Jason Alexander realized early on that he wouldn't coast to success as a hunk. His advice? "Stop looking in the mirror. Work on your character." And with Jeff Zaslow's Talk of Fame: Good Advice from Great Celebrities you can now learn countless lessons and insights that have helped your favorite superstars defy the odds and shoot straight to the top. There's Courteney Cox on friends, Michael Bolton on romance, and Oprah Winfrey on turning dreams into reality: "Don't tell me you want to do great things in your life if all you carry to school is a radio." Plus there's Jay Leno's foolproof way to separate his friends from the rest of the star-struck crowd: the Airport Test-anyone who'll drive him to the airport is a friend; anyone who refuses, a mere acquaintance.

And author Jeff Zaslow isn't merely acquainted with the art of advice. He is the nationally-known advice giver who beat out 12,000 applicants for Ann Landers' job at the Chicago Sun-Times and now is also the featured columnist of "Straight Talk" in USA Weekend (circulation 40 million, and growing!). After years of giving advice to millions of readers, Zaslow has developed the knack for eliciting direct, personal advice from stars in his exclusive, in-depth interviews. Covering everything from pregnancy and parenthood to careers and crisis-management, Talk of Fame will help you walk the walk. And talk the talk!