The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir: Based on Interviews and Oral Histories Conducted By Stewart Stern [VINTAGE 2022]
Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2022
- Hardcover
- New
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
AbeBooks seller since March 20, 2019
Condition: New
US$Â 42.00
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New condition black boards, black spine and silver spine lettering contained in a new condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Paul Newman; Foreword by Melissa Newman; Introduction; Afterword by Clea Newman Soderlund; Editor's Note; Index; Photographic Credits and A Note About the Authors. Illustrated with 41 black-and-white photographs from the family archive. "This book came out of the struggle to try and explain it all to my kids. I want to leave some kind of record that sets things straight, pokes holes in the mythology that's sprung up around me, destroys some of the legends, and keeps the piranhas off. Something that documents the time I was on this planet with some kind of accuracy. Because what exists on the record now has no bearing at all on the truth. That's all I really want to do." - Paul Newman, from the rear outer jacket. "In 1986, Pau lNewman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, embarked on an ambitous project. Stewart was to compile an oral history, asking Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him to talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart to offer his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts only recently rediscovered. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful: sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always, above all else, truthful. The additional voices that run throughout - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston - add richness and color and context to the story Newman tells. He recounts in brilliant detail his often traumatic childhood, his teenage insecurities, his youthful failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son, Scott, and his desire for his daughters to understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers on his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their deep love for each other, the ways she shaped him intellectually, emotionally, and sensually, and his enduring reliance on her. Revelatory and introspective, loving and candid, complex and profound, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man provides a new understanding of perhaps the greatest movie star of our time, a man many admired but few really knew - from the perspective of the man himself." - from the inner front jacket flap.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir: Based on Interviews and Oral Histories Conducted By Stewart Stern [VINTAGE 2022]
- Author
- Newman, Paul; Rosenthal, David (compiler and editor)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Gall, John (jacket design); Davidson, Bruce (jacket front photograph)
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Vero Beach Books
Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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Vero Beach Books is an antiquarian bookseller with a constantly updated inventory of rare out-of-print books, signed books, children's books, plus a large inventory of ephemeral items such as major U.S. city newspapers going back 100 years and more, golden and silver age fine condition comic books (soon to be added), and many other ephemeral items as well as much more recent popular volumes. We have been in business for 25 years, originally known as Emerson Books (named after one of our owner's favorite authors, to wit, Ralph Waldo Emerson) located back then in Westport, Connecticut. That said, we are here to serve you, to offer you fine quality items that are conservatively described so that you will always be pleasantly surprised and delighted with your purchase. Twenty-five years in the bookselling business has borne out our stellar service oriented reputation; the only difference is that now we are located in the almost always sunny and warm climate of Vero Beach, Florida. Again, we are here to serve you and, as was the case when we were previously known on ABEBooks.com as Emerson Books, we will continue to offer our very popular 100% free search service for those hard to find books rare and out of print books. Oftentimes we are also able to obtain these rare finds at very good discounts to our customers' so it is always worth contacting us in such cases! RECENT CUSTOMER ACCOLADES: "Hi Steve, just received the mega sized Atlas Shrugged. Great service, great packaging, and excellent book condition. Looking forward to reading it again. All the best, Gunter." "Thank you so much for my book! It was packaged so nicely! Great end to my day! Have a great day!" - Lisa. "Thanks for the great send. Well done!" - Valdo. "Steve, I received the book today. It is a very clean copy just like you described, and I am extremely happy to now own a first edition copy in such wonderful condition! Thank you very much". - Ray." "No questions or issues. I just wanted to thank Steve for doing such a nice job packaging the book and shipping it out. Everything is Great! Have a Merry Christmas!" - Brad S. "Dear Steve - I just received my book from you, Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol. One and I am so impressed with your services. It came early, was a new copy just as advertised, and you packaged it just perfectly. It is a Christmas gift for my sister, who is a huge Bob Dylan fan. Thank you so much for your outstanding service, Steve! I will not hesitate to order from you again, and recommend you to others. Have a safe and joyous holiday season! Best Regards, Kathleen" "Greetings STEVE - Thank You for sending the COSMOS DVD set. It arrived in good condition last week. THANK YOU for your meticulous care in wrapping the DVD set package!!! This COSMOS Collector's Edition DVD set will be making a cherished Christmas gift for someone who grew up with COSMOS in 1981 era. Appreciate you offering it for sale at a reasonable price. Best wishes to you for a Christmas Holiday." - Alan C. "His Steve, no queries - just to say thank you. Book arrived in good condition and looking forward to reading what Mark Lane had to say about the Warren Commission's findings ...so long ago!" - Cheers, Nigel. "Just received my copy of Angle of Repose. Congratulations on both timely processing and the excellent copy of the book all at reasonable price. Well Done!!!!" - Beth B.…
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