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FRANK MCCOURT - GEBRAUCHT TEACHER MAN A MEMOIR ...

Nearly a decade ago 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 heartbreaking honesty 
McCourt records the trials  triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New
York City. His methods anything but conventional  McCourt creates a lasting impact on his
students through imaginative assignments (he instructs one class to write An Excuse Note from
Adam or Eve to God)  singalongs (featuring recipe ingredients as lyrics)  and field trips
(imagine taking twenty-nine rowdy girls to a movie in Times Square!). McCourt struggles to find
his way in the classroom and spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day
putting his own story to paper. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability
to tell a great story as  five days a week  five periods per day  he works to gain the
attention and respect of unruly  hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents. McCourt's rocky
marriage  his failed attempt to get a Ph.D. at Trinity College  Dublin  and his repeated
firings due to his propensity to talk back to his superiors ironically lead him to New York's
most prestigious school  Stuyvesant High School  where he finally finds a place and a voice.
Doggedness  he says  is not as glamorous as ambition or talent or intellect or charm  but still
the one thing that got me through the days and nights.

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