Still Foolin Em by Billy Crystal
Nominated for a 2014 Grammy in the Spoken Word category
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians, now that he's 65, and a look back at a remarkable career. Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like Buying the Plot and Nodding Off, Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, and his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Listeners get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever test positive for Maalox), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion (the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac); grandparenting; and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived. Still Foolin' 'Em includes a portion recorded in front of a live studio audience.-
Enchantment
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The Emperor of All Maladies
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Up Till Now
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The Garner Files
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Winston Churchill
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High Society
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A Freewheelin' Time
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Frankie's Place
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American Son
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Burt Lancaster an American Lif
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Tough Without A Gun
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Robert E. Lee
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Waiting for Snow in Havana
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Tammy Wynette
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Lazy B
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Dinner with Edward: A Story Ofan Unexpected Friendship
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Savage Beauty
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Moon River And Me
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Marlene
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Running with the Bulls
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Reading Jackie
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A Twist of Lemmon
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Lady Bird
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Abigail Adams
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Let's Face It
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Georgiana Duchess of Devonshir
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Destiny of the Republic
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Herbert Hoover
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American Rebel
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John Paul Jones
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Sick Girl
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A Remarkable Mother
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A Lotus Grows in the Mud
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The Zookeeper's Wife
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The Lady and the Panda
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Yogi Berra
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Thirty Years of Sausage Fifty Years of Ham
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I Rhoda
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Francis
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Master of Ceremonies
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Yanni in Words
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781410462916 |
| ISBN 10 | 1410462919 |
| Title | Still Foolin Em |
| Author | Billy Crystal |
| Series | Thorndike Biography |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thorndike Press |
| Year published | 2013-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |