No Regrets (book)

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No Regrets
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Author Ace Frehley, Joe Layden, John Ostrosky
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Autobiography
PublisherVH1 Books
Publication date
November 1, 2011
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages320
ISBN 978-1451613940

No Regrets is a book co-written by former Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley, Joe Layden and John Ostrosky. The book covers the period from the early days of his life, his tenure with Kiss, solo career up to today. The book also contains various pictures from Frehley's life. The design was done by Joe O'Meara. Frehley noted that he is in process of writing a follow-up to No Regrets. [1]

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Release

No Regrets debuted at #10 on New York Times' list in the hardcover non-fiction category. [2] Released on November 1, 2011, the book peaked at #1 at Amazon.com in the Music and Composers & Musicians categories. [3] The release of the book was followed by Frehley's book signing at several book stores across the country. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Hodgson, Peter INTERVIEW: Ace Frehley. February-28-2012. iheartguitarblog.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Best sellers - hardcover non-fiction. nytimes.com November-20-2011. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ "No Regrets" #1 at Amazon.com 10/31/11. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Ace's Appearances and Tour Dates. acefrehley.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.


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