If I Only Knew Then...
Learning from Our Mistakes
Grand Central Publishing
Published on 1. November 2007
240 pages
978-0-446-50133-0 (ISBN)
Description
Writer, activist, and actor Charles Grodin delivers a fascinating collection of more than eighty intimate and revealing stories from friends and colleagues in the worlds of entertainment, sports, journalism, politics, and business-inspiring, entertaining, and heartfelt accounts of mistakes they've made and the lessons they learned.
Carol Burnett writes about an ill-fated meeting with Cary Grant. Rosie O'Donnell remembers her inability to express her love for a close girlfriend. Senator Orrin Hatch regrets voting against Martin Luther King Day. Goldie Hawn considers her last day on Laugh-In...and that's just the beginning!
Alan Alda overprepares for an interview. Ben Stiller wonders whether he should have stayed in school. Kenneth Cole gets mixed up during an important speech. Lily Tomlin reconsiders a wardrobe choice. And what do Shirley MacLaine and Paul Newman regret? You'll have to read to find out.
If Only I Knew Then... is that rare book that could change your life. We aren't always aware we're making mistakes. These wonderful stories offer insights that could keep us from erring in the future. Don't make the mistake of not reading this book!
All of Mr. Grodin's proceeds from this book will be donated to HELP USA, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to empower the homeless and others in need to become and remain self-reliant.
Carol Burnett writes about an ill-fated meeting with Cary Grant. Rosie O'Donnell remembers her inability to express her love for a close girlfriend. Senator Orrin Hatch regrets voting against Martin Luther King Day. Goldie Hawn considers her last day on Laugh-In...and that's just the beginning!
Alan Alda overprepares for an interview. Ben Stiller wonders whether he should have stayed in school. Kenneth Cole gets mixed up during an important speech. Lily Tomlin reconsiders a wardrobe choice. And what do Shirley MacLaine and Paul Newman regret? You'll have to read to find out.
If Only I Knew Then... is that rare book that could change your life. We aren't always aware we're making mistakes. These wonderful stories offer insights that could keep us from erring in the future. Don't make the mistake of not reading this book!
All of Mr. Grodin's proceeds from this book will be donated to HELP USA, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to empower the homeless and others in need to become and remain self-reliant.
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Charles Grodin is a recipient of the William Kuntsler Award for Racial Justice and has been honored by Habitat for Humanity for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of the homeless. He is best known for his starring roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, and the Beethoven movies, among dozens of others. He has written six books including the bestseller It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here. Charles Grodin was a commentator for 60 Minutes II and is currently a commentator for CBS News. He also writes a weekly op-ed column for the New York Daily News website.
Content
- Intro
- COPYRIGHT
- PREFACE
- REGIS PHILBIN
- CHARLES GRODIN
- CAROL BURNETT
- GOLDIE HAWN
- ALAN ALDA
- BEN STILLER
- JOHN GABRIEL
- GENE WILDER
- KITTY CARLISLE HART
- MARY STEENBURGEN
- ORRIN G. HATCH
- ROBERT ELLIS
- ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
- SUZYN WALDMAN
- PETE HAMILL
- JULIAN SCHLOSSBERG
- PHIL KEOGHAN
- GIL SCHWARTZ
- SALLY KELLERMAN
- JONATHAN ALTER
- SUSAN UNGARO
- MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV
- WALTER CRONKITE
- KATHIE LEE GIFFORD
- LEONARD NIMOY
- ISADORE ROSENFELD, MD
- DON HEWITT
- RON DELSENER
- CARL REINER
- LIZ SMITH
- ARTHUR HILLER
- DR. JOY BROWNE
- BILL DANA
- BOBBI BROWN
- DAN RAVIV
- ED BEGLEY JR.
- BURT METCALFE
- ERNIE ALLEN
- BILL D'ELIA
- ROBERT TOWNE
- KENNETH COLE
- RICHARD MARTINI
- WALLY SCHIRRA
- SCOTT CARPENTER
- ANDREW H. TISCH
- RICHARD ZOGLIN
- PHIL MUSHNICK
- VICKI L. MABREY
- STEVE SOMERS
- GORDON EDELSTEIN
- BOB SHAYE
- JANE ROSENTHAL
- BOBBY VALENTINE
- HENRY S. SCHLEIFF
- KHALIAH ALI AS TOLD TO LAWRENCE LINDNER
- JOHN BURTON
- PHIL MILLER, MD, FACS
- ERVIN DRAKE
- PEGGY SIEGAL
- ART GARFUNKEL
- ARLENE ALDA
- JAMES M. NEDERLANDER
- MORT ZUCKERMAN
- HOWARD J. RUBENSTEIN
- ROBERT REDFORD
- LILY TOMLIN
- SHELDON SCHULTZ
- JUDGE JUDY SHEINDLIN
- BARBARA FELDON
- MARIO CUOMO
- NANCY COYNE
- MARTIN SHEEN
- PETER FALK
- JOHN HOPE BRYANT
- NANCY A. GRACE
- ROSIE O'DONNELL
- NICHOLAS PERRICONE, MD
- ALFRED MOLINA
- CLAY DETTMER
- SHIRLEY MACLAINE
- PAUL RAGONESE
- IRWIN REDLENER, MD
- PAUL NEWMAN
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- COPYRIGHTS
- ABOUT CHARLES GRODIN
