Book Review: Alex Trebek The Answer Is...

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Alex Trebek reflects on his life in this last writing before his passing last year. Each "chapter" is short, like little anecdotes, with lots of photographs sprinkled within the book. I enjoyed reading about the behind-the-scenes workings of [/i]Jeopardy! I was surprised to see how many shows he did before he landed at Jeopardy![i] I always wondered what he had on his podium during the show. I thought for sure it was a computer screen but there is a picture of the big sheet he uses to cross off every question/answer so that he doesn't repeat it. His last years are heart-wrenching. He goes into detail of all his struggles before he was diagnosed with cancer and during. They are also very inspirational. Alex Trebek was a strong man who realized that he had a good life and was not afraid of the end. He was also a very humble man who didn't think he was special in any way. He did not use his celebrity to benefit himself. He just wasn't like that. This is a good, easy, interesting, inspirational read.