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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
- Narrated by: Alan Alda
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
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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- Knucklebones
- 05-05-13
Inspiring if a tad exhausting
This picks up where his autobiography ('Never Have Your Dog Stuffed') leaves off in the early 2000's. This much longer work is essentially an amalgam of his personal beliefs, some life stories, and major speeches that he's given over the years. He's been an activist throughout his life and much of the message of this book is "Do what you can to improve the world". He's an articulate, well-read, enthusiastic and passionate man who has an inspiring outlook on life. To be frank, though, I'd have found it much more enjoyable if he just took a breath every now and then!
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- Linda Ceesay
- 18-04-24
Different
This book is very well narrated by Alan Alda. I didn’t enjoy it as much as his previous book as I found some parts went on a bit too long eg talking about science. However, he is a great actor and a lovely man who is passionate about life.
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- Zachary C.
- 02-01-22
fantastic words of wisdom
Things I overheard whilst talking to myself is a captivating book from start to finish.
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- Jeffrey
- 08-07-10
Greast listen
Read by Alan Alda, this book allows you to get to know one of the most respected actors in the the business and a very gentle man. Fo me I can relate to him on many levels. Well written and read. Highly recommended.
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- Malcolm Holford
- 24-01-18
Good set of stories and way of looking at life.
great snapshots of an interesting man life. his reading gives more to the telling than just the words.
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