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    Up Till Now: The Autobiography

    Up Till Now: The Autobiography
    Authors: William Shatner, David Fisher
    Publisher: Macmillan Audio
    Category: Book

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    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 65 reviews
    Sales Rank: 92837

    Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Cd
    Media: Audio CD
    Edition: Abridged
    Number Of Items: 5
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
    Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.9

    ISBN: 1427204152
    Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028092
    EAN: 9781427204158
    ASIN: 1427204152

    Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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    Product Description
    This is the story of William Shatner’s half-century career and private life. The audio will take readers from the streets of Montreal to regional theatre, where Shatner was once called upon to replace Christopher Plummer as Henry V— in a role he had never rehearsed, with actors he had never met. It will describe his early TV work and movies, among them Roger Corman’s The Intruder, a movie about racism filmed in the south in 1961; Kingdom of the Spiders, in which he costarred with 30,000 tarantulas; and Incubus, the only film ever made in the language of Esperanto.
    It will include his private life, including the complete story of the drowning death of his third wife. It will include stories from three other series, T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911—which saved more than 240 lives—and Boston Legal, as well as his work on Third Rock from the Sun, for which he won his first Emmy for playing “the Big Giant Head.”
    And of course, it will include the story of Star Trek; how it came about and how it affected him—and fans—concluding with the story of a taxi driver who told Shatner he’d been a prisoner in Vietnam and that pretending they were the Star Trek crew kept him and his fellow inmates sane. And yes, it will include his singing and commercials and quiz show hosting and award show hosting and the greatest practical joke ever played, Invasion, Iowa, not to mention the story about Shatner being invited into a cage with Koko the Gorilla—who wanted to take him back to her bedcage.
    After almost 60 years, William Shatner has become one of our most beloved entertainers. And as evidenced by Comedy Central’s roast, “The Shat Hits the Fan,” Shatner gets the joke. For the first time, William Shatner shares with listeners the remarkable, full story of his life.



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    3 out of 5 stars Jobbing actor   June 21, 2009
    N. Brett (Wiltshire, England)
    First I must confess to being a bit of a Trekkie (or Trekker as some prefer to be called). So I loved the series and the books etc and thought Kirk was a great character and Shatner played him very well. Then as I crunched through the cast biographies (and, ahem, attended the odd convention) it became apparent that William Shatner was not well liked by his fellow cast members and this cast a bit of a shadow on him as an individual. But I watched some of his work, read some of his books and even the comic series Tek World, and formed the view that he had a massive ego but was also able to laugh at himself.... So before I picked up this book, I did have an opinion....

    The book is a proper autobiography taking us from his youth to Boston Legal and the production of the latest Star Trek film (in which we know he does not appear). A true jobbing actor he does get over the philosophy of the need to work and even I was surprised how much `proper' acting he has done. He wisely resists the temptation to focus on Star Trek (he's done that in Star Trek Memories) so we dip into all of his work and his private life. He tells it in his own way, often going off piste and with a degree of forthright honesty. Much has been made of how entertaining and funny this book is, but I have to confess that while it held my interest and did a decent job, it was never more then `okay'.
    Having said that, it is an interesting life view of the man, perhaps fewer anecdotes then I was expecting and I would have liked a few more amusing tales. This is a quick and easy read and you will be surprised how much of a varied career Shatner has had, but you do wonder at times if he has evolved into his own caricature, or he is very very clever at giving people exactly what they want.

    Certainly, by the end of this I liked and understood him a little more.



    5 out of 5 stars Funny, insightful and self-effacing   June 13, 2009
    Robin N. Uncapher (Bethesda, MD)
    William Shatner is so much more than StarTrek!

    William Shatner had a fascinating career on the stage and in the days of live television. He's a guy who loves to tell a story, and he tells it very, very well. He's got a ton of great stories about everything from Koko the guerilla, to working with Walter Mathieu on Broadway. Most of these stories are hilarious, but Shatner pulls no punches about his ups and downs and mistakes he has made. He is generous to his colleagues and makes himself the butt of most of his jokes. My favorite story was about his making an entire movie in Experanto, a language which was invented and has no native speakers. As Shatner says, this is a story that no one could make up.

    Many Hollywood autobiographies have me coming away thinking, "I never knew that guy was so dumb." This book is the opposite. I came away thinking about how smart Shatner is, how generous and how clever.

    If you can, get the audio version! Shatner narrates the book himself. When you listen to it you feel that you are in his living room, listening to him tell you about his life.



    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Stuff!   May 29, 2009
    Coincidence Vs Fate (Warwickshire, UK)
    Like a lot of people I only really bought this book as I'm a fan of the original Star Trek series. However, I must also admit to being a bit of a fan of his music. "Has Been" was great, but if you can, try and track down "In Love" - it's brilliant.

    I really enjoyed this book and I avoided doing what I do with many biographies by actors, musicians, etc, I didn't skip any bits. I did buy this with an attitude: I'll read about the Star Trek period, but miss out the rest, but I didn't.

    The book is easy to read and it's refreshing to read about a star (as that's what Our William is) who doesn't take himself too seriously. For example there's a great line about a review he'd had when Star Trek was first aired, he'd been called 'wooden'. Bill writes in the book that this didn't bother him at the time and it's continued not to bother him for the last forty years!

    I would heartily recommend this book, it can be sad, touching and laugh-out-loud funny.

    William, you are really something!



    5 out of 5 stars Jim Herrin's review for www.thejaneellen.com   May 8, 2009
    J. HERRIN (Tennessee)
    Up Till Now: The Autobiography by William Shatner

    Even if you're not a fan of Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, Boston Legal or
    Rescue 911, you may still find this retrospective on the life and
    career of the man who brought "Captain Kirk" to life to be intriguing.
    William Shatner has already written a number of books, including two
    previous memoirs. And by "written" I mean he has allowed his image to
    be used to sell books under his name. And, as he acknowledges here,
    most of those opportunities came his way as a result of Star Trek. I
    mean, really, how many people remember that he was also in a show
    called The Barbary Coast? Or that he made several really bad movies?
    The charm of this book is that Shatner acknowledges the good work he's
    done along with the bad, all the while keeping a sense of humor about
    it all. For Trekkies, there's probably not enough minutiae about the
    Star Trek years, although there is a funny sequence about how
    Shatner's grand plans for directing Star Trek V didn't come together
    exactly as he had hoped. The book also has a bit of a frenetic pace
    as Shatner begins telling a story and then abruptly takes a side trip
    to a completely unrelated one. But while this would be annoying in a
    straight biography, in an autobiography, it gives you the sense of how
    his mind probably works -- unable to concentrate on any one thing for
    very long. As with all people who tell their own stories, Shatner's
    views on his failed marriages and his disgruntled co-stars are a bit
    myopic, but the charisma he has shown through a lifetime of acting
    does come across and makes this book worth a look.



    4 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it   April 19, 2009
    J. E. Caldwell
    I found the story fascinating. To truly appreciate the style and humour you may have to be Canadian. Also, i am probably in the target audience: I have still watch the old star trek series when it's on and i remember TJ Hooker. In any case, Shatner has led an interesting life and i think there are lessons for all of us.


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