The NEW TEEN EDITION of John Petrelli's bestselling CONFESSIONS OF A HOLLYWOOD TRAINER features new, previously unpublished material just for the teen reader, and has been edited for language and content.

In his nearly thirty-year career, trainer John Petrelli has coached some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Grammy-Award-winning recording artists to A-list Hollywood actors. Not bad, when you consider the fact that at eighteen John seemed bound for prison... or the morgue. Now—with his own blend of brutal honesty, startling vulnerability, and old-school humor—John tells the story of how he escaped a life dominated by violence and fear and forged a new one helping to transform the lives of thousands, all while working steadily to transform his own. It's a tale that takes us from small town, upstate New York to Los Angeles, California, through soap opera casting calls and high-fashion photo shoots to savage reality-TV competition in the Canadian wilds and some of the biggest venues and entertainment industry events in the world; from the bodybuilding stage to the ICU and a battle with a paralyzing autoimmune disorder that changed John's life forever. CONFESSIONS OF A HOLLYWOOD TRAINER traces incredible encounters and transformative experiences with amazing people, charts lessons learned at the feet of the greatest teacher of all—LIFE—and stands as a testament to one simple but powerful truth: no matter where you start from or what obstacles you face, if you’re willing to put in the work then you, too, can live your dreams.