Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend 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… Product details and pricing info |
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131 Customer Reviews Posted
- Big Russ & Me
- I really had a hard time trying to finish this book about the perfect son and the perfect father and the perfect democrats and the perfect priests.
I still don't know if this was ghost written for the catholic church or the liberal democrats as Tim wore both very prominently on his sleeve. - 2008-08-15, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Tim Russert at his best
- Tim Russert was a highly intelligent man and it was always fun to watch him on Meet the Press, but with this CD set, you get to hear how this man got to be who he was and how his father, Big Russ, helped to shape his life. I bought the book and the CD's, but the CD's are especially nice, since Tim Russert is the narrator. The book is filled with his humor, insight, humanity, and ethics.
- 2008-08-14, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Heartwarming
- I loved this book. It brings you back to much simpler times when children respected their parents and did not question authority. Big Russ reminded me so much of my own father, who passed away in 2006. My father always said, "What a country!". I wonder how many vets of that era used that expression and have many of their families thought they were the only ones who did! I only wish I had read the book prior to Tim Russert's passing, so that I could have contacted him and expressed my appreciation for such a well-told, all American story.
- 2008-08-13, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- big russ & me
- Simply written. Obviously, a story from the heart of the love & devotion of a son for his father by relating the years growing up in his family & neighborhood, of the lessons of life from those times that shaped & molded young Tim into a man of principle & purpose. Good read.
- 2008-08-12, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- warm and wonderful
- a truly warm and wonderful audio book that I will listen to again and again
- 2008-08-04, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
