The Answer Is...
Reflections on My Life
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Narrated by:
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Ken Jennings
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Alex Trebek
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Written by:
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Alex Trebek
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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 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 candidly captures 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.
©2020 Alex Trebek, OC. All rights reserved. (P)2020 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.What the critics say
"[Trebek's] performance is in high style, exuding enthusiasm, charm, and that special ability to draw in most any listener. Multiple-time Jeopardy! winner and Trebek friend Ken Jennings narrates the lion's share of the memoir....this is a touching and entertaining audiobook." (AudioFile Magazine)
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-11-15
Amazing
Wished the whole book was narrated by him only .
We love you, Alex!! rest in peace
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- Gerald Flecknell
- 2020-07-25
Lifelong Jeopardy Fan & Fellow Canadian!!!
A Truly Eye Opening, Funny & Pleasant Memoir Experience, Cheers Alex! You Passed the Final, with Flying Colours!
P.S. Cheers & Well Done to JEOPARDY G.O.A.T.:
KEN JENNINGS!!!
Gerald J. Flecknell, BScCS
Saint John, NB
Canada
Gflecknell50@gmail.com
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-11-29
Canadian icon made famous in USA
Just love this historical account and courageous battle written from his own words. Beautiful story.
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- Libellule
- 2020-09-08
Very interesting
I learned a lot of interesting details about the show "Jeopardy" in this reading. And I also learned about Alex Trebek, which was very nice. And I had a few laughs, which is a very good thing. Both narrators were good. I enjoyed this book very much.
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- Helen Meinzinger
- 2021-04-21
We miss you Alex
Loved this audible book and getting to know Alex a little more. So sad he is gone. His Jeopardy legacy will live on.
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- Diane Hampton
- 2022-04-24
The Answer is
I enjoyed this book immensely. Alex's voice made it so personal. Ken was great narrator!!!
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- Matthew Blanchard
- 2020-11-16
A True Icon
Alex Trebek will be remembered as one of the greatest game show hosts of all time, but this book takes you through his life and just shows a man who genuinely loved what he did. He just wanted to have a good time, and never stop learning. Narration was great, book had laughs and some cries, highly recommended.
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- Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell
- 2021-01-04
A class act who'll be missed
A great story about a great Canadian, narrated by Ken Jennings in the form of answers. What else would you expect from the host of Jeopardy?
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- Jake26574
- 2020-09-12
excellent book!
excellent book. like the antidote style. wish he, Alex, read more, but still good. take a listen!
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- Melvyn Ackerman
- 2020-07-27
Always the entertainer
You can’t help by being impressed with his joie de vivre and attitude to life
Good for you Alex
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