You Dont Look Your Age...and Other F..., Sheila Nevins
You Dont Look Your Age...and Other F..., Sheila Nevins
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You Don't Look Your Age...and Other Fairy Tales

Bestseller

Author: Sheila Nevins

Narrator: Lena Dunham, Meryl Streep, Katie Couric, RuPaul, Martha Stewart, Full Cast

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2017


Synopsis

An astonishingly frank, funny, poignant audiobook for any woman who wishes they had someone who would say to them, “This happened to me, learn from my mistakes and my successes. Because you don’t get smarter as you get older, you get braver.”

This program is read by the author and a full cast: Cynthia Adler, Alan Alda, Bob Balaban, Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Katie Couric, John Henry Cox, Blythe Danner, Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Tovah Feldshuh, Diane von Furstenberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Diane Lane,
Sandra Lee, Judith Light, Jenna Lyons, Audra McDonald, Janet Mock, Sheila Nevins, Rosie O’Donnell, Jean Richards, RuPaul, Liz Smith, Lesley Stahl, Gloria Steinem, Martha Stewart, Meryl Streep, Marlo Thomas, Lily Tomlin, and Gloria Vanderbilt.

“Thank you to Sheila Nevins for putting all this down for posterity. Women need this kind of honest excavation of the process of living.” —Meryl Streep

Sheila Nevins is the best friend you never knew you had. She is your discreet confidante you can tell any secret to, your sage mentor at work who helps you navigate the often uneven playing field, your wise sister who has “been there, done that,” your hysterical girlfriend whose stories about men will make you laugh until you cry. Sheila Nevins is the one person who always tells it like it is.

In You Don’t Look Your Age, the famed documentary producer (as President of HBO Documentary Films for over 30 years, Nevins has rightfully been credited with creating the documentary rebirth) finally steps out from behind the camera and takes her place front and center.

In this program you will hear about the real life challenges of being a woman in a man's world, what it means to be a working mother, what it’s like to be an older woman in a youth-obsessed culture, the sometimes changing, often sweet truth about marriages, what being a feminist really means, and that you are in good company if your adult children don’t return your phone calls.

So come, sit down, make yourself comfortable, and slip on those headphones. You’re in for a treat.

"...the decided advantage of the audio book is that it is read by a cast of stars as long as your arm — thanks to Nevins' considerable achievements in television and production...This is choice listening for the car, as the stories are short and thus lend themselves to erranding and other short hops." Fran Wood, NJ.com

About Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins has a BA from Barnard and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and is a television producer and the President of HBO Documentary Films. She has produced over one thousand documentary films for HBO and is one of the most influential people in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on productions that have been recognized with 32 Primetime Emmy Awards, 34 News and Doc Emmy Awards, 42 Peabody Awards, and 26 Academy Awards. Nevins has won 32 individual Primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other person.

About Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep is one of the most celebrated and award-winning actresses in the history of film.  She holds the record for the most nominations for Academy Awards--earning her 16th nomination for her role as Julia Childs in Julie & Julia--and has won twice, for Sophie's Choice and Kramer vs. Kramer.  She has also garnered two Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and six Drama Desk Awards. In 2004, she was awarded the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.  She recently appeared in the films Julie & Julia, The Devil Wears Prada, Doubt, Mamma Mia! and It's Complicated.  Meryl narrated the Grammy-nominated The One and Only Shrek! by William Steig for Macmillan Audio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by da on February 26, 2018

As with any collection of short stories, some are a lot better than others. In this case, though, every single audio reader is fabulous! Who knew that Gloria Vanderbilt reads so wonderfully? That while Judith Light is a fine actress, she's got an amazing audiobook voice? And those are just a couple......more

Goodreads review by Megan on April 02, 2017

When Meryl Streep says she loves something, I generally take that as a sign that it is almost definitely worth looking into. So when I had the opportunity to get an early book at "You Don't Look Your Age" by Sheila Nevins, I saw that Meryl Streep had already been singing it's praises and jumped on t......more

Goodreads review by Caro on July 20, 2017

I can't resist funny book titles! This is a collection of short stories and essays about aging, women in the workplace, frenemies, cosmetic surgery, dieting, infidelity, benzos ("Dependent? Yes. Addicted? No!") and life in general. The tone of the book is humorous and lighthearted. I listened to the......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on June 17, 2017

You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales is a fantastic collection of 45 personal essays/memoirs written by Sheila Nevins. They are incredibly honest, with some being highly emotional but most just flat out hilarious. This is a collection I will be re-reading anytime I need some validation fro......more

Goodreads review by Hank on March 25, 2017

Personal essays and poetry (floetry?) and stories from the legendary Sheila Nevins, the queen of documentary film production. You should know that Sheila and I have a thing -- as the Washington Post's TV critic, I occasionally write reviews of the HBO documentaries she oversees (I review some of the......more


Quotes

"A treat" - People, Audio Pick

"A diverse collection of poems, short stories, and anecdotes from HBO's president of documentary films is narrated by an A-list celebrity cast, including Alan Alda, Lena Dunham, Meryl Streep, and others. They're filled with heartwarming memories, quirky tongue-in-cheek recollections, regretful experiences, successes and failures, attempts to reverse aging, and a multitude of other relatable topics that will touch listeners' hearts--and that goes for either sex. Sheila Nevins cleverly recruited storytellers to celebrate and explore real life, sickness and death, anxiety, love lost, and life's mistakes made over all the hills and valleys of time. They provide perspective and courage to listeners and serve as proof that we're all in this life together, sharing the same types of experiences." -AudioFile