Good Talk, Dad
The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have
New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
Format: Large Print
Edition: First Edition.
Description: viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"From popular TV hosts and bestselling authors Bill and Willie Geist, a hilarious testament to the special nature of father-son relationships. In GOOD TALK, DAD, this talented father-son team shares stories of their funny and heartwarming relationship. Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, this extended conversation riffs on everything from music and sports to summer camp, driving lessons, and family life. Imagine Big Russ & Me meets Sh*t My Dad Says. After Bill went public with his struggle with Parkinson's disease, the Geists decided to collaborate on this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unique bond. Now that Willie is a father (and Bill a grandfather), Willie has continued Bill's child-rearing traditions in the hopes of carrying on the riotous Geistian parenting legacy. The result is delightfully entertaining, wildly funny, and poignant as well"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- The birds and the bees ... of which we dared not speak -- Letters from gang camp -- The red jeep -- "Dad, this really sucks" -- A sledgehammer Christmas -- Yuletide at Grandpa George's zoo -- Baseball, fathers, sons ... and all that -- A four-year-old, a football game & Dora the Explorer -- Talking to teens about drinking (once they've reached their thirties) -- Our birthday party for Elvis -- Willie, Uncle Herb & Mick Jagger: a journey down the Garden State Parkway -- The talk we really never had: Vietnam -- The family business: from the Fisher Reporter to 30 Rock -- Parkinson's: the denial treatment -- Bend but don't break: the Geist parenting style -- When Bill became "Bumpa" -- Epilogue.
ISBN:
9781455582020 (large print hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LP LITERATURE Gei | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Nonfiction | In |