Product Overview
The fifth volume in one of the most extraordinarypersonal odysseys of the twentieth century.Don't Fall Off the Mountain,You Can Get There From Here, Out on a Limb, Dancing in the Light and now the most intimate and compellingbook of all, It's All in the Playing. Oscar-winning actress, social activist, singularentertainer, best-selling author Shirley MacLainehas the courage to be both candid andcontroversial. In this book, she casts herself in her mostchallenging role yet--as seeker of personal andmetaphysical truth. It began in Peru ten years ago andended in Peru ten years later. But the steps alongthe way were the real story. In filming theminiseries Out on a Limb,Shirley MacLaine was forced to recreate herself tenyears earlier. to journey back from Malibu to London,from Sweden to the mysterious landscape of Peru...to the places, the perceptions and profoundemotions she experienced then. And to journey beyond,exploring new personal and cosmic dimensions, thechoices of her lifetimes, who she was and who shewould become. As the heart of Shirley MacLaine'stestament is a compelling challenge: we choose ourown destinies, create our own illusions. We have thepower to design the world in which we live, andthe strength to remake ourselves in the image of ourdreams.
