PDF Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda in Arts-Photography

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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 hersquo;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 offndash;having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chilendash;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 hersquo;s heard himself saying in private and in public at critical points in his lifendash;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 ldquo;doorways are where the truth is told;rdquo; and wonders if therersquo;s one thingndash;art; activism; family; money; famendash;that could lead to a ldquo;life of meaning.rdquo;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.