . "American on Purpose"@en . .