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When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

By: Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen, George Clooney - foreword
Narrated by: Jerry Weintraub
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Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary dealmaker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him - the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds of Alaska, or the hills of Hollywood - he has found a way to put on a show and sell tickets at the door.

"All life was a theater and I wanted to put it up on a stage," he says. "I wanted to set the world under a marquee that read: 'Jerry Weintraub Presents.'"

In When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead, we follow Weintraub from his first great success at age 26 with Elvis Presley, whom he took on the road with the help of Colonel Tom Parker; to the immortal days with Sinatra and Rat Pack glory; to his crowning hits as a movie producer, starting with Robert Altman and Nashville, continuing with Oh, God!, the Karate Kid movies, and Diner, among others, and summiting with Steven Soderbergh and Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen.

Along the way, we'll watch as Jerry moves from the poker tables of Palm Springs (the games went on for days), to the power rooms of Hollywood, to the halls of the White House, to Red Square in Moscow, and the Great Palace in Beijing - all the while counseling potentates, poets, and kings, with clients and confidants like George Clooney, Bruce Willis, George H. W. Bush, Armand Hammer, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, John Denver, Bobby Fischer...the list goes on forever.

And of course, the story is not yet over. As the old-timers say, "The best is yet to come." And as Weintraub says, "When I stop talking, you'll know I'm dead."

With wit, wisdom, and the cool confidence that has colored his remarkable career, Jerry chronicles a quintessentially American journey, one marked by luck, love, and improvisation. The stories he tells and the lessons we learn are essential, not just for those who love movies and music, but for businessmen, entrepreneurs, artists...everyone.

©2010 Jerry Weintraub (P)2010 Hachette

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Best Autobiography You'll Listen to in a long time

What made the experience of listening to When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead the most enjoyable?

The candid and precise story telling was captivating.

What was one of the most memorable moments of When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead?

Jerry having to find a million dollars in a couple of days, so he could take Elvis on tour.

Have you listened to any of Jerry Weintraub’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I'm not sure he has any other books?

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If you don't enjoy this book, you have no soul.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Didn’t know much about Jerry before picking up this book, but the lessons in his stories are amazing and the impact through his attitude and dedication was nothing less than amazing. Highly recommended.

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Brilliant!

Exceptional life lessons packaged in great fun, highly recommend! Really worth a listen/ read, enjoy the ride !

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life lessons indeed !

Amazing to hear someone's life story from rags to riches. Worth listening every single bit.

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My wife said, "Stop listening!"

What a story! What narration! What a voice! Onto my third listen. The best self-read of any audio-book, fiction or non-fiction. My wife wants me to stop listening and pay her more attention. Only one complaint. I wish he didn't have to stop talking. RIP, Jerry Weintraub.

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Golden Hollywood, Films, Music, Eras

A Bizarre and Wonderful life, one that I had no idea about till I picked up the book.
For anyone who is into the Film/TV and Music world this is the book for you - Full of anecdotes throughout Jerry's life.

From Dean and Frank, John Denver and Elvis all the way through the Karate Kid and Oceans.

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I didn’t want it to end

I found myself mimicking Jerry’s voice in between listening to this book.

I wish there was in fact a sequel.

This, Alex Banayan, is just some more Third Door ways of life

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Great read

What a life, what a story. A must read/listen. You’ll not regret it. Do it now...

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Absolutely amazing.

This book is a truly fantastic journey into the world behind the studio doors. Jerry's vocal performance is outstanding and full of character and there is something for absolutely anyone in this book. You owe it to yourself to listen to what this truly persuasive man has to say.

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incredible book. genius

"When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead" boasts a brilliant storyline meshed with hints of entrepreneurship and worldly advice.

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