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Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father's Past

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作者: 著
出版社: Threshold Editions
2011-05
ISBN: 9781439165515
定价: 138.00
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 304页
正文语种: 英语
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史
  • Whenafatherrevealshishauntingpast,adaughtertakesanincrediblejourneyofself-discovery...

    Emmy?award–winningjournalist,TVhost,andNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorRitaCosbyhasalwaysaskedthetoughquestionsinherinterviewswiththeworld’stopnewsmakers.Now,inacompellingandpowerfulmemoir,sherevealshowsheuncoveredanamazingpersonalstoryofheroismandcourage,theuntoldsecretsofamanshehasknownallherlife:herfather.

    Yearsafterhermother’stragicdeath,Ritafinallynervedherselftosortthroughhermother’sstoredbelongings,neverdreamingwhatadramaticstorywaswaitingforher.Openingabatteredtansuitcase,shediscovereditbelongedtoherfather—theenigmaticmanwhohaddivorcedhermotherandleftwhenRitawasstillateenager.

    Ritaknewlittleofherfather’spast:justthathehadleftPolandafterWorldWarII,andthathismanyscars,visibleandnot,boremutewitnesstosomepasttragedy.Hehadalwaysrefusedtoanswerquestions.Now,however,sheheldinherhandstarkmementosfromtheyouthofthemansheknewonlyasRichardCosby,proudAmerican:awornPolishResistancearmband;rustedtagsbearingaprisonernumberandthewordsStalagIVB;andanidentitycardforanex-POWbearingthenameRyszardKossobudzki.

    Gazingattheseprofoundlytellingrelics,thewell-knownjournalistrealizedthatherfather’sstorywasoneshecouldnotallowhimtokeepsecretanylonger.Whenshefinallydidpersuadehimtobreakhissilence,sheheardofaharrowingpastthatfilledherwithimmensepride...andchilledhertothebone.

    Attheageofthirteen,barelyevenadolescent,herfatherhadseenhishometowndecimatedbybombs.Bythetimehewasfifteen,hewascovertlydistributinganti-NazipropagandaafewblocksfromtheWarsawGhetto.BeforetheWarsawUprising,heliedabouthisagetojointheResistanceandactivelyfighttheenemytothelastbullet.Afterbeingnearlyfatallywounded,hewastakenintocaptivityandsenttoaGermanPOWcampnearDresden,finallyescapinginadaringplanandultimatelyrescuedbyAmericanforces.Allthisbeforehehadlefthisteens.

    ThisisRichardCosby’sstory,butitisalsoRita’s.Itisthestoryofadaughtercomingtounderstandafatherwhosepastwastoopainfultosharewiththosehelovedthemost,tooterribletosharewithachild...butonethatheeventuallyrevealedtothejournalist.Inturn,Ritaconvincedherfathertojoinherinadramaticreturntohisbatteredhomelandforthefirsttimeinsixty-fiveyears.AsRitadrewthesestoriesfromherfatheranduncoveredsecretsandemotionslongkepthidden,fatheranddaughterforgedanewandpreciousbond,deeperthaneithercouldhaveeverimagined. MorebythisAuthor

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    RitaCosby
    RitaCosbyisaspecialcorrespondentforthetop-ratednationallysyndicatedshowInsideEdition,andservedasanchorandseniorcorrespondentforMSNBCuntil2007.ShealsohostedMSNBC'sRitaCosby:LiveandDirect,whichwasthenetwork'shighestratedshowin2005.PriortojoiningMSNBC,RitahostedhighlyratedFoxNewsChannelprimetimeprogramsandhasinterviewedfourU.S.Presidents,aswellasmorethanadozenworldleaders.
  • 内容简介:
    Whenafatherrevealshishauntingpast,adaughtertakesanincrediblejourneyofself-discovery...

    Emmy?award–winningjournalist,TVhost,andNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorRitaCosbyhasalwaysaskedthetoughquestionsinherinterviewswiththeworld’stopnewsmakers.Now,inacompellingandpowerfulmemoir,sherevealshowsheuncoveredanamazingpersonalstoryofheroismandcourage,theuntoldsecretsofamanshehasknownallherlife:herfather.

    Yearsafterhermother’stragicdeath,Ritafinallynervedherselftosortthroughhermother’sstoredbelongings,neverdreamingwhatadramaticstorywaswaitingforher.Openingabatteredtansuitcase,shediscovereditbelongedtoherfather—theenigmaticmanwhohaddivorcedhermotherandleftwhenRitawasstillateenager.

    Ritaknewlittleofherfather’spast:justthathehadleftPolandafterWorldWarII,andthathismanyscars,visibleandnot,boremutewitnesstosomepasttragedy.Hehadalwaysrefusedtoanswerquestions.Now,however,sheheldinherhandstarkmementosfromtheyouthofthemansheknewonlyasRichardCosby,proudAmerican:awornPolishResistancearmband;rustedtagsbearingaprisonernumberandthewordsStalagIVB;andanidentitycardforanex-POWbearingthenameRyszardKossobudzki.

    Gazingattheseprofoundlytellingrelics,thewell-knownjournalistrealizedthatherfather’sstorywasoneshecouldnotallowhimtokeepsecretanylonger.Whenshefinallydidpersuadehimtobreakhissilence,sheheardofaharrowingpastthatfilledherwithimmensepride...andchilledhertothebone.

    Attheageofthirteen,barelyevenadolescent,herfatherhadseenhishometowndecimatedbybombs.Bythetimehewasfifteen,hewascovertlydistributinganti-NazipropagandaafewblocksfromtheWarsawGhetto.BeforetheWarsawUprising,heliedabouthisagetojointheResistanceandactivelyfighttheenemytothelastbullet.Afterbeingnearlyfatallywounded,hewastakenintocaptivityandsenttoaGermanPOWcampnearDresden,finallyescapinginadaringplanandultimatelyrescuedbyAmericanforces.Allthisbeforehehadlefthisteens.

    ThisisRichardCosby’sstory,butitisalsoRita’s.Itisthestoryofadaughtercomingtounderstandafatherwhosepastwastoopainfultosharewiththosehelovedthemost,tooterribletosharewithachild...butonethatheeventuallyrevealedtothejournalist.Inturn,Ritaconvincedherfathertojoinherinadramaticreturntohisbatteredhomelandforthefirsttimeinsixty-fiveyears.AsRitadrewthesestoriesfromherfatheranduncoveredsecretsandemotionslongkepthidden,fatheranddaughterforgedanewandpreciousbond,deeperthaneithercouldhaveeverimagined.
  • 作者简介:
    MorebythisAuthor

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    RitaCosby
    RitaCosbyisaspecialcorrespondentforthetop-ratednationallysyndicatedshowInsideEdition,andservedasanchorandseniorcorrespondentforMSNBCuntil2007.ShealsohostedMSNBC'sRitaCosby:LiveandDirect,whichwasthenetwork'shighestratedshowin2005.PriortojoiningMSNBC,RitahostedhighlyratedFoxNewsChannelprimetimeprogramsandhasinterviewedfourU.S.Presidents,aswellasmorethanadozenworldleaders.
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