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Some useful graduation advice from Alan Alda. For the full review, please visit http://benjamin-m-weilert.com/index.php/2021/06/30/book-things-i-overheard-while...

Been another busy week. I haven‘t read much so I made the time today. In the shade on a hot day reading lovely speeches by Alda. He says many things I agree with in such a poignant meaningful way. I love connecting with a book or author in this way! 😁
Been awhile since I posted, I hope you‘re all doing well! I hope to post more once life chills just a bit! 😅

A collection of speeches he has given and some background behind why he was put into positions to give the speeches. Most have the feel of speeches given by guest speakers at High School and College Graduations. The idealistic, you have the world ahead of you, the future is yours, and here‘s a little inspiration for you going forward type speeches. Not bad I guess but nothing earth shattering. Alan Alda himself makes the Audiobook.

Fun read!

This makes a good road trip audiobook. Alan is the perfect narrator for his own writing. My favourite story was about the trip he took on the Orient Express with his daughter.

Got up to 9 hours total reading time last night. After finishing the Father Brown collection, I caught up on my Serial Reader reads and listened to some of this audiobook, narrated by Alan Alda.
#CanadaDayReadathon

Day 14: Audiobooks or Book Podcasts—I suppose it may seem odd that I don't listen to book podcasts. I guess I'm just too busy reading! Here's a small portion of the books on CD in my home library. Most often, now, I use Overdrive and Audible. #RiotGrams #AudiobooksOrBookPodcasts #bookdragon #readwithmyears

An image from Pinterest that celebrates the famed M*A*S*H* sign. Not entirely book-related, although the number of literary references made in the show is commendable. I‘m glad these reruns are on. And, when I‘m not reading, I plan to make a bright, bright sign like this of my own. Places loved and longed for belong in my backyard! 🌺🕶🎒🦋🦒🌸🥐🍭🍾

Not a great reading month in November due to illness & life craziness. December is already looking better!

Novel:
* Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley (Flavia DeLuce 5) ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 / ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Audiobooks:
* Heartburn by Nora Ephron, narrated by Meryl Streep ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 / ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
* Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda, narrated by Alan Alda ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have adored Alan Alda since I was old enough to watch M*A*S*H. This was amazing. My younger daughter is an actress & there is so much amazing advice in here from him that I'm going to have to buy the print book. But I'm so glad I listened to it, read by him. On to his next book!

I'm stingy with 5⭐ reviews, so this is a big deal. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Well, of COURSE it's delightful. It's Alan Alda. #currentread #currentlyreading #audiobook #readingwithmyears

I listened to this audiobook because I've always really liked Alan Alda. This was his second book, a follow up to his memoir. Going in, I knew it was going to be him rambling about life, etc., and I was totally fine with that. He has the type of voice that can ramble about anything and I'll be entertained.

I didn't expect half the book to be him reading commencement speeches and talks he's given. So this one turned out to be a mixed bag for me.

Really enjoyed listening to this audiobook! I'm definitely a fan of audiobooks that are read by the author.

He meditates on commencement addresses, funeral orations, and invited lectures he's given, weaving stories in and around the original texts. Unsurprisingly, then, it's a bit self-congratulatory. But it's also a fair portrait of a person who keeps fumbling around the big questions of life, occasionally touching something that may be adjacent to an answer.

Appropriate advice for practicing my calligraphy (noooo I'm not fishing for compliments—don't invalidate the quote!).

Alan Alda gives "now" too much credit.

Ozzy approves of my next read! #pugsoflitsy