American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

In his memoir American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson, host of The Late, Late Show, traces his journey from working-class Glasgow to the comedic limelight of Hollywood and American citizenship. Moving and…

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