Kevin Sorbo's Un-Herculean Self-Portrait

Celebrity memoirs serve two basic functions. Overtly, they let fans get to know their idols better, and vicariously experience their raise to fame; covertly, they offer celebrities a chance to dish. Kevin Sorbo’s new autobiography, True Strength: My Journey From Hercules To Mere Mortal And How Nearly Dying Saved My Life, leans far more heavily on the former than the latter, although the star of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Andromeda does get in a swipe or two at some presumably deserving targets.