A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill O'reilly
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Rating:  73 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0767928822
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.92
EAN: 9780767928823
ASIN: 0767928822
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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pThe 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#8217;s School in Westbury, New York, a cruel and unusual punishment if there ever was one. brbrAlready, I had barely survived my first two years at St. Brigid#8217;s because I was, well, a little nitwit. Not satisfied with memorizing the Baltimore Catechism#8217;s fine prose, which featured passages like #8220;God made me to show his goodness and to make me happy with him in heaven,#8221; 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.brbrThen 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: #8220;William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity.#8221;brbrAnd she was dead-on./ppOne day in 1957, in the third-grade classroom of St. Brigid#8217;s parochial school, an exasperated Sister Mary Lurana bent over a restless young William O#8217;Reilly and said, #8220;William, you are a bold, fresh piece of humanity.#8221; Little did she know that she was, early in his career as a troublemaker, defining the essence of Bill O#8217;Reilly and providing him with the title of his brash and entertaining issues-based memoir. brbrAnd this time it#8217;s personal. In his most intimate book yet, O#8217;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#8217;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#8217;Reilly became O#8217;Reilly./p
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 A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity December 1, 2008
Barry H. Webb
O'Reilly's a hoot! Good reading, and it's fun and interesting and fun to know his background. It can bring us all back to our roots.
Bill O'Reilly Review November 30, 2008
Anthony (lake crystal,mn)
A well-written, humorous and honest review of the life of Bill O'Reilly. br /Entertaining and an easy leisurely read.
 Save your money November 29, 2008
D. Moore (Tacoma, WA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
More of the same delusional conclusions from someone out of touch with reality. Not worth the price I paid, but worth reading to see what can happen when our youth are educated at private Catholic schools. Logic just gets thrown out with the bathwater.
A Time To Remember November 29, 2008
R. Craig (San Francisco)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A Bold Fresh O'Reilly will take many of you back to a time long ago and bring you forward with him to the hear and now. Growing up, playing outside everyday until dark, making money mowing lawns and painting, your friends, your parents, your job, your memories! You may or may not be as successful as the Levittown native, but it doesn't matter. He came from the same mold as many of us. Bill was driven at an early age like many of us. He/we knew what we wanted and where we wanted to go. And we made our dreams come true. What a Bold Fresh Read!
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir November 29, 2008
B. Hicks (Panama City, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This gives you a real look inside the soul of Mr O'Reilly and explains why he believes the things that he does. Sometimes funny and cute but serious none the less. It's a great read and one that everyone should buy whether you like Mr O'Reilly or not.
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