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Title details for I'm Over All That by Shirley MacLaine - Available

I'm Over All That

And Other Confessions

by Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
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At a certain time in life, we all come to realize what is truly important to us and what just doesn't matter. For Shirley MacLaine, that time is now. In this wise, witty and fearless collection of small observations and big-picture questions, she shares with listeners all those things that she is over dealing with in life, in love, at home and in the larger world ... as well as the things she will never get over, no matter how long she lives. Among the things that Shirley is over: people who repeat themselves ("when you didn't care what they said the first time"); conservatives and liberals; ill-mannered young people; the poison of celebrity; being polite to boring people ("If they won't stop talking, I go into a trance and meditate"); getting older in Hollywood ("How peaceful it is not to have to look particularly pretty anymore or to wear a size 6"). In the opposite camp, there are some things Shirley will never get over: good lighting ("Marlene Dietrich taught me how to light myself"); gorgeous costars ("The vanity of male actors is an impossible wall to scale"); performing live ("Yes, it's better than sex"); and above all, brave people with curious minds ("Fear is the most powerful weapon of mass destruction"). An unabashed seeker of truth and unrepentant free spirit, Shirley looks squarely at a world that can irritate, confuse, and provoke her, but that can also delight her with its beauty, humor, and future promise. Shirley MacLaine may be over all that, but this irresistible book ensures that we will never get over her.

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    November 20, 2014

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      • ISBN: 9781464023422
      • File size: 156542 KB
      • Duration: 05:26:07

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2011

      Actress MacLaine (www.shirleymaclaine.com) states in her introduction that in her "third act" of life, things have become much clearer--and that she is past worrying about many of them. In chapters filled with engaging anecdotes, she shares her musings about the things in life she is "over" (going to funerals, for example, and rude young people), as well as other things she will never get over (having her hair colored; asking questions). A constant seeker of truth, she devotes lengthier chapters to the mystical aspects of the universe, discussing her belief in reincarnation, extraterrestrials, and the power of transcendental meditation. MacLaine's narration is matter-of-fact, often humorous, and full of wisdom. Fans will not be disappointed. ["Her fans will want it," read the review of the New York Times best-selling Atria: S. & S. hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 3/11/11.--Ed.]--Phillip Oliver, Univ. of North Alabama Lib., Florence

      Copyright 2011 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 18, 2011
      In this breezy new volume, the 76-year-old actress catalogues some of what she can no longer tolerate. MacLaine (Sage-ing While Age-ing) is not concerned with what she should not do, for instance, and has a distaste for the hassles of airport travel and government. "I am over everything that involves politics. What happens to me spiritually is far more important to me now." She has stopped being polite to boring people, and she's over fame for fame's sake. "Fame is a false god. Talent and hard work are not." Flipping the switch, MacLaine also documents many of the things she cannot get over. She still likes good journalists, appreciates her own personal history, and notes performers with whom she has worked in decades past, recalling experiences with Alfred Hitchcock, Dean Martin, Jack Lemmon, Jack Nicholson, and others. These stories of Hollywood's past are among the most engaging. When the topic turns inevitably to metaphysics and religion, previous lives and reincarnation, the book's appeal narrows. Those who like MacLaine no matter what she believes in will find nothing wrong; less fascinated fans won't be so easily won over.

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