Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable career in this New York Times bestseller.
Billy Crystal is turning 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, 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. Readers 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.
Billy Crystal has starred in many hit films, among them When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, The Princess Bride, and Analyze This. He is the author of the Tony award-winning play 700 Sundays, about his relationship with his late father, which was later adapted into a book, and the children's book, I Already Know I Love You. Crystal was a cast member of Saturday Night Live, is a six time Emmy winner, and recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Janice.
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读到“Still Foolin' Em”这个名字,我脑海里立刻涌现出一些画面:或许是某个老派的喜剧演员,依然活跃在舞台上,用他标志性的方式逗乐观众;又或许是一位在生活中屡屡碰壁,却总能以幽默自嘲来化解尴尬的普通人。这本书的标题本身就带着一种怀旧又有点顽皮的气息,仿佛在暗示着,无论岁月如何流转,有些东西,我们依然在“愚弄”着,或者说,依然在用一种看似傻气却充满智慧的方式去面对。我很难想象它会是一本严肃的学术著作,更倾向于它是一本充满人生体悟和黑色幽默的随笔集,或者是一个老友在咖啡馆里,一边回忆过往,一边对着你吐露心声。它可能会触及那些我们都不愿承认,却又真实存在的“傻瓜”时刻,那些在我们年轻时觉得天经地义,如今看来却啼笑皆非的决定。但我又觉得,这种“愚弄”并非贬义,而是一种对生活真相的洞悉,一种不被世俗所左右的自由精神。它可能会带我进入一个充满回忆的频道,让我重新审视自己走过的路,那些曾经以为的“错”,或许正是通往另一种“对”的必经之路。这本书的名字,像是一个谜语,又像是一句暗号,我迫不及待地想知道,它究竟在“愚弄”着什么,又将如何“愚弄”我。
评分“Still Foolin' Em”,这个标题带有一种玩世不恭的魅力,一种看破不说破的智慧。我觉得这本书可能是一部关于成长痛的文章合集,用一种非线性叙事的方式,串联起人生中的一个个“愚蠢”的岔路口。它可能包含着那些我们在青春期犯下的,如今看来幼稚可笑的错误,那些为了追求所谓的“酷”或“独立”而付出的代价。但也正是这些“愚蠢”,塑造了今天的我们。我猜测,作者会在书中穿插一些充满画面感的描写,让我们仿佛置身于那个特定的人生阶段,重新体验那种青涩的、迷茫的、又充满激情的时光。它或许会挑战我们对于“成功”和“失败”的定义,让我们明白,有时候,看似愚蠢的尝试,才是通往真正智慧的基石。它不会给人一种“人生导师”的压迫感,而更像是一个同行的旅伴,分享他/她一路走来的风景,以及那些被岁月洗礼后,愈发珍贵的感悟。
评分“Still Foolin' Em”这个标题,像是一首老歌的旋律,在脑海中缓缓流淌。它让我联想到那种带着岁月痕迹的智慧,一种历经沧桑后,依然不失纯真和幽默的态度。也许,它讲述的是那些我们曾经以为自己很懂,但实际上却一窍不通的道理;亦或是那些在感情世界里,我们一次又一次地跌倒,却依然选择相信爱情的故事。我很好奇,这本书会用怎样的笔触去描绘这些“愚弄”的瞬间,是带着一丝苦涩的嘲讽,还是一种释然的微笑?它会不会揭示那些我们生活中隐藏的“表演”,我们为了迎合他人,或者仅仅是为了让自己看起来不那么“傻”而戴上的面具?我甚至觉得,它可能是在探讨一种生活哲学,一种不被规则束缚,敢于质疑,敢于坚持自己想法的生活方式。这种“愚弄”,或许是一种对现实的挑战,一种对完美的逃离,一种拥抱不完美、拥抱真实的勇气。它让我期待,在这本书中,能找到一些共鸣,一些理解,那些我们独自承受的困惑和挣扎,或许都能在这里找到一种不一样的解读。
评分“Still Foolin' Em”,这个名字本身就充满了一种反差萌,一种看似轻松,实则蕴含深意的味道。我猜想,这本书会是一次对“成熟”和“世故”的反叛,它鼓励读者保持一颗不被磨灭的童心,继续用一种“愚弄”的方式去探索世界。它可能聚焦于一些日常生活中被我们忽略的,但却充满哲理的细节,比如一个善意的谎言,一次出乎意料的善举,或者一次看似无意义的坚持。我期待它能够颠覆一些传统的观念,让我们重新审视那些被社会定义的“正常”与“不正常”。它也许会通过一些意想不到的故事,来展现人性的光辉与复杂,让我们看到,即使在看似“愚蠢”的行为背后,也可能隐藏着深刻的动机和美好的愿望。它是一种对生活保持好奇心的邀请,一种拥抱不确定性的鼓励,一种相信“傻人有傻福”的乐观精神。
评分“Still Foolin' Em”,听起来就有一种不服老的劲儿。我觉得这本书很有可能是一位过来人,以一种轻松调侃的口吻,讲述他/她的人生经历。它不会是那种空洞的说教,而是充满了生活气息的故事。或许里面有关于职业生涯的起起伏伏,有关于家庭关系中的那些小摩擦与大温情,甚至可能涉及到一些关于友情,关于成长的迷茫与顿悟。我设想,作者在书中会用一些生动形象的比喻,将那些复杂的道理变得浅显易懂,就像一位老朋友坐在你身边,一边喝茶一边跟你聊天。它可能会包含一些让人会心一笑的段子,也可能会有触动人心的深刻思考。我尤其期待的是,它能提供一些独特的视角,去看待那些我们习以为常的生活现象。比如,为什么有些看似“愚蠢”的选择,反而能带来意想不到的收获?为什么我们总是会在某些事情上,一而再再而三地“犯同样的错误”?这本书的名字,就是一种态度,一种“我明知如此,我依然如此”的坚持,一种对生活本真的拥抱。
评分Witty, Hilarious , Heartfelt .
评分Just can't have enough of Billy Crystal; Finished on 09/11/2014
评分Witty, Hilarious , Heartfelt .
评分可能是读过的自传里最有意思的一本真是一个很会讲故事的人渊源来自老爷子录的那两盘奥斯卡颁奖礼。
评分If you're familiar with NYC, stand-up comedy, talk shows, broadway or the Yankees, or you simply feeling like getting old, this might be just the book for you.
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