And other things ive learned and things i overheard while talking to myself. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read things i overheard while talking to myself. Armed with commencement speeches, eulogies, and decades of memories, alda leads us on a tour of his own lifes lessons. Things i overheard while talking to myself, book by alan alda. It is not stream of consciousness because the syntax is clear, and there is no problem following his thoughts.
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