Bøger af Bill Geist

One coach's completely unauthorized tale of survival, set in the manicured sandlots of suburban New JerseyBill Geist, semi-permanent coach of Curl Up 'N Dye's Fighting Hairdressers, brings us a riotously funny record of an institution and its inmates-the innocent kids, the ruthless coaches, the shameless moms, and the litigious dads. Just when it seems that Little League may be no place for a kid, this all-star line-up of conniving commissioners and mitt-impaired fielders sends the sport off and over the wall.Praise for Little League Confidential "Bill Geist is the funniest writer since Marcel Proust-I mean Mark Twain-no, make that Yogi Berra."-Russell Baker"A lighthearted romp . . . essential reading for seasons to come."-The New York Times Book Review "Very, very, very funny."-Larry King, USA Today

From beloved TV host and New York Times best-selling author Bill Geist comes a reflective and quirky memoir of his incredible summers spent in the heart of America.

From beloved TV hosts and authors Willie Geist (Today Show, Morning Joe) and Bill Geist (CBS Sunday Morning), GOOD TALK, SON is a hilarious testament to the power of humor and family, and to the special nature of father-son relationships

Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "e;CBS: Sunday Morning,"e; 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 "e;Morning Joe,"e; 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.