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Summary: Fascinating and Inspiring
Review: I was very impressed by this memoir. Grace Lee Whitney went through some terrible ordeals in her life and her account of how she eventually recovered from them and found spiritual peace as a Jewish Christian, while somewhat unorthodox for me to fully comprehend at first, ranks as one of the most inspiring accounts I've read this past year. Probably what impressed me most however, was her willingness to challenge the late Gene Roddenberry's long-standing diatribes against religion and faith in general by using herself as an example of what happens to one who decides its better to reject God in the name of doing one's own thing and thinking it's somehow "liberating" when ultimately it leads to the worst consequences imaginable.
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Summary: Great book. Great story. Great lady. However. . .
Review: I'm a life-long fan of the original Trek series. I had the hugest crush on Yeoman Rand since my childhood. I've always wanted to hear Ms. Whitney's story and clear up all the rumors I heard in the 70's about the reasons she left Trek and what really happened to her afterwards. This book clears it all up. It was also interesting to hear about all the movies and celebrities she's worked with, pre & post Trek. The thing I didn't like about this book was all the religious ranting she goes off on. I sympathize for Grace's alcoholism, but she must have really gotten brainwashed by this particular group of AA religious folks. She seems to blame herself for everything that went wrong in her life, before and after alcohol-- even getting raped! She even calls herself an alcoholic when she *stopped* drinking for 8 years in the 70's! Hell, every chapter ends with "this is what alcoholics do". It was so sad to hear her self-loathing rants. This book often sounds like it's written by a cult member. And I think it was. Especially since she claims to be a "Jewish Christian". Figure that one out. I will never ever stop being a fan of Grace Lee Whitney's. She's an extraordinary woman. She's 73 years old now and is still a very attractive woman. But as an atheist, it was hard for me to read this book. But if you can get past the self-loathing and religious dribble, you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Review/blurb
Review: Leonard Nimoy says The Longest Trek is "personal, moving, and powerful...If you think this is simply another book of Star Trek anecdotes and inside jokes, take a deep breath and plunge in. This is a Star Trek book which will transform people's lives."
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Miss Whitney did a wonderful job on this book. She tells more of what went on behind the scenes than most of the other characters did in their books. She is so open in writing this book that it really should not go unread.
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Summary: A happy ending to a grim life
Review: This book, essentially a biography, deals with the life and struggles of singer/songwriter/actress Grace Lee Whitney who played a memorable STAR TREK character ( Yeoman Janice Rand ) for a short time until being written out of the series after years of bit parts a "Dream Role" finally had come her way that is until a terrifying rape and a story character/script problem put an end to the short~lived happiness of the Authoress the traumatic experience aggravated long standing personality problems which resulted in addictions to alcohol and drugs after suffering for years (it was only a matter of time before she would die as a result of the addictions) she was rescued by a new found faith and the "Twelve Steps" approach originally pioneered by Alcholics Anonymous and today, when not enjoying the peace and serenity of her home near Yosemite National Park Grace Lee Whitney shares the message of hope and sobriety at STAR TREK conventions, in prisons and jails, and on talk shows This biography is in no way a lurid potboiler and contains a number of photographs of Ms.Whitney at various times and places and with Star Trek players and has a true life happy ending instead of a tragic one.
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Review: William Shatner says of The Longest Trek: "Grace Lee Whitney has gone where no woman has gone before--join her. It's worth it."
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