Synopses & Reviews
Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut
Little League Confidential was a
New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling
American Freak Show--have begun an extended conversation between father and son on areas of mutual interest, agreement, and disagreement.
Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, the hilarious father-son team will laugh together at the shared journey of their relationship. They'll riff on fatherhood, religion, music, sports, summer camp disasters, driving lessons gone horribly wrong, being on TV, and their wonderfully odd family life. Think Big Russ and Me (May 2010, 345,829 net per bookscan) meets S*** My Dad Says, with humorous observations about professional wrestling as a worldview, raising a kid with television cameras in the kitchen, and anything and everything else that comes to their witty minds.
The Geists decided to write this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unusual father-son relationship. The book is remarkably funny, as well as poignant and sincere, especially in light of Bill's announcement that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's. With its lighthearted look at the crazy things fathers and sons go through and the unique bond those experiences forge, the book is sure to be a must-have gift for Father's Day.
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"[D]elightful... it is lovely, loving and a must read."--Star-Ledger
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"A witty memoir."--Parade
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"I loved this book. It's no surprise the Geists have such broad appeal. I want them to be my dad and brother."--Jim Gaffigan, author of New York Times bestseller Dad Is Fat
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"Bill and Willie are the wittiest duo I know. Their stories are hilarious. Reading this book made me feel like I grew up a Geist!"--Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's Watch What Happens: Live and author of New York Times bestseller Most Talkative
Synopsis
From NYT bestselling author and beloved CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Bill Geist and his son, Today Show host Willie Geist comes a hilarious and endearing father-son reflection on sports, parenting, and everything in between. Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut
Little League Confidential was a
New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling
American Freak Show--have begun an extended conversation between father and son on areas of mutual interest, agreement, and disagreement.
Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, the hilarious father-son team will laugh together at the shared journey of their relationship. They'll riff on fatherhood, religion, music, sports, summer camp disasters, driving lessons gone horribly wrong, being on TV, and their wonderfully odd family life. Think Big Russ and Me (May 2010, 345,829 net per bookscan) meets S*** My Dad Says, with humorous observations about professional wrestling as a worldview, raising a kid with television cameras in the kitchen, and anything and everything else that comes to their witty minds.
The Geists decided to write this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unusual father-son relationship. The book is remarkably funny, as well as poignant and sincere, especially in light of Bill's announcement that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's. With its lighthearted look at the crazy things fathers and sons go through and the unique bond those experiences forge, the book is sure to be a must-have gift for Father's Day.
About the Author
Bill Geist is the
New York Times bestselling author of
Little League Confidential, The Big Five-Oh, Fore! Play!, and
Way Off the Road. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jody. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Willie Geist is the New York Times bestselling author of American Freak Show. He lives in New York City with his wife. They have two children.