{"product_id":"book-6213","title":"An Improvised Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this insightful memoir, Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin reflects back on finding his place as an actor and on what theater—specifically the improvisational sort—has taught him about the craft and life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Arkin knew he was going to be an actor from the age of five. From this early age, he recognized that “every film I saw, every play, every piece of music fed an unquenchable need to turn myself into something other than what I was.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Improvised Life\u003c\/em\u003e is Arkin’s wise and unpretentious recollection of the process, artistic and personal, of becoming an actor and a revealing look into the creative mind of one of the best practitioners on the stage and screen. Arkin, in a manner that is direct, down-to-earth, accessible, and articulate, reveals not just insights about himself but truths for the rest of us about our sense of self, our work, and our relationships with others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49312675561776,"sku":"BD6213","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49312675594544,"sku":"ZE6213","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD [ZM]","offer_id":49312675627312,"sku":"ZM6213","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/189633-6213-Square.jpg?v=1733309565","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-6213","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}