Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
by: Tim Russert
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Veteran newsman and Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert is known for his direct and unpretentious style and in this charming memoir he explains why. Russert's father is profiled as a plainspoken World War II veteran who worked two blue-collar jobs while raising four kids in South Buffalo but the elder Russert's lessons on how to live an honest, disciplined, and ethical life are shown to be universal. Big Russ and Me, a sort of Greatest Generation meets Tuesdays with Morrie, could easily have become a sentimental pile of mush with a son wistfully recalling the wisdom of his beloved dad. But both Russerts are far too down-to-earth to let that happen and the emotional content of the book is made more direct, accessible, and palatable because of it. The relationship between father and son, contrary to what one would think of as essential to a riveting memoir, seems completely healthy and positive as Tim, the academically gifted kid and later the esteemed TV star and political operative relies on his old man, a career sanitation worker and newspaper truck driver, for advice. Big Russ and Me also traces Russert's life from working-class kid to one of broadcast journalism's top interviewers by introducing various influential figures who guided him along the way, including Jesuit teachers, nuns, his dad's drinking buddies, and, most notably, the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whom Russert helped get elected in 1976. Plenty of entertaining anecdotes are served up along the way from schoolyard pranks to an attempt to book Pope John Paul II on the Today Show. Though not likely to revolutionize modern thought, Big Russ and Me will provide fathers and sons a chance to reflect on lessons learned between generations. --Charlie Williams
Product Description:
Tim Russert's #1 New York Times bestseller -- now in paperback.
Now in paperback -- the #1 best-selling Fathers Day book of 2004, with over half a million copies sold in hardcover. Tim Russert, one of Americas most watched and trusted news anchors connected with readers across the nation with his critically acclaimed memoir about growing up in the 1950s and the special bond between fathers and sons.
Veteran newsman and Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert is known for his direct and unpretentious style and in this charming memoir he explains why. Russert's father is profiled as a plainspoken World War II veteran who worked two blue-collar jobs while raising four kids in South Buffalo but the elder Russert's lessons on how to live an honest, disciplined, and ethical life are shown to be universal. Big Russ and Me, a sort of Greatest Generation meets Tuesdays with Morrie, could easily have become a sentimental pile of mush with a son wistfully recalling the wisdom of his beloved dad. But both Russerts are far too down-to-earth to let that happen and the emotional content of the book is made more direct, accessible, and palatable because of it. The relationship between father and son, contrary to what one would think of as essential to a riveting memoir, seems completely healthy and positive as Tim, the academically gifted kid and later the esteemed TV star and political operative relies on his old man, a career sanitation worker and newspaper truck driver, for advice. Big Russ and Me also traces Russert's life from working-class kid to one of broadcast journalism's top interviewers by introducing various influential figures who guided him along the way, including Jesuit teachers, nuns, his dad's drinking buddies, and, most notably, the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whom Russert helped get elected in 1976. Plenty of entertaining anecdotes are served up along the way from schoolyard pranks to an attempt to book Pope John Paul II on the Today Show. Though not likely to revolutionize modern thought, Big Russ and Me will provide fathers and sons a chance to reflect on lessons learned between generations. --Charlie Williams
Product Description:
Tim Russert's #1 New York Times bestseller -- now in paperback.
Now in paperback -- the #1 best-selling Fathers Day book of 2004, with over half a million copies sold in hardcover. Tim Russert, one of Americas most watched and trusted news anchors connected with readers across the nation with his critically acclaimed memoir about growing up in the 1950s and the special bond between fathers and sons.
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- Great to remember the little things with a big effect
What a page turner!Not so much for the next chapter of events, but to bask, to saturate in the delight of the wholesome memories of which I had forgotten so many details.I will revisit Big Russ and Me to restore my belief in the goodness of folks or at least that there was a time when it was genuine.Russert captures it in an easy style that brings to mind a lazy afternoon over coffee at the kitchen table.So glad I didn't miss this one.Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
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Book arrived in timely fashion and excellent condition. It was given as a gift to a friend who has commented favorably on its content
Rating: - My wife's favorite book
Just great and so down to earth. What ALL kids need to learn about interacting with dads and moms and vice-versa. GOD is huge in the books.
Rating: - a fan
still have not read book but was a tim russet fan...this book was a must have
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Big Russ and Me was in the condition described. The book came in a timely manner.
Cheryl
- Great to remember the little things with a big effectWhat a page turner!Not so much for the next chapter of events, but to bask, to saturate in the delight of the wholesome memories of which I had forgotten so many details.I will revisit Big Russ and Me to restore my belief in the goodness of folks or at least that there was a time when it was genuine.Russert captures it in an easy style that brings to mind a lazy afternoon over coffee at the kitchen table.So glad I didn't miss this one.Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
- evaluation of service and qualityBook arrived in timely fashion and excellent condition. It was given as a gift to a friend who has commented favorably on its content
- My wife's favorite bookJust great and so down to earth. What ALL kids need to learn about interacting with dads and moms and vice-versa. GOD is huge in the books.
- a fanstill have not read book but was a tim russet fan...this book was a must have
- Big Russ and MeBig Russ and Me was in the condition described. The book came in a timely manner.
Cheryl
