A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK 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 … 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 The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life.
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.
This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.
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If you are a Jeopardy fan, you will enjoy reading this book. Alex Trebek is inspirational coping with his pancreatic cancer.
I have been an Alex Trebek/Jeopardy fan for many years and was curious to read his memoir. I enjoyed it very much. He is a remarkable man who in spite of his cancer diagnosis, has remained positive and strong throughout I was interested in reading about his childhood in Canada and subsequent move to the U.S. and getting in to show business. His wit is very obvious and I had some good laughs!
Recommend this one, easy to read and entertaining.
I learned a lot about Alex Trebek, and I liked everything I learned. He is a strong, caring man, with a loving wife. It is very indicative of the kind of ma he is that he asked Ken Jennings to narrate the audiobook version. And Ken stands up grandly to the job, too. I got Alex’s book on a whim, and it was one of the best whims I’ve ever had.
I read this book in one day. Was a wonderful look at a wonderful, intelligent man who I admire.