{"product_id":"good-talk-dad-the-birds-and-the-bees-and-other-conversations-we-forgot-to-have-hardcover","title":"Good Talk, Dad: The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Geist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillie Geist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for \"CBS: Sunday Morning,\" whose debut \u003ci\u003eLittle League Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's \"Morning Joe,\" and author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAmerican Freak Show\u003c\/i\u003e--have begun an extended conversation between father and son on areas of mutual interest, agreement, and disagreement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBig Russ and Me\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eS*** My Dad Says\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Geist\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eCity Slickers, Little League Confidential, The Big Five-Oh, Fore! Play!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWay Off the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. Geist has won numerous Emmys and in 2011 was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the hundreds of \"singular, informative, entertaining\" pieces he has done since joining CBS in 1987. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service as a combat photographer in Vietnam in 1969. In 2018 he retired from CBS having battled Parkinson's disease for twenty-five years. Geist lives in Riverside, Connecticut, with his wife, Jody. They have two children, Willie and Libby, and four grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.24 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769666404640,"sku":"9781455547227","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/255a5b44a84999bb12271c345a67f4d0.webp?v=1780352875","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/good-talk-dad-the-birds-and-the-bees-and-other-conversations-we-forgot-to-have-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}