Shatner Rules

Your Key to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large

By: William Shatner, Chris Regan

Narrated by: William Shatner

Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

You love William Shatner.

You admire his many and varied talents.

You appreciate his creativity and willingness to take risks.

You want to learn his master negotiation techniques.

You wish you could hang out with him.

Admit it. You want to be William Shatner.

And now…you can (almost).

This collection of rules, illustrated with stories from Bill’s illustrious life and career, will show you how Bill became WILLIAM SHATNER, larger than life and bigger than any role he ever played.

Shatner Rules is your guide to becoming William Shatner. Or, more accurately, beautifully Shatneresque.

Because let’s face it...Shatner does rule, doesn’t he?

©2011 William Shatner (P)2011 Penguin

If you love Shatner, you'll love the book.

Funny, smart, charming. I like Shatner I think his self inflating slightly egotistical personality is hilarious. His life stories are funny. If you like him, you'll love the book.

Good for listening to Shatner's voice.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

As a Stark Trek fan, and having only read about his voice style, I wanted to personally listen to his voice in an audiobook. The content wasn't all that interesting, except for some short stories, but Shatner's reading of the book was the main drawcard for me.

What was most disappointing about William Shatner and Chris Regan ’s story?

Some parts sounded repetitive and similar to others.

A Great Listen

This was really enjoyable. Laugh out loud funny and excellently narrated by Bill.

It also had great life lessons - #1 always say yes to opportunities - you never know where they will lead.

Shatner always rules

Would you listen to Shatner Rules again? Why?

Very entertaining and surprisingly touching as well. Have always enjoyed his performances, but now admire him as a man as well. Bravo, Bill

Absolute joy, ends too soon...

I was thoroughly impressed by “Bill’s” ability to swoop me up into his stories with his spot-on timing and voice fluctuation (the quotes signify the fact I consider him to be my friend—which will make sense to you when you listen to this humorously candid 100% enjoyable audiobook). Bravo, Bill! Age is a state of mind, you are still 19 yrs old and will live forever!
🥰🌈🦩🦄🌸💕

Feel Good Funny and Beyond!

I never understood the genius of this icon, or why he has become such a force of nature. Listening to this book has made it crystal clear! William Shatner is a character. Bill is an inspirational, no nonsense, talented, funny, honest, ambitious, hard working, authentic man. Bill explains how Shatner succeeded and continues to succeed. The book is so well paced and delivered that I'm sure it's better listened to than read. Mr. Shatner shares the wisdom & candid anecdotes of his 80 years, and his "tips" on attitude and success. While not a Trekkie, I understand the appeal of the franchise and its impact on pop culture. This is not a book for written for Trek fans only. If you want something in the smart/funny vein of Tina Fey's Bossypants, say YES to this book!

Shatner on Shatner

Listen to William Shatner ramble on about his life. He's pretty entertaining, but don't expect any revelations.

Love me some Shatner!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Why not listen to the man himself explain how the world works in his mind? I simply love to listen to his thoughts. He makes me laugh with his train of thoughts. If you need to have a
to hear a second opinion to things, listen to Shatnerverse! You will end up liking your world better...LOL

What did you like best about this story?

I like that Shatner himself is narrating his own book. I like his voice!

What does William Shatner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

When we read books, we tend to insert tones and feeling to it. However, When the original writer reads it to you, you will "hear" what he really meant because it is "his tones and feeling" in the story. So listening to Shatner reading his own story helped me to understand what he really meant to say.

Shatner Rules Indeed

William Shatner is very funny in this audiobook that he reads - could anyone else even do it? Yes, there is a few minutes where he goes off on a rant of Esperanto but that's forgiveable because of the rest of the book. This is not a history of StarTrek. It's a look at how his personal life intersects his all-too-public life. Like the time when he was passing a kidney stone and for few minutes he was out in the hallway with his legs resting in the stirrups. A person walks by and says "Look, Captain Kirk is having a baby". You can probably imagine how Star Trek has come to dominate not his life but his public image. And that must very annoying. But Shatner discusses this and many other topics with an acerbic wit. This book is almost as funny as my favority Audible book: Bossypants by Tina Fey.

Great Laughs, Great stories, Worth every penny

Love him or Hate him, this collection of thoughts and short-stories are both funny and interesting.
-->Hitchhiking in the 1940's as a teenager, you can't make this stuff up.
-->Overly exuberant fans, outrageous fun

& Other thoughts, philosophies, and superstitions.
Great Read