Teacher Man : A Memoir by Frank McCourt (2009, Compact Disc, Abridged edition) online kaufen

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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.

Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-100743581539

ISBN-139780743581530

eBay Product ID (ePID)70330583

Product Key Features

Publication Year2009

TopicUrban, General, Literary

Book TitleTeacher Man : a Memoir

LanguageEnglish

GenreBiography & Autobiography, Education

AuthorFrank McCourt

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height0.7in

Item Length7in

Item Weight5.1 Oz

Item Width4in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"McCourt sings, we weep. He speaks, we are transported. The six-hour audiobook is riveting. The production shows exactly how recording can enliven and enhance a text." -- The Christian Science Monitor on Angela's Ashes

Number of Volumes5 Vols.

Dewey Decimal371.10092 B

Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition