{"product_id":"the-sanest-guy-in-the-room-9781472132949","title":"The Sanest Guy in the Room","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon Black is the man behind some of the late twentieth century's greatest musical numbers and one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's frequent collaborators - this is his memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the brilliant stories and wonderful behind-the-scenes glimpses of a life and career in show-business is some great advice, the best of which is don't use fifty words when you can use five. So I won't. Here's what I think of Don's book . . . It's bloody brilliant . . . Read it! * Michael Ball *\u003cbr\u003eWarm, unpretentious and never lacking in humour * Mojo *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the joys of Black's memoir is his close-up view of the abnormality of the people he has worked with. He has a sharp eye and turn of phrase . . . Black may well be one of the sanest guys in the room. He's one of the kindest too * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable life story . . . entertaining new memoir . . . Refreshingly for a showbiz autobiography, the book is as economical and fat free as his lyrics * Waitrose Weekend *\u003cbr\u003eEmotional and poignant * Jewish Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e. . . a compelling memoir. Breezy and unpretentious, \u003ci\u003eThe Sanest Guy in the Room\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful collection of memories, insider information and after-dinner anecdotes * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere between a memoir and an extended love letter to his late wife, Shirley - who died in 2018, after a marriage that lasted 60 years - it details his remarkable career as a songwriter . . . as down-to-earth and charming as the book's title suggests * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eBreezy memoir . . . good, fast read * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eDeeply moving * Radio Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe sprinkles his memoir with warm reminiscences and self-deprecating anecdotes . . . you'll come away from\u003cbr\u003ethis entertaining book with a new appreciation for a craft that's too often overlooked\u003c\/p\u003e * Mail on Sunday *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851689083223,"sku":"9781472132949","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472132949.jpg?v=1710642223","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sanest-guy-in-the-room-9781472132949","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}