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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

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Blair County Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Martinsburg Community Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Martinsburg Community Library B Tre (Text) 1OMAR00088300H Adult Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 791.4502 TRE (Text) 33240004865781 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bellwood-Antis Public Library 791.4502 Tre (Text) 310BEL00087943 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Claysburg Area Public Library B Tre (Text) 10CLA00098918- Adult Biography Available -
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library B TREBEK 2020 (Text)
Grant: Presented by GFWC Hollidaysburg Area Women's Club 2020
10HOL00046031Y Adult Biography Available -
Roaring Spring Community Library 791.45 TRE (Text) 1OROA004053924 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library 791.4502 Treb (Text) 1OTYR000501765 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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