When celebrities write

From Pamela to Paris, celebs who pen books about their oh-so-fabulous lives

By Rebecca Ford, Metromix

When you're famous, you are far more interesting than the rest of us mere mortals. So why shouldn't you write (or at least co-write) a book? Some are sorta-fictional (like "Hills" star Lauren Conrad's), some are funny (like Jamie Pressly's), some are twisted (like Russell Brand's), but all celeb-penned books have one thing in common: they're written by famous people who probably would never have gotten the opportunity if it weren't for selling their soul to the entertainment gods.

From instructions on how to be a hotter-than-you heiress to tales of growing up as a Disney darling, check out these recent star-scribed books to hit shelves.