Leonard

My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man

De: William Shatner, David Fisher

Narrado por: William Shatner

"Shatner narrates his story with touching reverence for a dear friend...Shatner's authentic performance moves the story along with humor and sincerity, making the anecdotes all the more interesting and touching." — AudioFile Magazine

A New York Times Bestseller

Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles as Spock and Captain Kirk, in a new science-fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes of Star Trek and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine.

Over the course of half a century, Shatner and Nimoy saw each other through personal and professional highs and lows. In this powerfully emotional audiobook, Shatner tells the story of a man who was his friend for five decades, recounting anecdotes and untold stories of their lives on and off set, as well as gathering stories from others who knew Nimoy well, to present a full picture of a rich life.

As much a biography of Nimoy as a story of their friendship, Leonard is a uniquely heartfelt audiobook written and read by one legendary actor in celebration of another.

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"Shatner narrates this story with touching reverence for a dear friend...Shatner's authentic performance moves the story along with humor and sincerity, making the anecdotes all the more interesting and touching." -<b>AudioFile</b>

Touching Tribute

This is a 4.5 star book. Shatner has written a love letter to his friend and costar that is funny, poignant, tragic, and ultimately life affirming. While the Shatner ego is on display from time to time, so too are wonderful moments of candor about his own failings. One may well quibble that you'd have liked the experience to last a while longer-surely there are stories Shatner could have told and didn't- the book is a wonderful tribute to Nimoy and an ode to the complexities of friendship and the importance of telling the people who matter to us that they indeed do. Bravo Mr. Shatner. Rest in Peace, Mr. Nimoy.

Moving Tribute

This is as much a biographical tribute to Leonard Nimoy as it is a history of Star Trek and Nimoy's impact on modurn culture and entertainment. It is also an autobiography of William Shatner, but he does a good job of putting every personal story in the context of Leonard's influence on him. It is clear that Nimoy had a profound influence on everyone he touched. It was a quick read, but there were some very interesting details that most casual observers of pop culture would never have imagined.

Fascinating

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended this book to any Star Trek fan I have come across with, because of the poignancy of Shatner describing his closest friend's life for us to enjoy and admire.Nimoy is already missed!

What did you like best about this story?

All of it.

Have you listened to any of William Shatner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, I enjoyed Shatner's "Star Trek Memories." The are comparable when discussing certain aspects of Star Trek, but each stand on their own.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Shatner in my opinion was unfairly criticized for missing Nimoy's funeral. This is a great tribute!

Audible as good as the book

Shatner's voice shines through in both text and Audible. Great storytelling. I can picture the images in my head as clearly as if Shatner's memories were my own.

A Touching Tribute

What I Liked: William Shatner is a pretty thoughtful man and this book is a great demonstration of that. And here his focus is pretty much all on sharing all that he knows of his friend Nimoy. And in that regard this book feels quite genuine - and that tone of honesty does a lot for its value as a narrative experience. And it feels like so much work was put into making the coverage of this book to capture as much of Leonard Nimoy's life in a book.

And Shatner has a lovely reading cadence that makes the audio book experience quite engaging and at times poetic. And you can hear his sincerity in putting this book together as a way to process his own feelings over the death of his friend.

What Could Have Been Better: All that said, William Shatner is William Shatner and does tend to wander off into strange tangents of Leonard Nimoy's life or just random bits on acting in general. He's not the most concise writer in this regard and there are a lot of parts that feel like he's losing sight of telling the core story.

And as a third-party account, there's only so much that he can share about his life. He largely took an approach where he tries to be somewhat objective in his discussion of his life. But maybe it could have been more personal or perhaps more introspective and I think that's the last barrier to really, really celebrating this book.