{"product_id":"2940169503807","title":"High Hopes: My Autobiography (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is my autobiography, the exciting story of how I, Ronald Corbett, the son of an Edinburgh baker, became convinced that I had to seek my fortune and become an actor, of how I pursued that goal, found fame on television as one of \"The Two Ronnies\", and managed to meet a fabulous cast of extraordinary people along the way.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst I'll take you back to my schooldays and reveal the technique I developed for estimating the height of a girl before daring to ask her to dance. I'll explain how I first met David Frost, John Cleese and Michael Palin, and shamelessly reveal how I once played Othello to Danny La Rue's Desdemona, having just had dinner with Laurence Olivier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll also tell you about the time I was suddenly struck down by a mysterious illness that destroyed my sense of balance and prevented me from going on stage for several years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAltogether I must admit, it is a truly dramatic story. I only hope my mother won't be too shocked!\"    P\u0026lt;\u0026gt;©2011 Ronnie Corbett (P)2011 Random House Audiobooks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160901959920,"sku":"2940169503807","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169503807_p0.jpg?v=1763684866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169503807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}