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Tim Russert's Big Russ
In the book Big Russ, by Tim Russert, Russert talks about his dad, Big Russ, and all about his life. It tells the story of Tim’s childhood in the 50’s and living in South Buffalo which gives a clear picture of what growing up during that time frame was all about.. Also he talks about going to fight in World War 2 at just 16 years old, returning and raising a family and being a wonderful dad, working 2 jobs all the time but never complaining about them because it gave his children a better life. This was a very emotional book by Russert because everything that he wrote came from the heart to talk about his dad.
This book had a lot of information in it regarding the life of his father and himself. Russert talks about how his dad’s lessons that

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