{"product_id":"robin","title":"Robin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream''  - Steve Martin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Tenderly written . . . frequently hilarious'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in \u003ci\u003eMork \u0026amp; Mindy\u003c\/i\u003e and his Academy Award-winning performance in \u003ci\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like \u003ci\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Fisher King\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMrs Doubtfire\u003c\/i\u003e, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in \u003ci\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e he gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e by Dave Itzkoff shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[Itzkoff] has written a book about the truth and the pain that lies in comedy, and the price paid by a sensitive soul'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Poehler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An amazing read'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Patton Oswalt \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305978438014,"sku":"NW9781447293231","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781447293231.jpg?v=1778654883","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/robin","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}