We're All In This Together - Red Green: The Man Behind the Character and Vice Versa [Paperback]

Steve Smith (Author), Mag Ruffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2008

Based on four years of interviews with Steve, this unconventional biography reveals the personal stories, sorrows and joys that continue to inspire the man behind the Red Green legacy.

Editorial Reviews

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I have to admit that I started to read it and didn't put it down until I was done. --Colin B., Ontario This frank conversation between longtime friends reveals the serious philosophy of a funny man. It s an unusual memoir, straightforward as a handwritten diary and robustly thought-provoking. --Kate J., Saskatchewan What a treat it was to read about the man behind the character who kept us in stitches for so long. --Dan S., Wisconsin --Kate J., Saskatchewan

I have to admit that I started to read it and didn't put it down until I was done. --Colin B., Ontario

This frank conversation between longtime friends reveals the serious philosophy of a funny man. It s an unusual memoir, straightforward as a handwritten diary and robustly thought-provoking. --Kate J., Saskatchewan

About the Author

STEVE SMITH Steve Smith has had a comedy series on the air for more 30 years, beginning with Smith and Smith, a popular variety show that featured Steve and his wife, Morag. His most successful project was The Red Green Show (RedGreen.com), which he starred in, produced and co-wrote for fifteen seasons. Steve completed 300 episodes of the show along with several TV specials and a feature film. The Red Green Show is a fan favourite on Canadian television and also in the U.S. where it airs on more than eighty Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations. Steve has received numerous awards and citations from the entertainment industry and is also a recipient of the Order of Canada (2005), Canada s highest civilian honour. Steve s biography, We re All in This Together (WereAllinThisTogether.ca), was released in November of 2008 and co-written with Mag Ruffman. Steve is the author of three other books Red Green Talks Cars: A Love Story (1997, co-written with Rick Green), The Red Green Book: Wit and Wisdom of Possum Lodge (1997, co-written with Rick Green) and Red Green s Duct Tape is Not Enough (2002). Steve, a grandfather, is sort of retired - doing occasional personal appearances, performing in a singing trio, playing a lot of golf, working on his boat and writing books. He is happily married to Morag, his sweetheart for the past 43 and-a-half years. MAG RUFFMAN Mag Ruffman is a television producer, writer, actress and building contractor. She spent seven years in a corset as Olivia Dale on CBC s beloved Road to Avonlea, and five seasons in a tool belt as host, creator and producer of the fix-it classic A Repair to Remember (78 episodes) and the Gemini-nominated workshop series Anything I Can Do (52 episodes), which now airs worldwide. She also created and hosted the groundbreaking relationship show Men On Women (44 episodes) for W Network. Mag s weblog can be found online at ToolGirl.com, and a searchable database of her syndicated newspaper articles is available at HomeEnvy.com. Mag is also the author of How Hard Can It Be?, a collection of projects and repairs for beginners (McClelland and Stewart, 2003 and Beyond Words, 2005). Mag's new publishing company, ToolGirl Press, released We re All In This Together, an intimate conversation about life with Red Green creator Steve Smith, in 2008. Mag is a national spokesperson with Habitat for Humanity Canada and in her spare time she tortures her ego by playing golf.

Product Details

• Paperback: 331 pages
• Publisher: ToolGirl Press; First edition (November 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981058604
• ISBN-13: 978-0981058603
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,016,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, June 15, 2009

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Steve Smith is the creator of the famous back woods character, Red Green. It's a great book on the thinking and heart that created the lovable Red.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Together like Duct Tape, October 29, 2009

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Steve Smith (as "Red Green"), has brought comedy to the normal Dad and father who attempts the "Do it yourself" way of life; with it's barracades and challenges. "We're All In This Together" brings Red Green fans into the mind and spirit of Steve Smith. Mag is so very thoughtfull in her interviewing, asking Steve most all the questions we all wanted to ask.
A very relaxing and easy read that will make you feel warm and fuzzy about life itself. You can relate to Steves path in life and become one with his friends and co workers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insight into the funny man, August 31, 2009

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This is a great book that really gives you insight into Steve Smith and his creation of Red Green. A must-have for any Red Green fan!