{"product_id":"9781627794244","title":"Robin","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRobin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dave Itzkoff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITOR'S CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVULTURE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A generous, appreciative biography of Robin Williams by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e culture reporter. The author, who had access to Williams and members of the comedian’s family, is an unabashed fan but doesn’t shy away from the abundant messiness in his subject’s personal life.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers.\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\u003ehe gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItzkoff also 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, \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAARP The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMental Floss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriter's Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read.\"—Vogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dave Itzkoff allows readers \u003cb\u003ea rare intimate look\u003c\/b\u003e at Robin Williams in this \u003cb\u003ehonest and emotional\u003c\/b\u003e biography of the late entertainer. . . . \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh look at a man loved by many but truly understood by few.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will make you weep in missing him just as much as you laugh in remembering him.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eImmersive, intimate and incredibly detailed\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . A revealing, warts-and-all portrait of a man of great talent trying to design a career and a life while being buffeted around by a cacophony of contradictory voices and impulses. . . . The result of exhaustive research and fan-like devotion.\"—\u003cb\u003eMerrill Markoe, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003ebreathtakingly good\u003c\/b\u003e biography, \u003cb\u003eexhilarating \u003c\/b\u003ea lot of the time, yet \u003cb\u003edisturbing\u003c\/b\u003e, too, and \u003cb\u003eone of the best books ever written about anyone who sees no way out of life except by trying to make people laugh\u003c\/b\u003e. Or is it weeping? Who can tell in a storm?\"—\u003cb\u003eDavid Thomson, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003egenerous, appreciative\u003c\/b\u003e biography of Robin Williams by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e culture reporter. The author, who had access to Williams and members of the comedian’s family, is an unabashed fan but doesn’t shy away from the abundant messiness in his subject’s personal life.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review (editor's choice)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Terrific. . . . Itzkoff captures the ebb and flow of Williams’s career beautifully, with respect and with honesty. . . . [Here is] a life that was both miraculous and troubled, told in an \u003cb\u003eartfully shaped, fact-filled\u003c\/b\u003e book that \u003cb\u003ehonors the truth of his life\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There will never be anyone quite like Robin Williams, and \u003cb\u003ethere may never be another celebrity profile or biography quite like this again \u003c\/b\u003eeither. \u003cb\u003eIt’s not hyperbole to say that \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Dave Itzkoff’s engrossing and all-encompassing biography of one of the most beloved actors of the second half of the 20th century will change you.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe biography we've been waiting for\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . [A] \u003cb\u003emeaty, well-researched, moving\u003c\/b\u003e story of a man who could never quite come to terms with his own brilliance.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This well-written page-turner is \u003cb\u003ethe definitive biography\u003c\/b\u003e of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life \u003cb\u003eredefines the highs and lows of the American dream\u003c\/b\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003eSteve Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] page-turner. . . . [Itzkoff keeps] us clued into so many aspects of Williams’ life, with finesse and foreboding, but no showy sentiment. His writing is simply imbued with Williams’ special intimate connection.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Williams'] life was one of compulsive creativity and genuine kindness and perpetual insecurity and frequent infidelity and uniquely electric imagination. Dave Itzkoff’s biography 'Robin' gets its hands around as much of that life as possible. It's \u003cb\u003ean\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eincisive, comprehensive, very fine book. . . and the author captures it with grace and evenhanded perception.\u003c\/b\u003e\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eReveals the heart and soul of an icon.\"—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e, Dave Itzkoff \u003cb\u003emanages to straddle the man and the myth of Robin Williams, all the while helping us see why we fell in love with both\u003c\/b\u003e. He has written a book about the truth and pain that lies in comedy, and the price paid by a sensitive soul.”—\u003cb\u003eAmy Poehler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] really great book - \u003cb\u003ea living chronicle \u0026amp; secret history of 50 years of American pop culture\u003c\/b\u003e - and you should pick it up!\"—\u003cb\u003eColson Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ePulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dave Itzkoff’s \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e is much like the man himself—\u003cb\u003ewarm, funny, frenetic, with a core of darkness and empathy\u003c\/b\u003e. It gets at that darkness, and shows how it fueled, beautifully, the manic brain and kinetic body of the man himself. An amazing read.\"—\u003cb\u003ePatton Oswalt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoughtful and devoted. . . .a must-read.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book \u003cb\u003eshould be on everyone's summer reading list.\u003c\/b\u003e It's certainly on mine.\"—\u003cb\u003eJames Corden \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Many who never knew [Robin Williams] were hit hard by the loss — how could someone so dizzyingly funny encompass such darkness? Dave Itzkoff’s well-researched, thoughtful biography fills in some of those shadows.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Captures the magic and the sadness of Robin Williams' life ... a well-researched and solidly written biography.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A revealing portrait of the motivations of a quiet comic genius whose explosive persona moved millions.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously sourced and comprehensive in scope, Itzkoff's work gives Williams's many fans a rare glimpse of the man behind the celebrity.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Williams may well be one of those people who are impossible to fully understand, but this book is as close as anyone will ever come.”—\u003cb\u003eChuck Klosterman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBut What If We’re Wrong?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dave Itzkoff has produced \u003cb\u003ea remarkable and empathetic portrait, packed with satisfying detail, of a comic whirligig who could break your heart\u003c\/b\u003e.”—\u003cb\u003eJulie Salamon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Candy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWendy and the Lost Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In his \u003cb\u003eprobing and compassionate\u003c\/b\u003e biography, Dave Itzkoff does justice to both the blazing light and the dark corners in his work and life. \u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003edeeply reported\u003c\/b\u003e, finely attuned to the ebb and flow of a long and singular career, and ultimately very moving.”—\u003cb\u003eMark Harris\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePictures at a Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Came Back\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This \u003cb\u003eengrossing \u003c\/b\u003ebook paints a stunningly complete picture of both the man and the comedian. \u003cb\u003eA triumph, and a tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003cb\u003eAlan Sepinwall\u003c\/b\u003e, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTV (The Book) \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revolution Was Televised\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2018), Long-listed San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (2018), Long-listed Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year (2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781627794244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40690270896334,"sku":"9781627794244","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f9fa724c-71fa-40d1-8b98-4170dbd5668a.jpg?v=1640408860","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781627794244","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}