Get your kleenex ready! Great gift!November 23, 2008 My husband handed me this book at a local bookstore. He had simply picked it up and opened it to a random page and read one of the short stories. I read it and proceeded to cry. After paging through it I knew that I had to buy this book. One for myself and another as a Christmas gift for my dad. I am going to write a card that lists just a few of the reasons that my father is the best there is.
I definitely recommend this book. Buy a couple! They make excellent gifts!
Chicken Soup from our DadsOctober 17, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was really looking forward to reading this book. And for the most part, I enjoyed it even though it seemed like a remake of a Chicken Soup book. The one thing I noticed, however, in about 90% of the cases the child did end up doing better in life than the parent. There isn't a much better tribute to a parent. It's what we all wish for our kids.
Wisdom from a daughterSeptember 24, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book for myself after Tim died. I was glued to the TV for that week, mourning with the thousands that mourned. I felt that if I purchased the book, I would have a connection with Tim. I didn't bargain for the sadness it made me feel over the loss of my own father some 33 years ago when I was only 22 (like Luke). After reading the book, I then purchased 5 more --- one for each of my children and one for each of my siblings. I am working on a 'letter to my children' about their grandfather, whom they never knew. I had erroneously thought that since I was adopted, my children wouldn't have any real interest in who my father was b/c there was no blood relation. Having read Wisdom of Our Fathers I now know that blood relation is really such a small part of the overall person I became because of my father. This will be a special Christmas when I give my children the book and the 4 page, single spaced 'letter' that I wrote to my father. Thank you Tim ---
Ode to fathers, and TimAugust 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was another wonderful, tearful book from Tim Russert. How much we will miss him... I just wish he had written a book about his mother.
Tim Russert was a very special man.August 10, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tim Russert was a very humble, everyday man who serves as a role model for young men in his professional and personal life. Great book.
