{"product_id":"an-improvised-life-alan-arkin-9780306819667","title":"An Improvised Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a manner that is direct, down-to-earth, accessible, and articulate, Academy Award-winner (\u003ci\u003eLittle Miss Sunshine, Argo, The Kominsky Method\u003c\/i\u003e) Alan Arkin reveals insights not only about himself (and his audience and students), but also truths for the rest of us about work, relationships, and sense of self.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alan Arkin knew he was going to be an actor from the age of five: \"Every film I saw, every play, every piece of music fed an unquenchable need to turn myself into something other than what I was.\" \u003ci\u003eAn Improvised Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the Oscar winner's wise and unpretentious recollection of the process--artistic and personal--of becoming an actor, and a revealing look into the creative mind of one of the best practitioners on stage or screen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Arkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030681966X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306819667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 251","brand":"Alan Arkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995510636799,"sku":"9780306819667","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8893f6b4-b32c-4e59-b8e6-f053261ee83a.jpg?v=1683336229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-improvised-life-alan-arkin-9780306819667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}