Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
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Narrated by:
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Alan Alda
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By:
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Alan Alda
About this listen
Picking up where his best-selling memoir left off, and 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 60s, 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 wonders if there's one thing - art, activism, family, money, fame - that could lead to a "life of meaning".
In an audiobook 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.
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- TerrierTops
- 13-11-2024
A positive take on life
I have always admired Alan Alda and found this book very engaging. A bit biography, a lot philosophy with some humour and story-telling!
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-10-2018
Beautifully written and eloquently read.
Alan Alda never fails to leave the listener wanting more. His voice is like music to your ears and his life experiences resonate to provide much pondering and consideration.
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- Sai Raiwalui
- 10-04-2016
Excellent
This is an excellent Romp through an array of speeches given by an Actor to many people, the book goves both cotext and emotion to those speeches. I enjoyed the book years ago, and that enjoyment was furthered by hearing the author read his book aloud.
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- Paul
- 08-01-2023
A superb and th I ught-provoking book
This biographical sequel to "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed," is even better. Both are great reads, and often very thought provoking. Don't take my word for it, read it yourself. :-)
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-2022
Alan’s search for meaning and his commencement address
I liked the deep introspection that is shown by Alan here. He has been asked to give a few commencement speeches in his lifetime and they are all good. Having had cancer in 2019, I wholeheartedly agree with him and also came to the same conclusion as him during my cancer battle that the meaning of life is life itself.
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- Michael R
- 20-10-2024
Nothing - just waffle talk about nothing of value
Disappointed in his need to appease women constantly. Seems like he was trying to appeal to his daughter rather than the listener
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