| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9781401352080 | | Publisher: Miramax Books | | Publish Date: 5/10/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 35239195 | | Item#: BMEF7Q | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9H x 6.25L x 1.75T | | Pages: 352 |
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| | | NBC-TVUs senior vice Washington bureau chief and host of "Meet the Press" offers an intensely personal and charming memoir of American life in the 1950s and the special bond he shares with his fatherQthe irrepressible Big Russ. From the lessons he learned from his father and his Catholic upbringing to his passion for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Yankees to the grace of daily obligations and patriotism, Russert's reflections hit the very epicenter of American values. Includes 16 pages of color and b&w photos. 1-40135-208-1$22.95 / Time Warner Book Group
Annotation:
Journalist Tim Russert looks back at his childhood in Buffalo, NY, in the 1950s. Raised a Catholic by parents who taught him a combination of moral values and common sense, Russert grew up in a world with marked differences from today's, and he describes it with affection, eloquence, and humor. In particular, he concentrates on his father, Tim, Sr., who came home from World War II to drive a truck and raise a family, and who has been a source of inspiration and wisdom to his son all his life--a relationship Russert has tried to establish with his own son.
| Praise| "A largely self-effacing souvenir and a fulsome, sincere Father's Day greeting." 3/15/2004 |
| Author Bio| Tim Russert | | Tim Russert was, for many years, the host of the popular Sunday morning program MEET THE PRESS. Russert was known for his insightful analysis of campaigns and for his sometime exuberant and unrelenting questioning of his guests.|He was adept at using a politician's own words against him or her, and for not allowing his guests to weasel out of difficult questions. He was a much-loved personality, known for his generous spirit. Russert had a second career as an author of books, most notably BIG RUSS AND ME, his fond memoir of his father, which spent many weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Russert grew up in Buffalo, New York, graduated from law school, and worked for politicians such as Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Mario Cuomo before joining NBC News, where he worked behind the scenes for many years. In 1991, he was selected to host MEET THE PRESS. And, he loved the Buffalo Bills! |
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