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If You Would Have Told Me

A Memoir

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If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos
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An Audible Best of the Year 2023 Celebrity Memoir Selection

This program is read by the author.

“...I love him, and I respect him, and I need him. We all do.” —from the foreword, written and read by Jamie Lee Curtis


If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one day he’d be a household name and that, at the height of his success, he’d be living alone, divorced, with no kids, high on a cocktail of forgetting, he might’ve asked, “You want fries with that?”

John burst onto the scene in General Hospital, propelling him into the teen idol stratosphere, a place that’s often a point of no return. But Stamos beat the odds and over the past four decades has proved himself to be one of his generation’s most successful and beloved actors. Whether showing off his comedic chops on Full House or his dramatic skills on ER, pushing the boundaries on Broadway or living out his youthful dreams as an honorary Beach Boy, John has surprised everyone, most of all himself.

A universal story about friendship, love, loss, and the courage to embrace love once more, John Stamos’s memoir is filled with some of the most memorable names in Hollywood, both old and new. Funny, deeply poignant, and brutally honest, If You Would Have Told Me is a portrait of a boy who went from believing in Disney magic to a man who learns that we have to create our own magical moments in life.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

©2023 John Stamos (P)2023 Macmillan Audio
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One of the best memories I have listened to as of yet

I really enjoyed listening to John story. I’ve always liked a young man and I’ve always thought he was very talented fact that he got choked up while talking about and reading about the things that he talked about makes him so human totally enjoy him, and I hope he stays married forever. He deserves it. I have now become a very bigger fan of John Stamos.

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A must read

I laughed and cried while listening. Wishfully hoping John will write another book. Well done!

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Excellent book

Very enlightening and honest. You really get to know John and see what a decent man he is.

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Always a fan

Loved getting to hear his back story, so admire his respect for the people who came before him. Always love a happy ending and the tears and learning that paved the way.

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If you would have told me I'd love this book...

John Stamos' narration of his life was moving. He moves you through his life from childhood to his first years of stardom as Blackie, with ease. as his life moves on and he loses the people he loves most (his parents and, more recently, Bob), he takes you through those moments of heartbreak with moving words & joking stories that you feel that just like he has always been Uncle J to us, his parents were our parents, & Bob was a 2nd father figure and best friend.

I'm lucky to still have both of my parents here with me, and it was a reminder to tell them more often just how much I love and appreciate every single thing they've done for me. Because it is a LOT.

Read this book, you won't be disappointed.

And to John Stamos, your father and mother would have been so proud of how far you've come.

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Very entertaining

I enjoyed it thoroughly. I don’t know if he used a ghost writer or not but it’s very well written and entertaining.

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Excellent Book

Excellent book and listen. the stories are amazing and told with such passion and love!

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Damn you John Stamos! ❤️

What an amazing tribute to the people he loves the most. A great memoir and the narration was spectacular! I didn’t want the story to end! If you weren’t a fan of john Stamos you will be after listening to his story!!!

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John Stamos Slayed

I loved it! Made me laugh and cry! Thank you! I miss Bob, too!

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A wonderful sharing of the strength of character

A wonderful sharing of the strength of character forged in insecurities, heartbreak, trials and most of all the love of the people we surround ourselves with.

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