Let's Face It:; 90 years of living, loving, and learning

Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely slight wear to spine head and foot, hardly rubbed corners, faint soiling to inside rear DJ, very bright pages in tight binding, extremely gentle wear to DJ spine foot and head, else Near fine(+) in near fine(+) DJ.. Black-cloth octavo in black DJ, xiii, 238 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of b&w plates, b&w illustrations; 24 cm. Signed by author and facial carton-picture hand-drawn by Douglas to half-title page. Actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography. DJ protected in archival mylar wrap. Contents: My birthday -- Two heads are better than one -- A day in my life -- Hoops of steel -- Amsterdam, New York -- Children -- My sons -- Eric -- Dealing with death -- Harry's haven -- Don't put your daughter (or son) on the stage! -- Fans -- Inside of me -- Romance begins at eighty -- Never forget -- Be the person your dogs think you are -- Cemeteries -- A wale of a tale -- I love dogs -- Trying our best -- Some of my best friends are actors -- Can we talk? -- Anne in orbit -- Decisions -- Almost dying -- Mama's boy -- The dangers of celebrity -- Thinking about death -- Passion plays -- Second wedding -- Hate -- Real heroes -- Reading obituaries -- Laugh, clown, laugh -- Knees -- Put your house in order -- Both Semites -- Writing -- Technology -- Does God laugh? -- Greed is not good -- Stones and flowers -- Am I a good father? -- Don't be too religious -- Hold the gefilte fish -- Who's minding the store? -- Israel -- Sunset. The legendary actor looks back on his long and eventful life, reflecting on the joys and sorrows of aging, his storied Hollywood career, his family and five-decade marriage, and his Jewish faith.