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The actor recounts how, after a helicopter crash and a stroke, he returned to his Jewish roots, and found new meaning in life and reconciliation with his son through a newly found adherence to Orthodox Judaism
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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, which 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. In Climbing 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 book of a real survivor, a man walking the path of old age with dignity, thoughtfulness and humour.
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Sharon Waxman"The Washington Post"Corageous....Thoughtful in its questions....Engaging.
Larry King"USA Today"Kirk Douglas' memoir, "Climbing the Mountain," is one terrific book.
Barbara Fisher"The Boston Globe"The sincerity and simplicity of this memoir make it almost impossible to criticize.
President Jimmy CarterKirk Douglas shares his very personal search for the meaning of life, and through his struggle, he helps us all discover our own spirituality.
Barbara Fisher "The Boston Globe" The sincerity and simplicity of this memoir make it almost impossible to criticize.
Sharon Waxman "The Washington Post" Corageous....Thoughtful in its questions....Engaging.
President Jimmy Carter Kirk Douglas shares his very personal search for the meaning of life, and through his struggle, he helps us all discover our own spirituality.
Larry King "USA Today" Kirk Douglas' memoir, "Climbing the Mountain, " is one terrific book.
Sharon Waxman The Washington Post Corageous....Thoughtful in its questions....Engaging.
Barbara Fisher The Boston Globe The sincerity and simplicity of this memoir make it almost impossible to criticize.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0684847027
- ISBN 13 9780684847023
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages269
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