Stirring the Pot

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER "The View" host and "New York Times" bestselling author Jenny McCarthy is like your favorite friend: honest, open, and oh-so-funny. She also speaks her mind and says what the rest of us are thinking, a characteristic that has won her millions of fans no matter how much she stirs the pot. Combining the secrets of her hard-won wisdom, witty observations, revealing notes to herself (including ridiculously wishful wish lists), and tales of both her best and most embarrassing moments, "Stirring the Pot" is McCarthy s recipe for getting what you want out of life. From her wacky experiences in show business to her screwball forays into healing therapies, from her frontline reporting of single motherhood in midlife to a goofy attempt to reclaim her last name from Joe McCarthy, here are outrageous musings from the roller coaster life of everyone s favorite professional blonde. With a winning mix of storytelling, sisterly advice, sex appeal, and self-deprecation, "Stirring the Pot" shows us how a pinch of conviction (aka hardheadedness), a dollop of flexibility (being okay with Plan B or even C), and endless faith (in yourself, in your wildest fantasies, and in the general goodness of others) can mix to create the life of your dreams. Advance praise for "Stirring the Pot" Whether she s talking about work or play, family or friendships, her sex life or the lack of it, Jenny McCarthy never fails to make me laugh out loud. Who knew she could dish out advice so well, too? Andy Cohen, host of Bravo s "Watch What Happens Live""Author BiographyJenny McCarthy is the author of ten books, including the "New York Times "bestsellers "Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth; Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood; Louder than Words: A Mother s Journey in Healing Autism; Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance; "and "Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic." Getting her start as the host of MTV s hugely popular dating show "Singled Out," McCarthy has had a high-profile television and film career and has been a guest on virtually every television talk show, from "The" "Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, " "The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show," and "Late Show with David Letterman," to "Conan," " Hannity & Colmes, " and "The" "Howard" "Stern Show." A co-host of ABC s "The View "since September 2013, she also co-hosts "Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve" with Ryan Seacrest, writes an advice column for the "Chicago Sun-Times, "and tours nationally for her "Dirty Sexy Funny" stand-up show. She lives outside of Chicago with her son, Evan."