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Published by Argo-Navis
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From bold attempts to rekindle his acting career to hapless
efforts to run faster around New York's Central Park reservoir,
from bizarre Internet dates to twenty-seven breakups (involving
only ten women), Handler careens through his against-all-odds
existence. Always searching for meaning in his unlikely survival,
he shares stories of sadistic junior high school gym teachers,
bullying wannabe Hollywood moguls, returned engagement rings, and
Europeans' fascination with American bathroom habits. Picking up ten years after his first book, Time on Fire,
Handler again uses what the New York Times calls his "laceratingly
funny and revealing" storytelling skills to weave twenty-one new
tales into a defiantly unconventional memoir. Consistently witty
and insightful, Handler's stories shift effortlessly from the
comedic to the profound, musing with equal intensity on the
existence of God and his experiences with TV stardom. Then, just
when it seems he's failed to make the most of his astonishing
second chance, Handler finds his way to miracles even greater than
the ones that saved his life. His memoir describes his journey
from darkness to light, from yearning to gratitude, and in so
doing succeeds as both a stirring love story and a classic
coming-of-age tale. It's Only Temporary celebrates the
transformation of a boy to man -- even if it took Handler more
than forty years to get there. pub date: 2012-11-30 | ebook | B00AHGF9BM |
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