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The answer is ... [electronic resource] : reflections on my life / Alex Trebek.

Trebek, Alex, 1940- (Author). Recorded Books, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers. For over three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. "I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year," he writes in The Answer Is: Reflections on My Life. The book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebek's thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell's Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy!, with each chapter title in the form of a question, and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years. This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.

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  • ISBN: 9781982158019
  • ISBN: 1982158018
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1. The Nickel Range? -- 2. Pollution? -- 3. The "Last of the Bad Women"? -- 4. Two Dozen Eggs -- 5. Neckties -- 6. Rheumatism? -- 7. The Great Gildersleeve? -- 8. Riding a Stationary Pony -- 9. Boarding School -- 10. A Mentor? -- 11. An Important Lesson -- 12. George Alexander Trebek? -- 13. Military College? -- 14. My Favorite Movie? -- 15. Rebellion? -- 16. Grade Thirteen? -- 17. My First U.S. Job? -- 18. St. Thomas Aquinas? -- 19. Teamwork -- 20. Experience? -- 21. Music Hop? -- 22. Practical Jokes -- 23. Punctuality?
24. Encouragement -- 25. A Lesson in Humility -- 26. Mark Twain? -- 27. Courage? -- 28. Alan Thicke? -- 29. Los Angeles -- 30. Cursing -- 31. Hash Brownies? -- 32. Luxury Automobiles -- 33. Family -- 34. The Ten-Thousand-Hour Rule? -- 35. Luck -- 36. Ingenuity -- 37. "A Time for Tony"? -- 38. Another Lesson in Humility -- 39. Giving Back -- 40. Camaraderie -- 41. America? -- 42. A Conscience -- 43. A Single Step -- 44. The Musk Ox? -- 45. Riding a Horse -- 46. A Soul Mate? -- 47. Haworth, England -- 48. Fatherhood -- 49. Work-Life Balance -- 50. Loss? -- 51. Great Colleagues -- 52. Dracula?
53. Improvisation And Preparation -- 54. The Five-Game Rule? -- 55. Ken Jennings? -- 56. James Holzhauer? -- 57. Strategy? -- 58. Eddie Timanus? -- 59. Cindy Stowell? -- 60. Dana Venator? -- 61. Comfort -- 62. A Mustache? -- 63. Will Ferrell and Eugene Levy? -- 64. The College Championships? -- 65. Celebrity Jeopardy!? -- 66. Johnny Gilbert? -- 67. The Fans -- 68. Frank Sinatra? -- 69. The "Warm Bath" Philosophy? -- 70. Silliness -- 71. A Wish Fulfilled? -- 72. Sleeping Nude -- 73. An Expensive Hairpiece -- 74. Toughness? -- 75. The Will to Survive? -- 76. Problem-Solving? -- 77. Education
78. An Emoji? (No, Really, What Is It?) -- 79. The Caregivers -- 80. Retirement? -- 81. Getting Your Affairs in Order? -- 82. Life -- About the Author -- Image Credits -- Copyright
Source of Description Note:
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 29, 2020).
Subject: Trebek, Alex, 1940-
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Pancreas > Cancer > Patients > Biography.
Jeopardy! (Television program)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Genre: Electronic books.


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