Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself - Hardcover

Alan Alda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 5557544224 ISBN 13: 9785557544221

Publisher: Random House, 1712

Synopsis

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.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this title

Book Description:

From the bestselling author of NEVER HAVE YOUR DOG STUFFED comes a book that is candid, wise and as questioning as it is incisive. Alan Alda amuses and moves us with his uniquely witty meditations on questions great and small.

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: 'A fascinating read and a fascinating life.' Michael Parkinson ‘Alda dips and weaves through his life story with bracing unpredictability, dwelling with wry humour on the ups and downs.’ Mail on Sunday ‘Affecting and amusing ... an infinitely more profound and stimulating study than the standard luvvie’s autobiography.’ Spectator ‘Alda’s Emmy-winning writing skills and endlessly engaging manner: witty, curious, self-aware.’ Word ‘The wry, genial attitude of the book is clearly Alda’s own. You can feel his personality on the pages. He makes his story as appealing as a chat with an old friend ... A thoughtful and very enjoyable read.’ Allan Hunter, Glasgow Herald

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1712
• ISBN 10: 5557544224
• ISBN 13: 9785557544221
• Binding: Hardcover