Open Wide: Dr. Mark Manhart's Journey in Dentistry, Theatre, Education, Family, and Life

by Leo Adam Biga, Mark Manhart

In people or in art, according to Dr. Mark Manhart, "You may not like nor understand everything you see, but at least you will have a truer view of all that went into making the man or the artwork." This biographical memoir takes the reader through all of his different lives – his "open life" and his "secret life". Manhart's professional side finds him a highly trained dentist who is actively engaged in developing new treatments and therapies. His inner passion, which keeps him charged, is his involvement in theatre as a playwright, director, and sometimes an actor.

310 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2011

About the author

Leo Adam Biga is an author-journalist-blogger based in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. His feature and enterprise work as an arts and culture reporter appears in several Omaha and greater Nebraska publications. His articles occasionally appear in national magazines as well.

Books he has authored or contributed to include "Alexander Payne, His Journey in Film," "Open Wide: Dr. Mark Manhart's Journey in Dentistry, Theatre, Education, Family, and Life" and "Memories of the Jewish Midwest: Mom and Pop Grocery Stores." He has several book projects in development, among them "Omaha's Black Sports Legends" and "Nebraskans in Film." He also wrote the script of the documentary, "The Brandeis Story."