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  • Let's Face It

  • 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning
  • By: Kirk Douglas
  • Narrated by: Jason Alexander
  • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (480 ratings)

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Let's Face It

By: Kirk Douglas
Narrated by: Jason Alexander
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Publisher's summary

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.

Douglas 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.

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Critic reviews

"[D]oes not disappoint....Douglas' assessment of his life is honest, wise and not always flattering....Douglas is upbeat, engaging and full of sharp observations." ( Publishers Weekly)

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too slow

This book was pretty slow I couldn't seem to get too far in it.

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EXCELLENT

EXCELLENT...this book is sad, funny and Kirk was a passionate man who is missed. I wonder what his family thinks???

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Perspectives from someone who lived a century

I’d recommend this book just w hear the perspective of someone who lived a century and to contemplate some of the questions he raised about religion, politics, government, and civility. Otherwise it is a bit indulgent, leaving me at times wondering what is this book about.

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Moving

Well, I don’t agree with every aspect of his politics. The story was beautifully written, thoughtful, poignant, and a very good use of my time. 

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A Decent "Read"

A lot of insight and personal reflection. Not.one of my top ten, but OK during. travel or some open time in the background.

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Very surprised

I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this autobiography Was funny and sad But full of wisdom too

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WONDERFUL

I have never written a review but I have listened to over 400 books. I have listened to two books by Kirk Douglas. This one was simply WONDERFUL Jason Alexander was perfect. I loved every minute and hated to hear it end.

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Half great, half bad

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Probably not. When he's talking about his life, it's terrific. When he's talking about world issues, it's just a guy ranting.

Would you ever listen to anything by Kirk Douglas again?

Yes, a full autobiography would be fascinating.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jason Alexander?

Yes, good narration.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

This book doesn't lend itself to becoming a movie.

Any additional comments?

About half of this book is about Kirk Douglas, his life in Hollywood, and his career as an actor. The other half is him talking about world problems and what he thinks should be done. What's fascinating about Douglas is his career. Listening to his personal opinions on issues is just like sitting and listening to any other old guy talk about his view on the world. If he's your uncle, you sit and politely listen. If he's someone you don't know, you get away from him as fast as you can.

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Great story

Great story and amazing narrator. Imagine someone at 90 that has so much to tell, searching through decades of life within changing world.
Now imagine someone who survived stroke, and still keeps (at 90) sharp mind.
This is human, who had a lot of luck.

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Narrator

The narrator was amazing and really makes the whole experience. It is obvious that he studies Kirk Douglas’s voice and got it down before his performance. He sounds identical to him. He also reads the book with so much charisma and emotion. It’s really well done. W voice guy.

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