Never Have Your Dog Stuffed : And Other Things I've Learned (Hardcover)

from sarahlh

So. I totally loved this book. And if you are a fan of Alan Alda - whether through M*A*S*H or his stage work or his hosting work on PBS or whatever - you will probably love this book too. It had me alternating between laughing and crying and doing both at the same time. His writing style is rathe...

from Clurb

Alda's writing is as witty and warm as his acting and this book is full of wonderful and illuminating anecdotes. I was slightly disappointed that there was so little in here about his MASH years and next to nothing about his family. What's in here is gold, nevertheless.

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Alan Alda is one of the most engaging actors I've seen; it was no surprise to learn that the outward twinkle is driven, in part, by an inward need to have, to control, and to please, an audience… he's driven by other things, too, and his ability to break these factors down and present them to the...

from Fliss88

Don't read this book expecting the autobiography of Hawkeye Pierce, if you do you will be disappointed. It's about the man Alan Alda, the man behind the public image we have all grown up with, the man we all love for his ability to make us laugh. This book is at times humorous but not funny, sad ...

from PhilipJHunt

Unsurprising to find the writer version is different from any of the characters we've seen him play. The real Alda is an interesting character with a personal lifestory that includes an early life in the wings, a crazy mother and the not uncommon early difficulties making a living at his art. An ...