"Don't Hassel The Hoff" Autobiography David Hasselhoff.com This is not your typical biography. Many Hoff fans remember his Biography by Jorg Fischer, back in the early nineties, which happens to also be on this site. This book full of intimate details, straight from the Hoff himself. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be amazed. This Hofftastic book is on sale now at Amazon. Below is an excerpt from the book: There have been many disconcerting and humbling experiences. One Christmas Eve my mother called me. ‘David, a boy was knocked down on a crosswalk,’ she said. ‘Somehow his parents got my phone number – will you go and see him?’ The hospital was right around the corner from my home in Los Angeles. The child was in a coma, oblivious to his surroundings. I asked the parents what they would like me to do. They said: ‘Maybe you could hold his hand and the darkness won’t seem so dark.’ After being with the boy for half an hour, I turned to the parents and said: ‘Can I ask you a question? How do you retain your faith in God when something like this happens to your son?’ They said: ‘Because you came.’ ‘What?’ ‘David, we know there is no hope for our child but we prayed that his hero would come and, David, you came.’ I fought back the tears and stayed with that boy for another hour. He came out of his coma, looked up and said: ‘Michael Knight’ and gave me a hug. Twelve hours later he passed away. It has always been the children who are the true heroes and to this day they are still my most loyal fans. SpongeBob rules! The book is almost too intimate in parts. There are certain things that are better left unsaid, certain "too much information" parts. When I started reading it, however, it was hard for me to put it down. I just couldn't put it down until I absolutely had to. It is very interesting that way. There are some things that bother me - for instance, this book was obviously edited in british english. There were some words that I didn't understand, most likely because they were british words. This book also has many never-before-seen pictures, and an easy, interesting read. Very descriptive events, and one of my favorite stories is a certain prank he pulled as a child that he didn't admit to for about "fourty-five years" he says. He talks about his alcoholism and struggles with that and his marriage. Though, I haven't finished reading the book yet I'll have to post more of a review. Publishers Weekly posted a very scaving review, critisizing it, saying it showed Hasselhoff having an "unrelenting ego" and that if you are a fan and fond of the Hoff, you should avoid reading this book. I found their review a bit harsh, and wouldn't say it's so bad that a fan should avoid reading it. There is just one part of the book that wouldn't have put in there; it was too much information, and since I am a fan, I don't really need to know certain things about his early teenage years. But I wouldn't say avoid the book altogether. It's a very in-depth, interesting read. Back to News

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