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Along The Way:hard cover - $5 (Upper East Side)
East 84th near Second and Third
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ALONG THE WAY: The Journey of a Father and Son hardcover with dust cover by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
Remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and accomplished actor/filmmaker Emilio Estevez recount their lives as father and son. In alternating chapters—and voices as eloquent as they are different—they tell stories spanning more than fifty years of family history, and reflect on their journeys into two different kinds of faith.
A struggling actor at 21 living hand to mouth, Martin and his wife, Janet, welcomed their firstborn, Emilio,who soon had 3 more children: Ramon, Charlie, and Renée. As Martin’s career moved to screen, the family moved from New York City to Malibu, while traveling together to film locations around the world, from Mexico for Catch-22 to Colorado for Badlands to the Philippines for the legendary Apocalypse Now shoot. As the firstborn, Emilio had a special relationship with Martin: They often mirrored each other’s passions and sometimes clashed in their differences. After Martin and Emilio traveled together to India for the film Gandhi, each felt a spiritual awakening that soon led Martin back to his Catholic roots, and eventually led both to Spain, whence Martin’s father had emigrated to the US. Along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage path, Emilio directed Martin in their acclaimed film, The Way