{"product_id":"9781250214812","title":"Robin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved and misunderstood entertainers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in\u003ci\u003eMork \u0026amp; Mindy\u003c\/i\u003e and his Academy Award-winning performance in\u003ci\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like\u003ci\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003eThe Fisher King\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003eMrs. Doubtfire\u003c\/i\u003e, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in\u003ci\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003ehe gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItzkoff also shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research,\u003ci\u003eRobin\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itzkoff, Dave","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":35429311316135,"sku":"","price":14.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_f242d2ad-c054-4601-bd57-aa39e2095023.jpg?v=1595860377","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781250214812","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}