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Binding: Audio CD Dewey Decimal Number: 070.92 EAN: 9780739369463 Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 0739369466 Label: Random House Audio Manufacturer: Random House Audio Number Of Items: 6 Publication Date: September 23, 2008 Publisher: Random House Audio Release Date: September 23, 2008 Sales Rank: 731 Studio: Random House Audio
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.
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Rating: - Bold, Fresh and Real O'Reilly
In order to follow the recent presidential election I became serious about watching and listening to Bill on T.V. and radio. He often refers to his parents and the Catholic experiences that shaped who he is today. "Bold-Fresh" gives futher humorous insight into a fair and balanced, upright, moral, and sometimes obnoxious gentleman. He has great respect for his parents and the nuns who helped him define right from wrong. This book is an enjoyable quick read with lots of laugh-out-loud parts. The emotional softer side of Bill is also revealed....something we fans do not often see or hear.
Rating: - Still haven't received it!
I have not received my copy of Bold Fresh. I wrote to the vendor and got no response. I entered a complaint to AMAZON and got no response. My order was placed on October 18. Help!
Rating: - "This Time It's Personal"
As the book jacket of A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity says, "this time it's personal." Bill O'Reilly, the man so many folks love to hate (please don't get Barney Frank started), this time around explains how he came to be the man he is. While it is doubtful that his detractors will read the book, those who admire O'Reilly, or at the least find him to be entertaining, will probably enjoy this one.
Bill O'Reilly, born in 1949, seems to have always been a bit of a rebel despite his upbringing by Depression era parents. Many of his core beliefs, such as spending wisely and saving for ... Read More
Rating: - This book was a bore
This book did nothing for me. I couldn't get past the first 20 pages! Don't waste your time and money.
Rating: - honest,raw as always
Reminiscent of the past as relates to future. My life similar as well I am sure many of age 44 and over. Changes aren't always great.
I always love O'Rielly's books
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