A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
 

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir

by Bill O'Reilly

The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was held captive. For reasons you will soon understand, my parents had remanded me to the penal institution of St. Brigid’s School in Westbury, New York, a cruel... (read more)

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Very good book, easy to read. You get to know O'Reilly's background, his parents and friends. People who helped shape his life. You also get a good idea of the honor of this man. He had a gift of doing the right thing, even when it was unpopular. Not easy for teens. But he managed to keep a good head on his shoulders. Being a teacher by age 21 was a good start on his climb up the ladder. All things fell into place in time for this guy

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