Beyond the delivery of a prepared speech or the correctness of a press agent's spin, often celebrities' hidden faces are only revealed in those candid moments when they think the camera is off or that the documents will be sealed. "Loose Lips" is a collection of transcriptions, ranging from near apocryphal "between takes" remarks to "why wasn't THAT on the news?" court records. In all cases, you'll be introdced to new facets of the speakers (and often unflattering sides at that). Since the transcriptions are fact rather than fiction (much like "found" art"), I'm mostly basing my fairly high rating on the idea to compile this book, and deducting slightly for the uninspired illustrations. Also, there really is no substitute for actually hearing the words out of the mouth of the speaker (as listners of the Don & Mike Show and the Howard Stern Show already know), so if you have not heard the Casey Kasem "rave-out" or the Orson Wells frozen food commercial, you might not fully appreciate the verité of it all. Finally, perhaps the biggest compliment/criticism I can give is that, with the wealth of accusitory depositions, asides, misspeaks, and cornered self-rationalizations forever preserved for postarity in the media age, "Loose Lips" could have (and should have) been several times as long. Let's hope for "Looser Lips: The Sequel."

This is a hate-filled book written by a closed-minded liberal who has only one goal, which is to attack, attack, attack.... It's the same thing we've seen numerous times, which is: If you have no message of your own, make personal attacks on your opponents. It's Carvillian in that it makes no attempt whatsoever to be engaging on the issues, instead spending it's time spewing the author's personal hatred of our current President.

Save your money, I read it, and I my time would have been better spent hitting my head against a wall repeatedly. Pure garbage.

I didn't buy this book and thank goodness I didn't. It has no redeeming value whatsoever. It is not thought provoking, informative, or entertaining. Don't waste your time and money on this turkey. It's not even worth the current price of eithty-eight cents.