Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy
about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines
the absurdities and challenges that come with growing
old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners
with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters
like Buying the Plot and Nodding Off, Crystal not only
catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to
his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at
this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the
most powerful and memorable moments of his long and
storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid
in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in
the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday
Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as
host of the Academy Awards. Readers get a front-row seat
to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was
the first player to ever test positive for Maalox, his
love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring
friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey
Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more
serious topics like religion (the aging friends I know
have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and
Prozac), grand parenting, and, of course, dentistry. As
wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's
reflections are an unforgettable look at an
extraordinary life well lived.
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