When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man

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Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, 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, with Elvis or Sinatra, Robert Altman or George Clooney--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 writes. "I wanted to set the world under a marquee that read: 'Jerry Weintraub Presents.'" 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.--From publisher description.;The Star of Ardaban -- The Red Jacket -- Everything but the Girl -- Because I Wouldn't Wear Tights -- Stay Off the WATS Line -- Being P.T. Barnum -- Fun with Jane -- All the King's Men -- Old Blue Eyes -- Firing Ferguson -- Jerry Weintraub Presents -- The Grand Master -- The Death of the King -- Making Movies -- Family -- The Producer -- Leaving on a jet Plane -- Knowing Which Calls to Return -- Arm and Hammer -- The Peanut Farmer -- Dancing with the Rebbe -- If You Find Something You Love, Keep Doing It -- Playing Myself -- A Ride in the Hills -- Farewell to Sam and Rose -- Oceans.