{"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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFrom 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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBut 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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'An amazing read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Patton Oswalt \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Itzkoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40306590154930,"sku":"1447293231","price":299.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/24848_611d33bb55ec10.81566633_9781447293231.jpg?v=1673190726","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/robin","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}