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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8742 EAN: 9780812975437 ISBN: 081297543X Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: May 15, 2007 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Release Date: May 15, 2007 Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks Sales Rank: 2180
Product Description: What does itreally mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory that makes you smile when you least expect it?
After the publication of Tim Russert’s number one New York Times bestseller about his father, Big Russ & Me, he received an avalanche of letters from daughters and sons who wanted to tell him about theirown fathers, most of whom were not superdads or heroes but ordinary men who were remembered and cherished for some of their best moments–of advice, tenderness, strength, honor, discipline, and occasional eccentricity.
Most of these daughters and sons were eager to express the gratitude they had carried with them through the years. Others wanted to share lessons and memories and, most important, pass them down to their own children.
This book is forall fathers, young or old, who can learn from the men in these pages how to get it right, and to understand that sometimes it is thelittle gestures that can makethe big difference for your child. For some in this book, the appreciation came later than they would have liked. But as Wisdom of Our Fathers reminds us, it isnever too late to embrace it.
From the father who coached his daughter in sports (and life), attending every meet, game, performance, and tournament, to the daughter who, after a fifteen-year estrangement, learned to make peace with her difficult father just before he died, to the son who came, at last, to appreciate the silent way his father could show affection, Wisdom of Our Fathers shares rewarding lessons, immeasurable gifts, and lasting values.
Heartfelt, humorous, engaging, irresistibly readable,and bound to bring back memories of unforgettable moments with our own fathers, Tim Russert’s new book is not only a fitting companion to his own marvelous memoir, but also a celebration of the positive qualities passed down from generation to generation.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Rating: - Wisdom from a daughter
I bought this book for myself after Tim died. I was glued to the TV for that week, mourning with the thousands that mourned. I felt that if I purchased the book, I would have a connection with Tim. ... Read More
Rating: - Ode to fathers, and Tim
This was another wonderful, tearful book from Tim Russert. How much we will miss him... I just wish he had written a book about his mother.
Rating: - Tim Russert was a very special man.
Tim Russert was a very humble, everyday man who serves as a role model for young men in his professional and personal life. Great book.
Rating: - wonderful book
this is another book by late tim russert- he is truely gifted- sad for america that some one so passionate is gone.
Rating: - INTIMACY, COMFORT, TRAUMA, & LIFE LESSONS.
The book is 297 pages & is divided into 21 chapters. The most crucial ones for me were "Honor, Being There, Forgiveness, Missing Dads, The Protector, Discipline, & 75 Reasons."
- Wisdom from a daughter
- INTIMACY, COMFORT, TRAUMA, & LIFE LESSONS.