{"product_id":"even-this-i-get-to-experience-paperback","title":"Even This I Get to Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Lear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Flat out, one of the best Hollywood memoirs ever written . . . an absolute treasure.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn my ninety-plus years I've lived a multitude of lives. In the course of all these lives, I had a front-row seat at the birth of television; wrote, produced, created, or developed more than a hundred shows; had nine on the air at the same time; founded the 300,000-member liberal advocacy group People For the American Way; was labeled the \"no. 1 enemy of the American family\" by Jerry Falwell; made it onto Richard Nixon's \"Enemies List\"; was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton; purchased an original copy of the Declaration of Independence and toured it for ten years in all fifty states; blew a fortune in a series of bad investments in failing businesses; and reached a point where I was informed we might even have to sell our home. Having heard that we'd fallen into such dire straits, my son-in-law phoned me and asked how I was feeling. My answer was, \"Terrible, of course,\" but then I added, \"But I must be crazy, because despite all that's happened, I keep hearing this inner voice saying, 'Even \u003c\/i\u003ethis\u003ci\u003e I get to experience.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorman Lear's work is legendary. The renowned creator of such iconic television programs as \u003ci\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Maude\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Good Times\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Jeffersons\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMary Hartman, Mary Hartman\u003c\/i\u003e, Lear remade our television culture from the ground up. At their peak, his programs were viewed by 120 million people a week, with stories that dealt with the most serious issues of the day--racism, poverty, abortion--yet still left audiences howling with laughter. In \u003ci\u003eEven \u003c\/i\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e I Get to Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, Lear opens up with all the candor, humor, and wisdom to be expected from one of America's greatest living storytellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut TV and politics are only a fraction of the tale. Lear's early years were grounded in the harshness of the Great Depression and further complicated by his parents' vivid personalities. The imprisonment of Lear's father, a believer in the get-rich-quick scheme, colored his son's childhood. During this absence, Lear's mother left her son to live with relatives. Lear's comic gifts were put to good use during this hard time, as they would be decades later during World War II, when Lear produced and staged a variety show for his fellow airmen in addition to flying fifty bombing missions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the war, Lear tried his hand at publicity in New York before setting out for Los Angeles in 1949. A lucky break had a powerful agent in the audience the night Danny Thomas performed a nightclub routine written by Lear, and within days his career in television began. Before long, his work with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (and later Martha Raye and George Gobel) made him the highest-paid comedy writer in the country, and he was spending his summers with the likes of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. Movies followed, and soon he was making films starring Frank Sinatra, Dick Van Dyke, and Jason Robards. Then came the '70s and Lear's unprecedented string of TV hits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarried three times and the father of six children ranging in age from nineteen to sixty-eight, Lear's penetrating look at family life, parenthood, and marriage is a volume in itself. A memoir as touching, funny, and remarkable as any of Lear's countless artistic creations, \u003ci\u003eEven \u003c\/i\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e I Get to Experience\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a profound gift, endlessly readable and characteristically unforgettable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Lear\u003c\/b\u003e is the television producer of such groundbreaking sitcoms as \u003ci\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanford and Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Day at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jeffersons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaude\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received four Emmy awards, a Peabody, and the National Medal of Arts. As an activist, he founded People For the American Way. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177838100729,"sku":"9780143127963","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/akREZTN2K3lEYStxRUViMnkyQnduQT09.webp?v=1767715423","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/even-this-i-get-to-experience-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}