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  • Let's Face It

  • 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning
  • By: Kirk Douglas
  • Narrated by: Jason Alexander
  • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (123 ratings)
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Let's Face It

By: Kirk Douglas
Narrated by: Jason Alexander
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Summary

Kirk Douglas is a born storyteller, and in this engrossing memoir, he offers wonderful tales, favorite jokes, and hard-won insights. As he explores the mixed blessings of growing older, he looks back at his youth and his glamorous life in Hollywood. He tells delightful stories of the making of such films as Spartacus and includes anecdotes about such friends as Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire, John Wayne, and Johnny Cash.

Douglas reveals the secrets that have kept him happily married for more than five decades and talks fondly of times spent with his sons and grandchildren. He reflects upon his Jewish faith and offers strong opinions on everything from racism to corporate greed to America's foreign affairs. He writes about the need to care more about the world and less about ourselves as he shares a lifetime's accumulation of wit and wisdom.

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Critic reviews

"[D]oes not disappoint....Douglas' assessment of his life is honest, wise and not always flattering....Douglas is upbeat, engaging and full of sharp observations." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Pleasant Surprise

What made the experience of listening to Let's Face It the most enjoyable?

I had no idea that Kirk Douglas was such a good writer

What did you like best about this story?

It went beyond a basic chronology of events and was particularly well written with insights and observations of an old man with a legitimate claim to be reflective

What does Jason Alexander bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I thought he brought an honesty and integrity to representing Kirk Douglas' words

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Contemplations of someone whose story should be listened to

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed it so much I immediately purchased his autobiography I a Spartacus and am thoroughly enjoying that too

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Brave Guy for continuing to tell his story..

I knew Kirk Douglas was old and very old when he finally passed, 103. I think this was written when he was 90... i didnt ever no much about Kirk... Spartacus of course and i saw many of his great movies.....he was a hollywood A List leading man for decades and very very successful and of course his kids who were pretty famous as well. This was a down to earth and humble account of the now very wise and elderly Kirk in the final phase of his life.... what a great guy for continuing as best he could right to the end. i really enjoyed listening too his story.

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Great to listen to old Kirk

Well, you listen to the narrator not Kirk Douglas himself, but that can be forgiven since he was 90 when this book was written. Overall the work is sentimental - it is a meditation on death and love and loss. Anecdotes of old films and their stars are few, which I would have liked, but it was still good to listen to a remarkable man who tells a very human story.

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enjoyable read

Enjoyed this account of one of the great Hollywood golden actors. A bit morbid in parts when he is reflecting on his life and impending death at age 90 but an easy to listen to book and lively to hear his real love and affection for his wife and family.

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Interesting Life Of A Legend.

Kirk Douglas lived a long distinguished life at a time when film stars were true legends. It’s interesting to hear about his life in Hollywood & the many stars he worked with. The love he had for his wife, family & how close they all were. I really enjoyed listening to this book & the orator did a good job. Well worth a listen or a read of Kirk’s amazing life & thoughts & opinions on life & the world in general.

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Could have been good,but felt like I was being lectured on religion. Rather boring

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Let‘s Face It - Kirk Douglas

Thoroughly enjoyed this book - in fact I think I will listen to it again very soon. Would recommend it. The story was very well told by the narrator, who sounded just like Kirk Douglas. I enjoyed listening to the views which Kirk Douglas shared and found the content of the book very interesting..

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Brilliant

I loved this book. it was well read and consistently interesting, sincere and amusing.

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A legacy of kindness

An incredible thought provoking book from one of Movies greatest actors. Multiple passages of wisdom, advice and all round kindness of many levels. Thoroughly recommended, his like do not come along very often. Brilliantly read by Jason Alexander

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More anecdote, less opinion, please

The author appears to be a well intentioned, good man who has lived an amazing life. If this autobiography had contained more about that life and less homespun, well meant but simplistic philosophy, it would have been more interesting and enjoyable.

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