num_pages: 304
description: An alternate cover edition of this book with ISBN 978198215799 can be found here.Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career.Since debuting as the host of Jeopardy! in 1984 Alex Trebek has been something like a family member to millions of television viewers bringing entertainment and education into their homes five nights a week. Last year he made the stunning announcement that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. What followed was an incredible outpouring of love and kindness. Social media was flooded with messages of support and the Jeopardy! studio received boxes of cards and letters offering guidance encouragement and prayers.For over three decades Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill he felt compelled to finally share his story. I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year he writes in The Answer Is: Reflections on My Life.The book combines illuminating personal anecdotes with Trebeks thoughts on a range of topics including marriage parenthood education success spirituality and philanthropy. Trebek also addresses the questions he gets asked most often by Jeopardy! fans such as what prompted him to shave his signature mustache his insights on legendary players like Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer and his opinion of Will Ferrells Saturday Night Live impersonation. The book uses a novel structure inspired by Jeopardy! with each chapter title in the form of a question and features dozens of never-before-seen photos that candidly capture Trebek over the years.This wise charming and inspiring book is further evidence why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment.
language: English
title: The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life
publisher: Simon & Schuster