The Millhopper Book Club normally meets th e first Tuesday of each month. You do not have to read the book to attend the meeting.
\nIn June\, the Millhopper Book Club will be discussing \, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man&nb sp\;by Paul Newman. "In 1986\, Paul Newman and his closest friend\, screen writer Stewart Stern\, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compi le an oral history\, to have Newman&rsquo\;s family and friends and those who worked closely with him\, talk about the actor&rsquo\;s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only s tipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely ho nest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir\, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful\, revealing\, surprising. Newman&rsquo\;s voice is powerful\, sometimes funny\, sometimes painful\, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voice s&mdash\;from childhood friends and Navy buddies\, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise\, George Roy Hill\, Mar tin Ritt\, and John Huston&mdash\;that run throughout add richness and col or and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman&rsquo\;s often traum atic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecur ities\, his early failures with women\, his rise to stardom\, his early ri vals (Marlon Brando and James Dean)\, his first marriage\, his drinking\, his philanthropy\, the death of his son Scott\, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joa nne Woodward&mdash\;their love for each other\, his dependence on her\, th e way she shaped him intellectually\, emotionally and sexually. The Extrao rdinary Life of an Ordinary Man \;is revelatory and introspective\, pe rsonal and analytical\, loving and tender in some places\, always complex and profound." Description provided by the publisher
\nEvent Contact : Beth Noll\, bnoll@aclib.us\, 352-334-1272
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