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Things I overheard while talking to myself / Alan Alda.

Alda, Alan, 1936- (Author).

Summary:

The popular actor looks back to reassess the meaning of his own life and the paths he has taken, from the turbulent 1960s to the tragedy of September 11, and to answer such questions as "What do I value?" and "What, exactly, is the good life?"

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400066179
  • Physical Description: 209 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2007]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Things I overheard while talking to myself -- Lingering at the door -- Playing in the street -- Bandages and badinage -- The talking and the doing of it -- A passion for reason -- Where is the place of understanding? -- "Love your art, poor as it may be" -- The meaning of life in a glass of water -- When the breeze was scarce, I named the boat Patience -- Winning the war on winning -- As friends go... -- Taking the wider way -- Celebrity and its discontents -- Bosco's belly.
Subject:
Alda, Alan, 1936-
Actors > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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  • 35 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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