{"product_id":"teacher-man-9780743243780","title":"Teacher Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes, \u003c\/i\u003e the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came \u003ci\u003e'Tis, \u003c\/i\u003e his glorious account of his early years in New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. \u003ci\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/i\u003e is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. \u003ci\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/i\u003e shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in \u003ci\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/i\u003e the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCourt, Frank:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607677997330,"sku":"9780743243780","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_048408f0-4b14-4f3d-82e6-79dab8e9d34c.jpg?v=1732311987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/teacher-man-9780743243780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}