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"This self-deprecating, wise and witty book is not a vanity project - it's a genuinely moving account of a great figure's later years" - Empire

"Easily his most compelling [book] - written in deftly lucid prose as a series of insights into the mind of a man reflecting on the past and facing the inevitable" - Times (Knowledge Supplement)

"Does not disappoint -.Douglas's assessment of his life is honest, wise and not always flattering - Douglas is upbeat, engaging and full of sharp observations" - Publishers Weekly

"A brilliant read and something you can't put down-you want to close your eyes and be taken into the world of Douglas. And what a world and life he has lived" - SomethingJewish.co.uk

"Fans won't be disappointed" - Booklist


Kirk Douglas is a born storyteller, and in this engrossing memoir, he offers wonderful tales, favorite jokes, and hard-won insights. As he explores the mixed blessings of growing older, he looks back at his youth and his glamorous life in Hollywood.

He tells delightful stories of the making of such films as Spartacus and includes anecdotes about such friends as Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire, John Wayne, and Johnny Cash. He reveals the secrets that have kept him happily married for more than five decades and talks fondly of times spent with his sons and grandchildren.

He reflects upon his Jewish faith and offers strong opinions on everything from racism to corporate greed to America's foreign affairs.

He writes about the need to care more about the world and less about ourselves, as he shares a lifetime's accumulation of wit and wisdom.