When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead
Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
by Jerry Weintraub with Rich Cohen
Jerry Weintraub was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised right
in the middle of the Bronx. His accent, which you will hear as he
reads his story, gives him away immediately. This is his story of
how he became a famous movie producer.
Jerry learned to be persuasive from his father, who was a jewelry
salesman. He taught Jerry many of the finer points of the art of
salesmanship. Jerry, as a movie producer, used the things his dad
taught him to sell his movie ideas to the money men who financed
the production. His skills were good enough to sell an idea that
every producer in Hollywood had already turned down. That took considerable
skill and the offer to put up some of his own money to finally finance
it. Though the movie was never made due to various problems, he
was still able to sell an idea whose time never came.
There are many such stories in this book. Jerry also tells of the
interesting people he met along the way. He began as a talent manager,
managing such talents as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and many others.
But movie production was his real love, and no matter what he tried,
he always went back to producing.
This book is definitely well written. Personally, I have no interest
in the lives of Hollywood denizens. Thus, it is a tribute to Mr.
Weintraub’s storytelling expertise that I did not sleep through
listening to this book. Nor did I put the book down until I finished
it. I actually enjoyed the debunking of some of the Hollywood gossip.
I also enjoyed some of the stories and the selling techniques. So
listen to “When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m
Dead.” It’s more interesting than you might expect.
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The
Book |
Hachette Audio |
June 1, 2010 |
Unabridged
audiobook / 8 CDs |
1607889684 / 978-1607889687 |
Nonfiction / Memoirs |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: Contains profanity |
The
Reviewer |
Jo Rogers |
Reviewed 2010 |
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