Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. This book was reissued not long after leonards passing. I am not spock is a decent little memoir, though, even at under 150 pages, much of it feels like rambling. I am identified in at least two specific roles, the elder. When the cameras werent rolling, the cast was always joking around but dad wouldnt crack a smile. What made leonard nimoy so popular, respected, and loved.
It contained a few extracts from the last book, especially in the first few chapters but i assume that that is in part because of its autobiographical nature. He also published books of his photography including shekhina and the full body project. Michael nyqvist also falls into i am not spock territory. I wanted to answer a lot of oftasked questions and also explore the relationship. Mel answered back in bugs voice and went on to have a full recovery. Rare signed 1978 1st printing stated softcover book like new signed on the inside front cover blue pen by authoractor leonard nimoy. In his book i am spock, leonard nimoy rip says that he almost didnt get approval to direct the search for spock, because his previous book i am not spock had come out before wok, and many people believed he had insisted spock be killed. I am not spock is an excellent book with the views of mr. Npr coverage of i am not spock by leonard nimoy and leonard nimony. The second book came after the star trek movies, and is, therefore, a more complete life story. I am not spock star trek by leonard nimoy 1st1st 1975. My fiftyyear friendship with a remarkable man and i feel i need to come back to this book a little. This book borrows a lot from the first, from anecdotes to ideas expressed.
Benjamin spocks revolutionary book about how to raise children was first published on july 14, 1946. Most came to accept it with some degree of dignity. The books title was a reference to the first volume of his autobiography, i am not spock, which had been published in. I am not spock is leonard nimoys first autobiography. Spock and the public, written when star trek was basically still fresh and new as the classic original star trek completed its three seasons back in. This book was written earlier than the book by the similar name, i am spock, and was very interesting and informative regarding nimoy and his professional career.
In his 1975 autobiography, i am not spock, nimoy wrote of his conflicted relationship with his most famous role. The i am not leonard nimoy trope as used in popular culture. Few actors are as inextricably associated with one role as leonard nimoy is with star treks mr. Do you find yourself living two separate lives, one as mr. I found i am not spock fascinating sorry and reading it has left me wishing that leonard nimoy would write a sequel bringing his career to the present day. After the original star trek series ended, nimoy and shatner had a hard time ridding themselves of the tremendous recognition the show had bestowed on them. This hardcover book is an intelligent nonfiction account of nimoys respect for the spock character he played throughout his years on the original star trek series, motion picture movies, and star trek. Despite the title, nimoy writes of his alterego and the time spent in the star trek world with fondness. I enjoyed spock and found a copy of i am not spock at the library to read.
This may not seem like a bad thing, but they were professional ac. Nimoy is a good writer who keeps the narrative flowing smoothly. I was just trying to find a way to come to terms and explain. Nimoys autobiography to anyone that wants an insightful. The man who was spock leonard nimoy, best known for playing the character spock in the star trek television shows and films, died at 83. I have purchased this book and found it very interesting by what it said and by what was not said. Nprs neda ulaby has a look back at the long career of the man who was. I am spock by nimoy, leonard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is a book in which you can come to know the man, the actor and the formidable pdf alien, spock. An internationally known stage, film and television actor, leonard nimoy directed several major motion pictures, including the good mother, three men and a baby, star trek iii. The book, the common book of baby and child care, completely changed how children were raised in the latter half of the 20th century and have become one of the bestselling nonfiction books of all time. Sometimes an actor is so iconic, famous, or interesting that their celebrity casts a shadow over. During his lifetime, he wrote two autobiographies entitled i am not spock and i am spock and a collection of poetry entitled a lifetime of love.
William shatner says goodbye to leonard nimoy in his new book. A bad accident left him in a coma for months, and everyone feared the worst. Buy a cheap copy of i am spock book by leonard nimoy. In 1975 he wrote a book unfortunately titled i am not spock, which riled fans. Leonard nimoy, in this charming and not ghostwritten autobiography, traces his life poststar trek but also the effect the famous character of spock has had on his life. This onagain, offagain vulcan science officer has a new book out a collection of his. This book was written after the book by the similar name, i am not spock, and was very interesting and informative regarding nimoy and his professional career. Ok i know this is a hard question but i am trying to get the spock back and thro stories as he is one of my favourite characters in tos. Leonard nimoy and the lasting dignity of being spock as characterized by this book, the differences between the two actors mirror the differences between the characters they played. The motion picture, the book was criticized by some fans because of the perception that nimoy was rejecting the character spock. He maintained he was only clarifying the difference between himself and spock, whom he always enjoyed playing. Nimoys autobiography to anyone that wants an insightful, goodhumored, and thoughtful look at his life and life in. The memoir starts out semichronologically, but then veers off into varying topics, including reminiscences of his acting career before and after star trek and reproductions of some correspondence he had with the writers and producers of the series. Picked up i am not spock a few weeks ago at a used book store.
Both books contain a lot of the same information actually. What was the reaction to spocks death when wrath of khan. Share i am spock by leonard nimoy 1995, hardcover i am spock by leonard nimoy 1995, hardcover. Moreover, both books give insight into how nimoy created the character spock the martian according to studio heads and this explains how. Dad tried very hard to stay in spock character on and off the set. The book was published in 1995, four years after the release of the last star trek motion picture starring the entire original cast, and covers the majority of nimoys time with star trek in general and mr.
This i precisely the issue im dealing with in i am spock. Or at least i think it was because suddenly it was available to buy again and i grabbed up my copy. I am not the son of i am not spock, i am the son of i am spock. I am not spock was the title of nimoys first autobiography. Back in 1975, nimoys father, leonard, then 44, published his own book about the fight for identity called i am not spock. In fact, nimoy apologizes for his more controversial 1975 memoir, i am not spock. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Whereas william shatner always admitted that he initially considered star trek just another job and approached the character of captain kirk as an idealized version of himself, nimoy went to the opposite extreme and completely lost himself in the character the way that actors like daniel. Leonard nimoy directs william shatner on the set of star trek iii. Her father, having never seen an episode of star trek, could not figure out what the issue was. Spock in the landmark tv series star trek and its movie spinoffs, and explores his relationship to his. If you find this book expensive or can only afford one book, buy the second book. Buy i am not spock by leonard nimoy online at alibris.
Spock of the star trek series, nimoy is also the author of i am not spock. In addition to star trek iii and iv, nimoys other directing credits include the comedy three men. Its exceedingly difficult to describe two youths when youve only had one. This book was much longer than the last i am not spock but that just meant it was more fun to read. Twenty years ago, nimoy published a book declaring i am not spock and started one of the big showbiz rumors of our timethat he hated his dramatic alter ego, the pointyeared, halfalien first officer of the starship enterprise in the original star trek. I am spock by leonard nimoy 1995, hardcover for sale. Book has minor rubbing to cover, conrers show light wear, front cover has several words pressed into it where someone used the book as backing visible only at the right angle, and the back cover has one 14 tear at top edge. I am spock by leonard nimoy meet your next favorite book. Reviews of the i am not spock so far with regards to the ebook weve got i am not spock pdf opinions end users are yet to however remaining the overview of the game, or otherwise read it nevertheless.