| Teacher Man: A Memoir Contributor(s): McCourt, Frank (Author), McCourt, Frank (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0743549937 ISBN-13: 9780743549936 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes" turns his attention to the subject closest to his heart--teaching. In this appealing audiobook, McCourt describes his own coming of age as a teacher, a storyteller, and, ultimately, a writer. Unabridged. 13 CDs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Education | Urban |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 5.82" (0.57 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir and Finalist for Narration by the Author From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice. Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents. For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCourt, Frank: - Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, Angela's Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education. |