{"product_id":"teacher-man","title":"Teacher Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAngela's Ashes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Tis,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e his glorious account of his early years in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTeacher Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43879184072961,"sku":"2U3RMV5S1-Used","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/TeacherMan.jpg?v=1681982117","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/teacher-man","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}