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In the six decades since he took to the stage and screen, Kirk Douglas has starred in eighty-three films and nine plays, written seven books, and made a remarkable commitment to humanitarian causes throughout the world. Known internationally and across generations for playing the indomitable... read more
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“I found the one thing that took me out of my sadness, out of my fear, and out of my darkness: helping others. It gave me hope and courage. ...People who reach out beyond their pain, out into the world in a trusting way ---they're the ones who make a difference.”
Kirk Douglas
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IT WAS A SUNNY afternoon (not unusual in Los Angeles).
Table of Contents edit
1. How It Happened
2. Death Takes a Holiday
3. Inventory
4. Sleep, Sleep, the Innocent Sleep
5. Depression: Woe is Me
6. Presidents
7. Little Heroes
8. Oral Aerobics
9. Don't Forget the Pooper-Scooper
10. What is This Thing Called Love?
11. I Face My Public
12. My Pacemaker
13. Lights, Camera, Action
14. I Hate Technology!
15. I Believe in Miracles
16. Sucking Up to God
17. Have Stroke, Will Travel
18. Playgrounds in Israel
19. Jordan! Jordan!
20.A Bloody Nose in Tel Aviv
21. Berlin
22. Going Home, Going Home
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- Kirk Douglas (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 790
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