{"product_id":"2940169550344","title":"An Improvised Life: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful memoir, Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin reflects back on finding his place as an actor and what theater¿specifically the improvisational sort¿has taught him about the craft and life.\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.¿ \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 Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150270021872,"sku":"2940169550344","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169550344_p0.jpg?v=1769896569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169550344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}