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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, Alda, Alan
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 1400066174
- EAN
- 9781400066179
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
- Artist
- Alda, Alan
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400066174
ISBN-13
9781400066179
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59103619
Product Key Features
Book Title
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-012880
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
792.02/8092 B
Synopsis
On the heels of his acclaimed memoir,Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has writtenThings I Overheard While Talking to Myself,an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he's asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly, is the good life? (And what does that even mean?) Picking up where his bestselling memoir left offhaving been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in ChileAlda finds himself not only glad to be alive but searching for a way to squeeze the most juice out of his new life. Looking for a sense of meaning that would make this extra time count, he listens in on things he's heard himself saying in private and in public at critical points in his lifefrom the turbulence of the sixties, to his first Broadway show, to the birth of his children, to the ache of September 11, and beyond. Reflecting on the transitions in his life and in all our lives, he notices that "doorways are where the truth is told," and wonders if there's one thingart, activism, family, money, famethat could lead to a "life of meaning." In a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it is incisive, Alda amuses and moves us with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small.Things I Overheard While Talking to Myselfis another superb Alan Alda performance, as inspiring and entertaining as the man himself. From the Hardcover edition., On the heels of his acclaimed memoir," Never Have Your Dog Stuffed," beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has written "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself," an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he's asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly, is the good life? (And what does that even mean?) Picking up where his bestselling memoir left off-having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile-Alda finds himself not only glad to be alive but searching for a way to squeeze the most juice out of his new life. Looking for a sense of meaning that would make this extra time count, he listens in on things he's heard himself saying in private and in public at critical points in his life-from the turbulence of the sixties, to his first Broadway show, to the birth of his children, to the ache of September 11, and beyond. Reflecting on the transitions in his life and in all our lives, he notices that "doorways are where the truth is told," and wonders if there's one thing-art, activism, family, money, fame-that could lead to a "life of meaning." In a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it is incisive, Alda amuses and moves us with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small. "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself "is another superb Alan Alda performance, as inspiring and entertaining as the man himself., Actor and bestselling author Alda faces tough questions as he looks back on paths his life has taken--from the turbulence of the sixties through the ache of September 11th and beyond., On the heels of his acclaimed memoir,Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has writtenThings I Overheard While Talking to Myself,an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he's asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly, is the good life? (And what does that even mean?) Picking up where his bestselling memoir left offhaving been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in ChileAlda finds himself not only glad to be alive but searching for a way to squeeze the most juice out of his new life. Looking for a sense of meaning that would make this extra time count, he listens in on things he's heard himself saying in private and in public at critical points in his lifefrom the turbulence of the sixties, to his first Broadway show, to the birth of his children, to the ache of September 11, and beyond. Reflecting on the transitions in his life and in all our lives, he notices that "doorways are where the truth is told," and wonders if there's one thingart, activism, family, money, famethat could lead to a "life of meaning." In a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it is incisive, Alda amuses and moves us with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small.Things I Overheard While Talking to Myselfis another superb Alan Alda performance, as inspiring and entertaining as the man himself.
LC Classification Number
PN2287.A45A3 2007
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- r***e (434)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuick shipping. However, condition of book was listed as good, but I was disappointed in the condition when I received it. Yes, the pages were intact and the cover was scuffed and quite beat up, but overall it was somewhat disappointing.
- s***e (122)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem as described. Prompt shipping. Thank you.
- o***9 (229)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasePerfect, thanks