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The answer is-- : reflections on my life  Cover Image Book Book

The answer is-- : reflections on my life / Alex Trebek.

Summary:

Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career. Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984, Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers, bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year, he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support, and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance, encouragement, and prayers. For over three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. "I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year," he writes [in this book]. The book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebek's thoughts on a range of topics, including marriage, parenthood, education, success, spirituality, and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans, such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache, his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer, and his opinion of Will Ferrell's Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy!, with each chapter title in the form of a question, and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982157999 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1982157992 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Subject: Trebek, Alex, 1940-2020.
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Jeopardy! (Television program)
Genre: Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.

Available copies

  • 105 of 105 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
  • 7 of 7 copies available at Cambria County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Highland Community Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 105 total copies.
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Highland Community Library B TRE (Text) 35610000963020 HGHM Biography Available -
Abington Community Library 92 TREBEK (Text) 50687011768390 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 TREBEK (Text) 50686015616860 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 TREBEK (Text) 50686015624823 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 TREBEK (Text) 50686015638153 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 791.4502 TREB (Text) 34455006701599 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 791.4502 TRE (Text) 33240004865781 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library B Tre (Text) 00146381 ADULT Biography Available -
Ashland Public Library B92 TRE (Text)
Memorial: In Memory of Charles Nevius
30399000347533 Biography Available -
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