{"product_id":"9781250032836","title":"Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelissa Joan Hart explained it all-from dating to bullies-in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on \u003ci\u003eClarissa Explains It All\u003c\/i\u003e. She cast a spell on millions more viewers as \u003ci\u003eSabrina, the Teenage Witch\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, in \u003ci\u003eMelissa Explains It All, \u003c\/i\u003eMelissa tells the frank and funny behind-the-scenes stories from her extraordinary past and her refreshingly normal present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa has been entertaining audiences most of her life; when there were no girls named Melissa on her favorite show, the forceful four year old decided she'd get on television her way. From that moment on, Melissa has shown a singular determination and focus-whether it's for booking three national commercials so her dad would build her a tree house or for nailing the audition for \u003ci\u003eClarissa\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her first commercial to her current starring role in ABC Family's hit \u003ci\u003eMelissa and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoey\u003c\/i\u003e, Hart never let fame go to her head. She always had one foot in Hollywood and one foot in reality-and still does. Melissa makes us laugh along with her as she talks about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--guest appearances in shows like \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Equalizer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--auditioning for \u003ci\u003ePunky Brewster \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Clarissa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--her early Broadway days\u003cbr\u003e--wacky parties she's thrown and attended\u003cbr\u003e-- the actors who influenced her and whom she befriended, worked with and competed against \u003cbr\u003e--her experiences both on and off-set-with \u003ci\u003eSabrina\u003c\/i\u003e's Salem the Cat and Elvis the Alligator on \u003ci\u003eClarissa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--how she met the love of her life at the Kentucky Derby \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Joan Hart explains all that she's learned along the way-what's kept her grounded, normal and working when others have not been so fortunate-and that she's the approachable, hilarious girl-next-door her fans have always thought she'd be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052265390320,"sku":"9781250032836","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250032836_p0.jpg?v=1763760981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250032836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}