Since there are no movie theaters, museums, broadway shows, bookstores, or open libraries, one can still read books purchased online. I ordered The Answer is ....... Reflections on My Life, the autobiography of Alex Trebek, and received it the day it was released. By the way, today is his 80th birthday.
This is a true autobiography which was not ghostwritten. It is easy to read in an anecdotal style. The chapters are very short and are titled in the form of a question. Alex talks very candidly about growing up in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. His parents were divorced and his mother had a child by another relationship. Alex didn't find out he had a half-brother until h was in his forties. He divorced his first wife in 1981 and remarried in 1990 to Jean who is 24 years younger than him.
He discusses how his career developed and very often one must be in the right place at the right time to get the right job. He hosted several game shows before he became the long time host of Jeopardy in 1984. I am about 2/3 of the way through the book and am just starting to read about his hosting of Jeopardy.
It is amazing how Alex has survived pancreatic cancer for almost 1 1/2 years. He says the chemotherapy is painful, but his numbers are very good. He will continue to host Jeopardy until he is physically unable to do it.
I recommend this book to all even if they are not Jeopardy fans.
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