'Kardashian Konfidential': I read it so you don't have to

Confession: While I might have read Kardashian Konfidential so you can avoid the latest in celebrity book ventures, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to read it. As a matter of fact, I offered. Somebody call MTV because True Life: I love the Kardashians. So naturally, I had to read Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe's sisterhood autobiography (out today).

And even if you don't care for the Kardashian clan, there's no denying that they aren't everywhere you look. (As I write this, Kim is hosting a special on ABC. See? They're everywhere.) Konfidential — part memoir, part self-help –has the sisters reflecting on their childhoods, talking about their relationships, and sharing their beauty and style tips. A seemingly ridiculous concept for a group of people who are basically famous for being famous. Yet it's all relatively endearing coming from this bunch, and a must-read for any true Kardashian fan. "We're not actresses or performers. We are business women, sisters, a mother, a wife, entrepreneurs, fashion designers … And we didn't set ou to be celebrities. We're just living our lives, and our claim to recognizability is that we do it in front of the cameras, and people like watching it." Well said, ladies.

Here are some of the book's highlights:

• Their momager, Kris, was always highly involved in their lives. (Not surprising.) Kris was Kourtney's Brownie troop leader, so the girls often compare those experiences to Troop Beverly Hills. Picturing Kris at Phyllis Nefler = Priceless.
• Kim, who always wanted to be on reality TV, wanted to make an audition tape for The Real World. (She never got around to it.)
• Kourtney was on another E! reality show series, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive. (How did I miss this?!)
• The ladies mostly ignore talk of anything negative (no chapter on why Kim ran off and got married at such a young age), but they do talk about the O.J. case. Their dad, Robert Kardashian, was one of O.J.'s best friends in college, and later became one of the lawyers on Simpson's infamous trial. Fun fact: The white Bronco car chase started at the Kardashian home.
• The book is full of copies of handwritten notes, letters, and cards. I couldn't begin to tell you about them all, but my favorite was the copy of the contract Kim's late father gave made her sign when she got a new BMW on her 16th birthday. The seven-part contract included a stipulation that if she ever smoked cigarettes or marijuana or drank alcohol her car would be taken away immediately. (Maybe spoiled, but down-to-earth.)
• Kathie Lee Gifford is the godmother of the Kardashian's half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie.
• Kim says "When no one in your family likes a person, there's got to be something to it." She's referring to her early divorce (which she doesn't really discuss in the book), but all I could think of was Kourtney's baby daddy, Scott. (Scott talk is avoided, as well.)
• When Khloe married Lamar Odom, she dropped her middle name (Alexandra) and legally became Khloe Kardashian Odom.

I wasn't really that interested in the advice portion of the book, but they do give various makeup and style tips. As far as I'm concerned, there's no groundbreaking advice to pass along. (But then again, I'm a pretty frumpy person. So if you're interested in styling your closet to perfection, than maybe you should check it out.) I was, however, intrigued by one tip which I just might have to try: Khloe's go-to product? Vaseline. Once a week, she recommends you slather it onto your feet, and then put socks on. Wear them for about an hour, and walk away with smooth feet.

What do you think, Shelf Lifers? Do you have any interest in reading Kardashian Konfidential? And are you, like me, on the Kardashian bandwagon? Or are you sick of this famous fam?