Never Have Your Dog Stuffed

Author: Alan Alda

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780099493761
  • : Penguin Random House
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  • : February 2007
  • : 0.75000mm X 5.00000mm X 7.50000mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 24.99
  • : December 2006
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  • : books

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  • : Alan Alda
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 792.028092
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Barcode 9780099493761
9780099493761

Description

"He s one of America s most recognisable and acclaimed actors a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing during his 11 years on M*A*S*H. Now he has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. et Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is a moving and funny story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only begun to grow. It is the story of turning points and events in his life that would make him what he is if only he could survive them. rom the moment as a boy when his dead dog is returned from the taxidermist s shop with a hideous expression on his face, and he learns that death can t be undone, to the decades-long effort to find compassion for the mother he lived with but never knew, to his acceptance of his father, personally and professionally, he learns the hard way that change, uncertainty and transformation are what life is made of, and the good life is made of welcoming them. ever Have Your Dog Stuffed, filled with curiosity about Nature, good humour and honesty, is the crowning achievement of an actor, author, and director, but surprisingly, it is

Promotion info

'Honest, touching and very funny - like Mr Alda himself' David Mamet, author of Glengarry Glen Ross

Reviews

"'I couldn't put it down and I couldn't stop laughing'" -- Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe "'Alda dips and weaves through his life story with bracing unpredictability, dwelling with wry humour on the ups and downs.'" Mail on Sunday "Alda's account is affecting and amusing ... An infinitely more profound and stimulating study than the standard luvvie's autobiography" Spectator "'[An] entertaining autobiography tempered with humility and a depth rarely found in celebrity memoirs'" Publishers Weekly "'An entertaining and profound read with a strong sense of the ridiculous'" Ireland on Sunday

Author description

Alan Alda played 'Hawkeye' Pierce for eleven years in the television series M*A*S*H and has acted in, written, and directed many feature films. He has starred often on Broadway and his avid interest in science has led to his hosting PBS's Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 and has been nominated for thirty EMMY awards. He is married to children's book author/photographer, Arlene Alda. They have three grown children and seven grandchildren.