<p><b>**The Instant <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller**</b><br><b><br>Selma Blair has played many archetypal roles: gullible ingenue in </b><b><i>Cruel Intentions.</i></b><b> Preppy ice queen in </b><b><i>Legally Blonde.</i></b><b> Fire-starter in </b><b><i>Hellboy. </i></b><b>Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Face of Chanel. Cover model. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best for being one thing: a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Selma Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth. </b><br><br>The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible reputation: biting her sisters, lying spontaneously, getting drunk from Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically