"A Monk Swimming" is the story of what he brought with him, and what he thought he left behind. Larger than life, a world-class drinker, McCourt carved out a place for himself in New York City: in the saloons, as the first celebrity bartender, mixing with socialites, writers, and movie stars, on stage and on television, where the tales he spun made him a Tonight Show regular.

These days McCourt is a writer and actor and has appeared in such films as "The Devil's Own" and "Bonfire of the Vanities."

Listen to an excerpt from "A Monk Swimming," (Random House Audiobooks) --a story told with passion, wit, irreverence, and charm-- read by the author.

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