When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead : Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

from madcatnip72

Fun, breezy "I did it my way" autobiography from the larger-than-life producer/entertainment mogul Jerry Weintraub, a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who, with little more than street-smarts and a twinkle in his eye, make a fortune and had a ball working with everyone all the way from Robert Altman to F...

from luvlylibrarian

I listened to the NLS Talking Book version for our library's book club. The book did not generate a lot of discussion, but I found the story absorbing. I haven't read Forrest Gump, but this memoir reminded of the movie and how Forrest just happens to run across people like the president, etc. Jer...

from luvlylibrarian

I listened to the NLS Talking Book version for our library's book club. The book did not generate a lot of discussion, but I found the story absorbing. I haven't read Forrest Gump, but this memoir reminded of the movie and how Forrest just happens to run across people like the president, etc. Jer...

from Narshkite

An entertaining read. Weintraub is ridiculous, but also charming. Everyone is his friend whom he loves like a family member. When I say everyone I mean everyone. The list of people he considers like a brother or father or son goes from John Denver to the Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, from George Bus...

from Scarchin

I enjoyed this book. However, I only gave it three stars because it could have been so much better. A VERY quick read full of anecdotes, it relates stories from an amazing life where Jerry rises from working class Jew in Brooklyn to multimillionaire dealmaker who was/is friendly with Presidents, ...