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Books : Things I Overheard While Talking to MyselfIn association with Amazon.comby: Alan Alda  List Price: $15.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.20 You Save: $4.80 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 920 EAN: 9780812977523 ISBN: 0812977521 Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: September 09, 2008 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Release Date: September 09, 2008 Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks Sales Rank: 13153 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Picking up where his bestselling memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed left off–having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile–beloved actor and acclaimed author Alan Alda offers an insightful and funny look at some 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?) Here, Alda listens in on things he’s heard himself saying 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 uniquely hilarious meditations on questions great and small. Praise for Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself “Engagingly thoughtful and thought-provoking . . . [Alan Alda] candidly shares many stories of his life, so easily and wittily you can hear him speak as you read.” –Sydney Sun Herald “Alda is chatty, easygoing and humble, rather like a Mr. Rogers for grownups. His words of inspiration would be a perfect gift for a college grad or for anyone facing major life changes.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Smart, engaged, funny and observant.” –San Antonio Express-News Average Rating:
 Rating:  - applause applause take a bow!FIRST I HAVE TO SAY: THE OLDER I GET THE MORE A APPRECIATE "SAME TIME NEXT YEAR"! I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. I GET THE CREEPY FAN THING, BUT I TOO HAVE TO SAY I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED YOUR WORK. I KNOW IT SOUNDS SO CLICHE BUT I HAD TO SAY IT! THIS BOOK WAS SO WONDERFUL TO READ I WOULD SCHEDULE AN HOUR EVERY DAY TO JUST TO READ MORE OF IT. ALAN, THANK YOUR FOR ENTERTAINING ME AGAIN! DIANE Rating: - Excellent ReadVery smoothly,seamlessly written. Although there are many excerpts from his speeches,the author has also given us a profound,insightful book. Alda'a near death experience,and consequent revelations are a pleasure to read. In highlighting his rocky road to achieving good mental & emotional health,the author must have had the average man/woman in mind.He writes with passion and heart. Rating: - inspiringI just need to put this one on my list for a re read, as it really pumped me up and I am about ready for another dose. Very inspiring, reminds readers of what is really important in life. Rating:  - Not really....Yes, sure, like everyone else over the age of 30 I, too, subliminally believe that Alan Alda really *is* Hawkeye Pierce. And I love watching him get down on the asphalt to sniff the exhaust from an electric car on Scientific American Frontiers. But, really? He's not much more than a competent writer, and at least in this book, he doesn't really have anything to say. Just in case you haven't picked it up from the other reviews, the bulk of this book is a lot of commencement speeches ... Read More Rating: - SmoothAlda's down to earth brief sketch of his life and career was very enjoyable reading. After reading it I thought that Alda turned out to be a fascinating person in spite of being raised by a not with it mother and distant father. He gave some good ideas on how to live with his recalling of the graduation speaches he was asked to give along the way. Browse for similar items by category:
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