ms. gordon's 1st memoir [there was at least one more, in 1976]. a wit on the page writing about her own life as lovely as her wit as quoted by anyone who knew her (including her husband garson kanin). and then there is the snappy and intelligent characters she wrote for the stage (e.g. BORN YESTERDAY) and the screen (e.g. ADAM'S RIB and PAT AND MIKE). you just wish you could have spent some time with her chatting about world events .. but i have a feeling my time would have been spent laughing so hard my nose would run.