With full disclosure here, I tell you that I have known Tommy Lightfoot Garrett for several years now. After he appeared on the cover of a magazine that I once published, we became instant friends. Despite the fact that Tommy plays in the Hollywood game, he is one of the nicest and most genuine people I’ve ever known. His latest celebrity book, "The Prints of Hollywood," was recently published. It follows publication of his other non-fiction books, "Letters from a Known Woman: Joan Fontaine," "So, You Want to Be in Pictures: The Making of Hollywood Idols," "The Making of Hollywood Stars" as well as a science-fiction novel, "Cosmic’s Adventure," and its sequel, "Cosmic’s Battle in Salt Lake."

"The Prints of Hollywood" features behind-the-scenes stories about such legendary stars as Bob Hope, Doris Day, Charlton Heston and Loretta Young. It’s amazing how Tommy is able to separate his personal relationships and beliefs in these great stars and make an honest appraisal of their work and place in our lives—and in history itself.

This 300-page tome is filled with hundreds of one-of-a-kind, personally autographed photos from many of the stars highlighted in the book. Each chapter places our beloved icons in various categories, which include Child Stars, Funny Stars, TV Stars, Actresses who Exude Class on the Screen, Cult Classic Films and Legendary Leading Men Who Cannot Be Replaced. This wonderful book is very much an encyclopedia of Who’s Who in Hollywood, which is what Tommy Garrett knows best.

One of my favorite chapters in the book is about Cowboys in Hollywood. While he is able to give us the goods on current big stars like Clint Eastwood, Tommy also dishes on some of the stars of yesteryear who made Westerns in the 1950s that we all grew up loving and admiring.

From Lena Horne to Elizabeth Taylor to Anthony Quinn, Tommy Garrett has pretty much known them all. And even the few stars he didn’t meet personally, Tommy is generous enough to include them in this book. He shares some of the background that continues to make these stars the iconic figures they are on the big screen. Film is forever.

Though I thought Tommy hit the ball out of the park with "So, You Want to Be in Pictures," I believe his new book will become one of my top favorites. I enjoyed reading it over a long, quiet weekend and found his stories about such obscure stars as John Agar as fascinating as his descriptions of Farley Granger and Angela Lansbury, for instance.

What is great about Tommy’s writing (and all of his previous work) is that he never belittles, demeans or hurts the people featured in the book. He always tries to give people credit for what they did, and if he ever has to criticize someone, it’s not personal. He doesn’t write tabloid-type attacks on celebrities, realizing that someone’s career and hard work is to be respected.

That being said, Tommy is also quite honest in his reportage. I enjoyed his revealing anecdotes about such stars as Tony Curtis and Mickey Rooney, for example. I learned a lot about his Hollywood friends in that chapter as well.

No matter who your favorite star may be, chances are that he or she is featured in this great book. Phyllis Diller, Eileen Fulton and Constance Towers are just a few of Tommy’s friends he discusses within its pages, sharing amazing things with the reader about what makes each of these stars so special, so fascinating to watch on the screen.

Tommy Garrett has had a taste of much of what he writes about in this book, having produced and starred in his own TV series. Every week Tommy writes about the stars in print, commenting on celebrities on the radio, both stateside and internationally, as well. He will be making his motion-picture debut in Henry Jaglom’s "Queen of the Lot" later this year.

For readers looking for great entertainment, honest reporting and all those juicy tidbits that only Hollywood insiders can share, "The Prints of Hollywood" is the book for you.

"The Prints of Hollywood" is available on Amazon.