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When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

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 Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him--the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds of Alaska, or the hills of Hollywood--he has found a way to put on a show and sell tickets at the door. "All life was a theater and I wanted to put it up on a stage," he writes. "I wanted to set the world under a marquee that read: 'Jerry Weintraub Presents.'"

In When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead, we follow Weintraub from his first great success at age twenty-six with Elvis Presley, whom he took on the road with the help of Colonel Tom Parker; to the immortal days with Sinatra and Rat Pack glory; to his crowning hits as a movie producer, starting with Robert Altman and Nashville, continuing with Oh, God!, The Karate Kid movies, and Diner, among others, and summiting with Steven Soderbergh and Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen.

Along the way, we'll watch as Jerry moves from the poker tables of Palm Springs (the games went on for days), to the power rooms of Hollywood, to the halls of the White House, to Red Square in Moscow and the Great Palace in Beijing-all the while counseling potentates, poets, and kings, with clients and confidants like George Clooney, Bruce Willis, George H. W. Bush, Armand Hammer, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, John Denver, Bobby Fischer . . .well, the list goes on forever.

And of course, the story is not yet over . . .as the old-timers say, "The best is yet to come."

As Weintraub says, "When I stop talking, you'll know I'm dead."

With wit, wisdom, and the cool confidence that has colored his remarkable career, Jerry chronicles a quintessentially American journey, one marked by luck, love, and improvisation. The stories he tells and the lessons we learn are essential, not just for those who love movies and music, but for businessmen, entrepreneurs, artists . . . everyone. Direction & Production Entertainment & Celebrities Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Celebrity Business Entertainment Inspiring Thought-Provoking Biography Russia

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"Now, I could tell you stories about Jerry, but Jerry is the first and best to tell them. He's funny and grumpy and perfectly inappropriate. When it comes to work, nobody works harder. When it comes to charities, nobody guilts better. And when it comes to friendship, he has no peers. That's Jerry's great talent. He doesn't just light up a room, he lights it on fire. He's a great producer, a great organizer, a great friend, and truly the greatest showman on earth."—George Clooney
"He's somebody from another age."—Elliott Gould
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Mind blowing, powerful lessons embedded in these real life stories.. Jerry is a legend! As appose to text books and manuals this is as real an example of success as you can get.. In my opinion Jerry's authenticity and brutal honesty is behind his astronomical success.

Brilliant!

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Jerry has met alot of famous names from hollywood in the 60's right through to the present day. His narration is impeccable and the insights are helpful.

If you want a few handy tips on people skills and perseverance on the backdrop of several incredible life events, then Mr Weintraubs book is the one to read.

The tips are scattered along the way but helpful nonetheless.

I want to stress that this is an incredible story and is told by a man who knows how to form a narrative. The problem though is that this book kind of lacks the relisten factor.

Funny, informative and a real adventure. Definately, worth a listen but the advice is not as practical and laid out as I was first led to believe.

Enjoyable and Insightful

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I loved this book, great narration by the author helps you connect with his incredible life!

What a life, success, people person, family man, story teller

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I don’t no how I came across this book, maybe someone suggested it but I was shocked that it was rated so highly. I thought it’s gotta be audio gold or something; but after listening to it, it’s just beautiful story telling with a real life person no sugar added.

I started listening to this when I was going through a time of transition. This booked helped me with one key quote “if your comfortable it’s time to start over”.

I highly recommend, take your time to listen for the story not for the stars. Every time I said I’ll listen to it for 5-7 mins I end up listening for more. Sounds grate on 1.5X speed too.

I didn’t know who Jerry Weintraub was before listening to this but I’m definitely going to do my homework about him.

Amazing story telling

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Incredible story's from an incredible man, you really feel the emotions like he's having a personal conversation with you. A MUST LISTEN

Raw and gritty sexy and suave it ticks every box

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