Over the last two decades, Tim Russert has become one of the most trusted and admired figures in American television journalism. throughout his career he has spent time with presidents and popes, world leaders and newsmakers, celebrities and sports heroes, but one person stands out from the rest in terms of his strength of character, modest grace, and simple decency--Russert's dad, Big Russ. In this warm, engaging memoir, Russert 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.
"Over the last two decades, Tim Russert has become one of the most trusted and admired figures in American television journalism. throughout his career he has spent time with presidents and popes, world leaders and newsmakers, celebrities and sports heroes, but one person stands out from the rest in terms of his strength of character, modest grace, and simple decency--Russert's dad, Big Russ. In this warm, engaging memoir, Russert 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."@en
"The author offers a memoir of life with his father, a proud World War Two veteran, describing growing up in 1950s Buffalo, the influence of his Catholic upbringing, and the importance of hard work, responsibility, and patriotism."
"Tim Russert casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo neighborhood of his youth and 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. Russert gives us reason to laugh, cry, and identify with the lessons of life taught by the indomitable Big Russ."@en
"A snapshot of the life of Tim Russert, NBC newsman, and his father. A moving tribute from a son to his dad, and to a generation that was challenged by the Depression and war but always played by the rules."
"Over the last two decades, before his death in 2008 at the age of 58, Tim Russert had become one of the most trusted and admired figures in American television journalism. Throughout his career he spent time with presidents and popes, world leaders and newsmakers, celebrities and sports heroes, but one person stood out to him in terms of his strength of character, modest grace and simple decency?Russert's dad, Big Russ. In this warm, engaging memoir, a #1 New York Times bestseller upon its initial release in 2004, Russert casts a fond look back to the 1950s Buffalo neighborhood of his youth. In."@en
"The author offers a memoir of life with his father, a proud World War II veteran, describing growing up in 1950s Buffalo, the influence of his Catholic upbringing, and the importance of hard work, responsibility, and patriotism."
"The author offers a memoir of life with his father, a proud World War II veteran, describing growing up in 1950s Buffalo, the influence of his Catholic upbringing, and the importance of hard work, responsibility, and patriotism."@en
"本书是作者对自己的青少年生活及后来的职业道路进行了全面的回顾,歌颂了父亲大罗斯给他树立的榜样."
"Ben shu shi zuo zhe dui zi ji de qing shao nian sheng huo ji hou lai de zhi ye dao lu jin xing le quan mian de hui gu, ge song le fu qin da luo si gei ta shu li de bang yang."
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