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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly (2008, Hardcover)

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Like New
A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. May have no identifying marks on the inside cover. No wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Perfect condition”
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Type
Hard Cover
Literary Movement
Realism
Era
2008
Book Series
Life Lessons
Ex Libris
No
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Vintage
No
ISBN
9780767928823

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown/Archetype
ISBN-10
0767928822
ISBN-13
9780767928823
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64351510

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Memoirs, Commentary & Opinion, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Bill O'Reilly
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-025510
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
070.92 B
Synopsis
The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my parents had remanded me to the penal institution of St. Brigid's School in Westbury, New York, a cruel and unusual punishment if there ever was one. Already, I had barely survived my first two years at St. Brigid's because I was, well, a little nitwit. Not satisfied with memorizing the Baltimore Catechism's fine prose, which featured passages like "God made me to show his goodness and to make me happy with him in heaven," I was constantly annoying my classmates and, of course, the no-nonsense Sister Lurana. With sixty overactive students in her class, she was understandably short on patience. For survival, she had also become quick on the draw. Then it happened. One day I blurted out some dumb remark, and Sister Lurana was on me like a panther. Her black habit blocked out all distractions as she leaned down, looked me in the eye, and uttered words I have never forgotten: "William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity." And she was dead-on. One day in 1957, in the third-grade classroom of St. Brigid's parochial school, an exasperated Sister Mary Lurana bent over a restless young William O'Reilly and said, "William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity." Little did she know that she was, early in his career as a troublemaker, defining the essence of Bill O'Reilly and providing him with the title of his brash and entertaining issues-based memoir. And this time it's personal. In his most intimate book yet, O'Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from working-class kid to immensely influential television personality and bestselling author. Readers will learn how his traditional outlook was formed in the crucible of his family, his neighborhood, his church, and his schools, and how his views on America's proper role in the world emerged from covering four wars on five continents over three-plus decades as a news correspondent. What will delight his numerous fans and surprise many others is the humor and self-deprecation with which he handles one of his core subjects: himself, and just how O'Reilly became O'Reilly.
LC Classification Number
PN4874.O73A3 2008

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    THIS WAS A FANTASTIC BOOK FOR ANYONE READING IT. HOWEVER, IF YOU WENT THROUGH 12 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION...LIKE I DID...IT REALLY HITS HOME. IT IS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND HUMERUS AND FACTUAL AS WELL. I TRULY ENJOYED THIS BOOK.

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    REMINDS ME OF MY LIFE

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