Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account by an award-winning writer of conversations that took place between 1980 through October 1997, just days before Michener's death. "The two discussed topics of both a personal and professional nature and touched on subjects Michener avoided in his own memoir. In this book, Michener explores sex, love, pornography, politics abortion, AIDS, plagiarism, sports, the current state of publishing, and the status of the artist in society. To Grobel, he reveals many personal milestones and struggles - his dialysis; the death of his wife Mari; his service in the war; his travels to the Antarctica and to Pearl Harbor on the 50th anniversary of the bombing; and his philanthropy totaling $120 million. . . he tells how he wrote such sweeping novels, why he chose some subjects and avoided others, and how he might write a historical novel about California. He analyzes each of his books, chooses his favorites, and discusses his strengths and weaknesses as a writer." SIGNED by Grobel opposite the title page, and uncommon thus. Includes a list of Michener's books, index. 269 pp. ISBN: 1-578061393.