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The life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award–winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
“The No. 1 celebrity memoir of the past 10 years.”—USA Today
“McConaughey’s book invites us to grapple with the lessons of his life as he did—and to see that the point was never to win, but to understand.”—Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.
Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries. I found stories I experienced, lessons I learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. I found a reliable theme, an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction, at the time, and still: If you know how, and when, to deal with life’s challenges—how to get relative with the inevitable—you can enjoy a state of success I call “catching greenlights.”
So I took a one-way ticket to the desert and wrote this book: an album, a record, a story of my life so far. This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured-outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops.
Hopefully, it’s medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilot’s license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears.
It’s a love letter. To life.
It’s also a guide to catching more greenlights—and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too.
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“Matthew McConaughey’s book is exactly what we needed after the frenzy of Campaign 2020. . . . [A] much-needed breather . . . [and] a recuperative journey . . . it is both calming and laugh, laugh, laugh-out-loud funny.”—Hugh Hewitt, The Washington Post
“A delightful surprise, full of stories that [haven’t] been shared on late night talk shows or made headlines over the years. It’s a wild ride to be sure, but if you enjoy McConaughey and all of the eccentricities and contradictions that come with him, it’s one you won’t want to miss.”—Texas Monthly
“A brilliant memoir . . . [Greenlights] is unmistakeably ‘a book that only Matthew McConaughey could have written.’ This is a good thing.”—The Times Magazine (UK)
“McConaughey’s own story is arguably more interesting than any character he has embodied on the silver screen over the decades.”—USA Today
“Delightfully voicey.”—GQ “McConaughey’s approach to memoir is the opposite of careful, instead opting for pure candor. . . . Taken together, the stories in Greenlights paint the picture of someone who could not care less of what the world thinks of him, which has—not coincidentally—resulted in lots of people in the world liking the actor and his work.”—John Warner, Chicago Tribune
“At its best moments, Greenlights . . . delivers memorable life lessons.”—Pico Iyer, Air Mail
“Candid . . . Greenlights is more than an autobiography, far more than a comedy or a series of adventures. The author gives us a lively look at his life in and out of his movies and provides readers with an honest look at who he is.”—The Florida Times-Union
“McConaughey is a talented actor and a fine writer, but a total genius at living. He attacks life with an exhilarating ferocity. This is a wildly unexpected and delightful book you can’t just read, you have to experience.”—Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October
“It shouldn’t surprise you that this book is good, but it will surprise you just how good it is. Wise and entertaining, this is an inspiring memoir and how-to from one of the great outlaw philosophers and artists of our time.”—Ryan Holiday, author of The Daily Stoic
“A Renaissance man on the big screen, McConaughey shows he is the same on the page. Mystical and spiritual but mostly just wonderful, Greenlights is an inspired memoir that celebrates the idea that it’s the journey rather than the destination that will fulfill us.”—Michael Connelly, author of Fair Warning
“Written with great intensity and rare candor, Greenlights is a whirlwind of wisdom that’s as singular and fervent as its author. Read the book, experience the behind-the-scenes adventures, then pursue your own greenlights full throttle.”—Shaka Smart, head coach, men’s basketball, The University of Texas at Austin
“I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, co-author of Conscious Leadership
Overall rating: 4.6285715 / 5 from 35 reviews.
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"As he read the book, it felt like he was right in front of me sharing his journey."
— Gordon S. (5/5)
Amazing read
"wonderful book to read, I think its something everyone will like."
— Hazel (4/5)
Alright Alright Alright
"Love the actor so I thought I would give the book a chance and very cool insight into his life and how to turn things around"
— Natasia M. (5/5)
A change of pace
"My interest in famous persons is typically on the low side but after watching short interview on McConaughey talking about his up-bringing and his drive behind achieving his goals I decided to pick up Greenlights. It was well worth it, and a nice change from my regular fantasy/sci-fi read!"
— Wint (5/5)
All over the map
"Although I like Matthew McConaughey as an actor, I found this book hard to read and somewhat repetitive, there is a lot of introspection but also it became tiresome , he comes across as a kind and gentle man looking inward to better himself but nonetheless , the book did not inspire me, also the format was difficult to read"
— Lolo (3/5)
Preachy but interesting
"Interesting book, fascinating to learn more about this actor. It has about five introductions before getting into anything. It's a bit preachy but worth a read."
— Blair (4/5)
Greenlights' will make you want to keep going.
"This is an excellent book of story telling from the author. Capturing his life growing up and how he came into his career. It has a different spin with the 'greenlights' aspect of it. It's an optimistic aspect to notice the 'greenlights' in your life and see things as opportunities. That aside, it is an excellent read and a book that's hard to put down when you start. I would highly recommend this book to any reader."
— Stephen R. (5/5)
My mom couldn’t put it down!
"Bought this for my mom. We went to chapters for a kids event and my mom tagged along. While waiting she started to read this book and couldn’t put it down. So I bought it for her. Can’t wait to read it when she is done."
— Carol C. (5/5)
Beautifully unique
"An optimists dream, a life changing outlook for a pessimist"
— Dovar (5/5)
Easy summer read.
"This was purchased as an easy summer read. It is. It’s as if Matthew is speaking to you, telling you his life story. You can almost hear his drawl as you read. Thoroughly enjoying it and learning some life lessons whilst doing so. Highly recommend."
— Sulo (5/5)
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Date de publication : Nov 12, 2024
Langue : anglais
Nombre de pages : 320
Éditeur : Crown
ISBN : 9780593139158
Dimensions :
6.02" W x
0.84" L x
8.49" H
Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey is a married man, a father of three children, and a loyal son and brother. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it’s okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day’s sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor. He is co-owner of The Austin FC Soccer Club and a professor at the University of Texas in Austin. Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping boys and girls transform into men and women through programs that teach the importance of decision-making, health, education, and active living. Following the tragedy in McConaughey’s hometown of Uvalde, the couple created the Greenlights Grants Initiative, which helps school districts nationwide access billions of dollars in available federal funding to create safer school environments for our children. In October 2023, Matthew and Camila launched their own tequila brand, Pantalones, the first joint venture for the couple. McConaughey currently resides in Austin, Texas.
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