2008, ISBN: 9781401352080

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New York: Miramax Books, 2004. First Edition [stated]. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xvi, 336 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Signed by … Mehr…

New York: Miramax Books, 2004. First Edition [stated]. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xvi, 336 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Signed by the author. Timothy John "Tim" Russert (May 7, 1950 - June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. NBC-TV's Washington Bureau Chief and host of "Meet the Press" offered an intensely personal memoir of American life in the 1950's and the special bond he shared with his father, the 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. In this #1 New York Times bestseller upon its release in 2004, Russert casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo. He recalls the extraordinary example of his father, a WWII veteran who worked two jobs without complaint for thirty years and taught his children to appreciate the values of self-discipline, of respect, of loyalty to friends. These deep roots stayed with Russert as he forged a remarkable career, first in government and in his 16 years at Meet the Press as one of the most recognized and trusted face in television news. In the more than a decade since Tim Russert died, signed and inscribed copies of his books have become increasingly scarce. Derived from a Kirkus review: The gimlet-eyed interlocutor of Meet the Press is a pussycat when it comes to matters of family and faith. Russert, the kid from blue-collar South Buffalo who now grills the prominent and powerful, writes in a style as unadorned as the snow in the land of the Bills. Uncle Fran was a police detective and a great ballplayer. Big Russ, Tim's father, supported his family by driving a newspaper truck and collecting garbage; he instructed young Tim in decent behavior and how to wrap trash considerately. Little Russ served as an altar boy, tended his paper route, and took a summer job on a garbage truck-he still seems to recognize garbage when he smells it, even if it's wrapped in the finest political fustian. The author fondly recalls hours with Dad at the Legion Hall, the nuns in grammar school, and his Jesuit teachers at Canisius High. In college, Tim booked speakers and entertainers for the University Club. A fan of both John F. and Robert Kennedy, he went to law school, then worked for Pat Moynihan, his intellectual father, and for Mario Cuomo. At NBC, he booked the Pope for Today before moving up to oversee the Washington news bureau and the Sunday morning talk shows. Russert offers little about the news business or his work on Meet the Press, eschewing the talking-head mode to speak from the heart in a particularly American way. This memory piece is primarily a devoted tribute to Dad, and if Big Russ doesn't seem much different than anyone else's father, that's fine. As portrayed by his son, he's the best national Pop since Robert Young in Father Knows Best. And Little Russ seems to be a pretty nice Dad himself. A largely self-effacing souvenir and a fulsome, sincere Father's Day greeting., Miramax Books, 2004, 3<

2008, ISBN: 9781401352080

Gebundene Ausgabe

New York: Miramax Books, 2004. First Edition [stated]. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xvi, 336 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Signed by … Mehr…

New York: Miramax Books, 2004. First Edition [stated]. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xvi, 336 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Signed by the author. Timothy John "Tim" Russert (May 7, 1950 - June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. NBC-TV's Washington Bureau Chief and host of "Meet the Press" offered an intensely personal memoir of American life in the 1950's and the special bond he shared with his father, the 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. In this #1 New York Times bestseller upon its release in 2004, Russert casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo. He recalls the extraordinary example of his father, a WWII veteran who worked two jobs without complaint for thirty years and taught his children to appreciate the values of self-discipline, of respect, of loyalty to friends. These deep roots stayed with Russert as he forged a remarkable career, first in government and in his 16 years at Meet the Press as one of the most recognized and trusted face in television news. In the more than a decade since Tim Russert died, signed and inscribed copies of his books have become increasingly scarce. Derived from a Kirkus review: The gimlet-eyed interlocutor of Meet the Press is a pussycat when it comes to matters of family and faith. Russert, the kid from blue-collar South Buffalo who now grills the prominent and powerful, writes in a style as unadorned as the snow in the land of the Bills. Uncle Fran was a police detective and a great ballplayer. Big Russ, Tim's father, supported his family by driving a newspaper truck and collecting garbage; he instructed young Tim in decent behavior and how to wrap trash considerately. Little Russ served as an altar boy, tended his paper route, and took a summer job on a garbage truck-he still seems to recognize garbage when he smells it, even if it's wrapped in the finest political fustian. The author fondly recalls hours with Dad at the Legion Hall, the nuns in grammar school, and his Jesuit teachers at Canisius High. In college, Tim booked speakers and entertainers for the University Club. A fan of both John F. and Robert Kennedy, he went to law school, then worked for Pat Moynihan, his intellectual father, and for Mario Cuomo. At NBC, he booked the Pope for Today before moving up to oversee the Washington news bureau and the Sunday morning talk shows. Russert offers little about the news business or his work on Meet the Press, eschewing the talking-head mode to speak from the heart in a particularly American way. This memory piece is primarily a devoted tribute to Dad, and if Big Russ doesn't seem much different than anyone else's father, that's fine. As portrayed by his son, he's the best national Pop since Robert Young in Father Knows Best. And Little Russ seems to be a pretty nice Dad himself. A largely self-effacing souvenir and a fulsome, sincere Father's Day greeting., Miramax Books, 2004, 3<

ISBN: 9781401352080

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Miramax Books. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Miramax Books, 2.5<

ISBN: 9781401352080

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