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Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Russert
Publisher: Miramax
Category: Book
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 613
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 1401359655
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.92
EAN: 9781401359652
ASIN: 1401359655
Publication Date: May 11, 2005
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Amazon.com Review
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 November 24, 2008
Jo Belmont (Harrisville (very upstate), NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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
evaluation of service and quality November 3, 2008
Rodney A. Reindl (madera, ca usa)
Book 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 book November 2, 2008
Norm Haidet (Louisville, Ohio)
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.
a fan October 8, 2008
real shopper (sunny california)
still have not read book but was a tim russet fan...this book was a must have
Big Russ and Me September 29, 2008
Cheryl Petek
Big Russ and Me was in the condition described. The book came in a timely manner.
Cheryl
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