A Promise to Ourselves

A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce

Alec Baldwin with Mark Tabb

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“I have been through some of the worst of contentious divorce litigation,” Alec Baldwin declares in A Promise to Ourselves. Using a very personal approach, he offers practical guidance to help others avoid the anguish he has endured.

Alec Baldwin is one of the most successful actors in the world today. His relationship with Kim Basinger, the Academy Award–winning actress, lasted nearly a decade. They have a daughter named Ireland, and for a time, theirs seemed to be the model of a successful Hollywood marriage. But in 2000 they separated and in 2002 divorced. Their split—specifically the custody battle surrounding Ireland—would be the subject of media attention for years to come.

Baldwin has seen the heavy toll that divorce can take. He has been extensively involved in divorce litigation and has witnessed the way that noncustodial parents, especially fathers, are often forced to abandon hopes of equitable rights when it comes to their children. He makes a powerful case for reexamining the way divorce and child custody is decided in this country and levels a scathing attack at what he calls the “family law industry.”

This is an important, informative, and intimate book on a contentious subject that offers hope of finding a better way.

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I NEVER WANTED TO write this book. Although my experiences with judges, lawyers, and court-ordered therapists during my own high conflict divorce proceedings left me outraged over the injustices I believe are endemic to the family law system in our society, I had no desire to revisit them. The pain I suffered, the fear of and anger I felt toward nearly all of the principals involved, and the inescapable sense of helplessness and isolation exhausted me. However, to live inside the divorce matrix, to be engaged in that battle, ultimately means to be poised to tell your story,

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“Vivid [and] deeply felt.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Told with intelligence and passion . . . This book is a must.” —Raoul Felder, The Huffington Post

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Alec Baldwin with Mark Tabb

Alec Baldwin graduated with a BFA from New York University. As an actor, he has been nominated for a Tony Award and an Oscar, and has received an Emmy. He stars in the award-winning television series 30 Rock on NBC.

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A Promise to Ourselves
A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce
Alec Baldwin with Mark Tabb

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St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
October 2009
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ISBN: 9780312586010
ISBN10: 0312586019
5 1/16 x 8 13/16 inches, 240 pages
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St. Martin's Press
September 2008
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ISBN: 9780312363369
ISBN10: 0312363362
5 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches, 240 pages
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September 2008
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