Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning - Softcover

Douglas, Kirk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671018272 ISBN 13: 9780671018276

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1999

Synopsis

The story of how Kirk Douglas found new purpose to his life through Judaism, after sustaining crippling injuries in a helicopter crash in 1991. There is also an account of his recovery from a stroke that left him partially paralysed and unable to speak.

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Review:

Born Issur Danielovich to a poor family in Amsterdam, New York, Kirk Douglas changed his name and identity, rocketing to fame as one of Hollywood's great macho actors. But in the 1990s, the eighth decade of his life, Douglas was transformed by a number of tragic incidents that forced him to heed the voice of little Issur that still resided within him. This frank, smoothly written autobiography, that somehow manages to be warm-hearted, pompous, and moving all at the same time, picks up where The Ragman's Son, Douglas's earlier memoir, left off. InClimbing the Mountain the actor turned philosopher talks about the helicopter accident that killed two younger men while leaving him alive, the death of his friend Burt Lancaster, and the debilitating effects of a minor stroke. All of these incidents caused him to re-evaluate his life, to acknowledge the voice and integrity of the Issur Danielovich he left behind, and to return to the Jewish faith. Climbing the Mountain is the story of a survivor, a man walking the path of old age with dignity, thoughtfulness and humour. --Christine Buttery

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0671018272
• ISBN 13: 9780671018276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272