The book will be out on September 4. The book is titled Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself and will be Alda's second book after Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. His first book is one of very few non-fiction books I've read in my lifetime, and it's quite interesting. Even if we didn't know Alda as that guy from M*A*S*H, The West Wing and Scientific American Frontiers, the stories of his childhood --his mentally unstable mother, living above a burlesque house-- are more than engaging enough.

This new book will apparently feature highlights from various speeches Alda has given over the years, a kind of guide on how to enjoy life and get the most out of it. I would say Alda did enough heavy-handed proselytizing when he started writing M*A*S*H episodes, but apparently Alda even pokes fun at his early rhetoric in this book.

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The book will be out on September 4. The book is titled Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself and will be Alda's second book after Never Have Your Dog Stuffed. His first book is one of very few non-fiction books I've read in my lifetime, and it's quite interesting. Even if we didn't know Alda as that guy from M*A*S*H, The West Wing and Scientific American Frontiers, the stories of his childhood --his mentally unstable mother, living above a burlesque house-- are more than engaging enough.

This new book will apparently feature highlights from various speeches Alda has given over the years, a kind of guide on how to enjoy life and get the most out of it. I would say Alda did enough heavy-handed proselytizing when he started writing M*A*S*H episodes, but apparently Alda even pokes fun at his early rhetoric in this book.
In the early 1980's Alda's life was in a biography book. Who wrote that earlier bio on him?

There was one in like '83 written by Raymond Strait, and one written in '82 by Jason Bonderoff.

Where can I uy the book

Just check Amazon! They should have it!

Cool, I'll have to get it after I'm done reading the first one.

what is the name of the book

I did not know he was an author, too? Thanks.

I'm going to see Alan talk about his new book on October 7th! I'm SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

That's awesome :) I like him. I hope you have a great time.

Thanks Katie! Only 3 more weeks! I can't wait! :happyface