UNABRIDGED SELECTIONS As Charles says If you dont get wiser as you get older then you just get older The core of this audiobook is about identifying our mistakes learning from them and not repeating them Charles Grodin a very funny individual who has appeared in movies television and currently is on WCBS Radio every day has asked his friends--from Robert Redford Paul Newman Shirley MacLaine Alan Alda Regis Philbin Don Hewitt of Minutes fame Joe Torre and others--to share sometimes very revealing memories of the biggest mistake theyve madeRosie ODonnell looks back to her college days and her inability to express her love for a close girlfriend Regis Philbin learned to trust his instincts when an early talk show got cancelled Irwin Redlener the Co-founder of The Childrens Health Fund examines a near-mistake--how he almost cancelled a trip to see a grown son who soon after died in a skiing accident Dr Nicholas Perricone learns to shift his perspective after witnessing the bravery of a young girl during his internship Senator Orrin Hatch discusses his mistaken vote against making Martin Luthor King Day a national holiday And Carol Burnetts hilarious essay explains why meeting Cary Grant turned out to be a big mistakeThis audiobook offers intimate insights into dozens of celebrated figures lives.
