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The 18 Biggest Celebrity Books And Book Deals Of 2010 (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 12/28/10 07:31 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:20 PM ET

From rappers to actors, politicians to reality TV stars, celebrities from across the map published a lot of books this year.

While we wait for Snookie's literary debut early in 2011, let's reflect on all the celebrity books published this past year. Here's a round up of 18 books by celebrities. Read any of them? Seem to be more than in past years? Like them or do you think some of them belong in this list of obnoxious publishing stories of 2010? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

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rjmtx
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09:41 AM on 01/01/2011
Finally! The Situation's book is out! I can read again!
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06:28 AM on 12/30/2010
something you never seen before... enjoy
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brijit
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09:43 PM on 12/28/2010
I imagine if this Situation person wants to write about "creeping on chicks" he's very well qualified.
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c-tom
Badges we don't need no stinking badges
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03:48 PM on 12/28/2010
Keith Richards and Patti Smith's are the top and the only ones I'd consider reading.
Steve Martin, James Franco and Jon Stewart's books don't fall under what I consider to be celebrity books. They're by but not about celebrity.
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jayquintana
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03:29 PM on 12/28/2010
More than half of these books are arguments FOR illiteracy.
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01:10 PM on 12/28/2010
Just saw the title of a holiday book by Mike Huckabee, "Can't Wait Till Christmas". REALLY?? Did he not have editors?? Dear Mike, it should be " 'Til " as in "until". TILL is a depository for money.
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Miss California
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09:55 PM on 12/29/2010
who cares?
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cloudmaker
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01:08 PM on 12/28/2010
Publishing is the most corrupt of the entertainment businesses. We know who's singing on a record, starring in a movie, appearing on stage. But most celebrity books are completely ghost-written without acknowledging the true authors. The naive book buyers actually believe their heros or heroines wrote their biographies. If that's not fraud, what is?
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Amber Troska
I like puppies.
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12:36 PM on 12/28/2010
When I saw the headline announcing "celebrity" book deals, I was ready to be duly horrified, but I am about 50% less disappointed than I expected, if only because Steve Martin and Patti Smith's books are both great, as is the Daily Show's Earth, and they balance out all the other crap.
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SaddleBum
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10:59 AM on 12/28/2010
all aboard for mars.

it is really too late here.
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speedcrazylunatic
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10:37 AM on 12/28/2010
A lot of these books fill a much needed gap. What about Bababooey?
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Amber Troska
I like puppies.
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12:39 PM on 12/28/2010
The only gaps I'm going to fill with books by the likes of The Situation and Nicole Ritchie are the ones between my house's walls -pulped paper makes great eco-safe housing insulation.
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Kim Stagliano
Author All I Can Handle I'm No Mother Teresa A Lif
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12:38 PM on 01/02/2011
Met him in CT and got my book signed! And gave him a signed copy of my own book - hoping to be a guest on the show this winter. His book was fun, interesting and I had no idea what he'd been through as a kid. Love Gary De''"Abate! Ha-Ha-Happy New Year!

www.kimstagliano.com
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NunuDudu
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09:08 AM on 12/28/2010
I rushing out to get my copies of Jindal's and Beiber's books immediately! I have a couple tables that need leveling.
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PaticaDeGato
Hissing and scratching with gusto.
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08:49 AM on 12/28/2010
About half of the people on this list are not exactly known for reading (Dubya? Palin? The Situation?) much less writing. Also, it's both telling and somewhat troublesome that an ex-editor of the Harvard Law Review has exclusively produced inspiring, "feel-good" Oprah-esque books about himself and his family, not really about law or politics. Socks Clinton's literary output almost looks solid in comparison.
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Victor Saymong
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08:47 AM on 12/28/2010
A massive forest of trees wasted. Okay, Jon Stewart's book may be worth some recycled paper. But that's it!
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StAlphonso
"Yes indeed, here we are."
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08:40 AM on 12/28/2010
The state of contemporary literature is a very sad state, indeed.

We are obviously a TV-first society.
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