Alan Alda, If I Understood You...

A Page from the Book Festival Presents Actor Alan Alda, author of If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?

In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist

Iconic actor, bestselling author, and Book Festival fan-favorite Alan Alda brings us an indispensable guide to communicating better—based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytelling. The acclaimed actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the art and science of communication, and teaches readers to improve the way they relate to others. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alda explains what makes the out-of-the-box techniques he developed after his years as the host of Scientific American Frontiers so effective. This book reveals what it means to be a true communicator, and how we can all communicate better, in every aspect of our lives.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Alan Alda will NOT be signing books or memorabilia on the evening of the event, nor will he be taking photographs with guests; however, ALL books purchased will be pre-signed.

About the Author

Alan Alda has earned international recognition as an actor, writer, and director. He has won seven Emmy Awards, received three Tony nominations, is an inductee of the Television Hall of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Aviator. Alda played Hawkeye Pierce on the classic television series M*A*S*H, and his films include Crimes and Misdemeanors, Everyone Says I Love You, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Bridge of Spies, and many more. Alda is an active member of the science community, having hosted the award-winning series Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years and founded the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University. Alda is the author of two bestselling books, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I’ve Learned and Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself.

2017 PATRON KICKOFF EVENT!

Sign up to support the 26^th Edition of the Book Festival as a Patron and receive two complimentary tickets and one book to this event! For more information, please contact Bonnie Brodsky at bonnie.brodsky@atlantajcc.org or call 678.812.4151.

Tickets:

Member: $33 (Includes one copy of If I Understood You…)

Community: $37 (Includes one copy of If I Understood You…)

***All tickets are subject to a $1.25 service fee.

Books will be available for purchase at the event from A Cappella Books.