A revealing and heartfelt memoir of a Pulitzer Prizendash;winning artist finding joy and inspiration after tragedy.In his critically acclaimed Rewrites; Neil Simon talked about his beginningsmdash;his early years of working in television; his first real love; his first play; his first brush with failure; and; most moving of all; his first great loss. Simons same willingness to open his heart to the reader permeates The Play Goes On. This second act takes the reader from the mid-1970s to the present; a period in which Simon wrote some of his most popular and critically acclaimed plays; including the Brighton Beach trilogy and Lost in Yonkers; for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Simon experienced enormous professional success during this time; but in his personal life he struggled to find that same sense of happiness and satisfaction. After the death of his first wife; he and his two young daughters left New York for Hollywood. There he remarried; and when that foundered he remarried again. Told with his characteristic humor and unflinching sense of irony; The Play Goes On is rich with stories of how Simons art came to imitate his life. Simons forty-plus plays make up a body of work that is a long-running memoir in its own right; yet here; in a deeper and more personal book than his first volume; Simon offers a revealing look at an artist in crisis but still able and willing to laugh at himself.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dated But ValuableBy S. BlevinsWhile somewhat dated. this is still a helpful book. It provides basic information about Infrared photography. such as filters and best subjects. I purchased it at a very low price. so while not as up-to-date as some publications. it was still worth the cost.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. need ideas? you need this book!By Frank HayesI bought this along with two by Laurie White Hayball thinking that with all of them. I may be able to piece together enough information to do infrared without burning up a lot of film. Each one stands on its own and had enough information in each to make the infrared journey as easy (almost) as black and white.1 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Waste of MoneyBy Timothy J. OneillI have 3 digital infrared converted cameras. Im always looking for hints on shooting and especially on how better to process images in Photoshop. This is the 4th edition. and dates back to 1998 (shame on me for not checking closer). There are exactly 2 pages on Infrared Digital cameras (none I have ever heard of). If you want to shoot infrared film. this book is still very dated. The last 2/3 of the book consist of infrared images from the authors portfolio. I was enticed by the glowing reviews. but found the book totally useless for my needs.
