BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF: AND OTHER LESSONS IN LIFE

He’s one of the hardest working actors in history, with an extremely distinctive voice that’s impersonated all over the world. Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite – “Not many people know that!” as he famously said in

Educating Rita – 85-year-old Michael Caine comes from humble beginnings. Growing up in south London, his mother was a char lady and his father was a fish-market porter. In the 1960s he became Britain’s biggest film star, featuring in movies such as Zulu and

Alfie. Starring in more than 140 films (and still going!) over six decades, Michael entertains the reader with everything he’s learned in life. OUT NOW (Hachette, $32.99)