Never have your dog stuffed : and other things I've learned
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Author
Published
New York : Random House, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781400064090, 1400064090
Physical Desc
viii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
792.028 ALDA ALD
1 available
792.028 ALDA ALD
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 792.028 ALDA ALD | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIO Alda, Alan | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG ALDA | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG ALDA | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | B-ALDA | Available |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG ALDA | Available |
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Published
New York : Random House, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781400064090, 1400064090
Notes
Description
He's one of America's most recognizable 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 eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his greatest performances. "My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six," begins Alda's irresistible story. The son of a popular actor and a loving but mentally ill mother, he spent his early childhood backstage in the erotic and comic world of burlesque and went on, after early struggles, to achieve extraordinary success in his profession. Yet Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is not a memoir of show-business ups and downs. It is a moving and funny story of a boy growing into a man who then realizes he has only just begun to grow. It is the story of turning points in Alda's life, events that would make him what he is-if only he could survive them. From 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, both personally and professionally, Alda learns the hard way that change, uncertainty, and transformation are what life is made of, and true happiness is found in embracing them. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, filled with curiosity about nature, good humor, and honesty, is the crowning achievement of an actor, author, and director, but surprisingly, it is the story of a life more filled with turbulence and laughter than any Alda has ever played onthe stage or screen.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alda, A. (2005). Never have your dog stuffed: and other things I've learned (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alda, Alan, 1936-. 2005. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alda, Alan, 1936-. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned Random House, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alda, Alan. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned First edition., Random House, 2005.
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