{"product_id":"book-ahto","title":"Judy and I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy's meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle \u003ci\u003eA Star Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e and expertly shaped her concert career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously unpublished, Sid Luft's intimate autobiography tells his and Judy's story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed's Little Club and fall for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe romance lasted Judy's lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft's management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra's. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of \u003ci\u003eJudy Garland on Judy Garland\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49294422933808,"sku":"BDahto","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49294422966576,"sku":"ZEahto","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49294422999344,"sku":"ZMahto","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ahto-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775742928","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ahto","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}