Get Experience by Lear Norman, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Signed by the author.

Condition: Fine. HARDCOVER Stamp Signed by NORMAN LEAR on the First Title Page Book condition is Fine. Dust Jacket is about Fine. Not Price Clipped. Shows $32.95 Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photographs. NOTE: This book is stamp signed with the 2016 documentary called Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Dust Jacket will be covered with an Acid Free Clear Archival cover. 6.5 x 9.5 Inches in size 448 numbered pages FIRST PRINTING with a full number line 1-10 of the FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (2014.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 448 pages. The book is in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in good condition with a very small faint water stain to bottom left of dust jacket only. Illustrated. Pictures available upon request. ".ultimately, I was able to take away from my reading two things: an enjoyable read and a sense of empowerment. Well worth my money and time. Norman Lear is an American treasure, and I'm glad he took the time to write this book." Black spine/White text. #035200 Size: 8vo. Signed. Television Performer Biography.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Printing (full # line) in bronze-stamped two-tone blue papered boards and illustrated $32.95-priced white dust jacket SIGNED by Norman Lear without inscription direct to front endpaper (not to a tipped-in page), no markings, binding tight pages bright, boards sharp-cornered with a little softening to spine top, jacket shows slight wear to top panel & spine edges, else Fine (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; (xvi) 448pp illus. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed beautifully by legendary showrunner and activist Norman Lear on first blank page following ffep in black fountain ink[. "Inmy ninety-plus years I've lived a multitude of lives. In the course of all these lives, I had a front-row seat at the birth of television; wrote, produced, created, or developed more than a hundred shows; had nine on the air at the same time; founded the 300,000-member liberal advocacy group People For the American Way; was labeled the "no. 1 enemy of the American family" by Jerry Falwell; made it onto Richard Nixon's "Enemies List"; was presented with the National Medal of the Arts by President Clinton; purchased an original copy of the Declaration of Independence and toured it for ten years in all fifty states; blew a fortune in a series of bad investments in failing businesses; and reached a point where I was informed we might even have to sell our home. Having heard that we'd fallen into such dire straits, my son-in-law phoned me and asked how I was feeling. My answer was, "Terrible, of course," but then I added, "but I must be crazy, because despite all that's happened, I keep hearing this inner voice saying, 'Even this I get to experience.'" (Norman Lear) New, unread, first edition, first printing, in new, mylar-protected dust acket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} A114. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Art Streiber (Jacket photograph) (illustrator). First Printing [Stated]. xvi, 448 pages. Illustrations. Author's inscription on the title page. Inscription reads For Michelle Norman Lear. Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American screenwriter and producer who has produced, written, created or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for creating and producing numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family (1971-1979), Maude (1972-1978), Sanford and Son (1972-1977), One Day at a Time (1975-1984), The Jeffersons (1975-1985), and Good Times (1974-1979). He has continued to actively produce television, including the 2017 remake of One Day at a Time and the Netflix revival of Good Times in 2022. Lear has received many awards, including six Primetime Emmys, two Peabody Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017, and the Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2021. He is a member of the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Lear is also known for his political activism and funding of liberal and progressive causes and politicians. In 1980, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way, and in the early 2000s, he mounted a tour with a copy of the Declaration of Independence. On July 27, 2023, he turned 101. In my ninety-plus years I've lived a multitude of lives. In the course of all these lives, I had a front-row seat at the birth of television; wrote, produced, created, or developed more than a hundred shows; had nine on the air at the same time; founded the 300,000-member liberal advocacy group People For the American Way; was labeled the no. 1 enemy of the American family by Jerry Falwell; made it onto Richard Nixon's Enemies List ; was presented with the National Medal of the Arts by President Clinton; purchased an original copy of the Declaration of Independence and toured it for ten years in all fifty states; blew a fortune in a series of bad investments in failing businesses; and reached a point where I was informed we might even have to sell our home. Having heard that we'd fallen into such dire straits, my son-in-law phoned me and asked how I was feeling. My answer was, Terrible, of course, but then I added, but I must be crazy, because despite all that's happened, I keep hearing this inner voice saying, "Even this I get to experience." Derived from a Kirkus reviews: A TV titan on his memorable life and storied career. Lear, best known as the creative mind behind such classic comedies as All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons and Good Times, recounts his extraordinarily eventful life with his signature wit and irreverence. The result is not just a vividly observed and evocative portrait of a long life, but also a fascinating backstage look at the evolution of the American entertainment industry. Born to a charismatic and wildly unreliable con manâ"Lear's father would miss a chunk of his son's childhood serving a jail term for fraudâ"and an unaffectionate, self-obsessed mother, Lear flailed about in various unsuccessful ventures before teaming with friend Ed Simmons to write comedy, eventually penning sketches for the likes of Jack Haley, Martha Raye, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the early heyday of television. After a stint as a film director and producer, Lear returned to TV to create the epochal series All in the Family, which famously brought sensitive political and social issues to the family hour. Lear's other shows struck a similarly confrontational chord, explicitly discussing race, class, abortion and a host of other controversial topics. Lear's analysis of network politics is astute and amusingly cynical, and his sketches of such legendary figures as Milton Berle are unsparing in their honesty. It's not all showbiz; Lear writes movingly of his service in World War II, his difficult upbringing and subsequent troubled marriages, and his commitment to liberal causes, evidenced by his founding of the advocacy organization People for the American Way and his purchase of an original copy of the Declaration of Independ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Octavo, 448pp., illustrated. A fine, crisp copy in the publisher's grey boards with navy spine. In a fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Lear on the publisher's tipped-in page.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 8.25 x 5.25", pict wraps, 448pp, cover rubbed and creased, extremities bumped and worn; a well-used copy of this FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, NORMAN LEAR, ON AN "American Masters" BOOKPLATE AFFIXED TO HALF-TITLE PAGE.