A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

The latest from Fox News Channel's nightly blowviator offers significant insight on who Bill O'Reilly really is, and how his thinking developed. It is a most enjoyable read, likely his best work to date. For fans of the Factor, the book is a must read. For his critics, this is your opportunity to get the know the powerful prognosticator. Bill, you really are a "bold fresh piece of humanity." The Sister had it right long ago!

A lot of wisdom shown about life as a youngster,and a goal to fulfil in life. also to show respect to all,and family.

This is an extremely well-written book that gives great insight into who Bill O'Reilly is, and allows the reader to see the things that have shaped his life. It is witty, humorous, and serious. It's
Bill O'Reilly at his best.

This was a Christmas present for my husband. He absolutely loved it. He loves O'Reilly. I chuckled under my breath as I watched him as he listened to the audio book with headphones on. He was eating it up!!!! One of the best gifts I've ever bought him.

My fiance purchased this book at the airport just before we took off for our Thanksgiving vacation to Cancun. He read it first; I read it after we got back. I'm an O'Reilly fan, but I really didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book (except for the few photos and stories that my fiance shared with me while he was reading).

While I enjoyed all of the content, I felt it a bit bothersome that "the bold fresh guy" recounted the facts of his upbringing and early life in a non-linear fashion. I would have enjoyed his anecdotes much more if I didn't constantly have to keep track of when in his life the story occurred.

Although I am a few years younger than Mr.O, I do share his heritage (Irish) and religion (Roman Catholic). While reading Chapter 5 (Religion), I literally could not breathe because I was laughing so much! I grew up in NJ and did not attend Catholic school, but I've heard enough anecdotes from family and friends to make me feel like I was there. I still attend Mass regularly, so I was very familiar with all religious references. It's very unfortunate that the level of "scholarly discipline" exercised during the days when Mr.O was in school could not have lasted until this day. On the flip side, Catholic school enrollment in my parish has boomed in recent years (and I don't believe it's due to any 'religious renaissance').

Chapter 14 (Mysteries of the Universe) was my next favorite chapter. It made me laugh - alot. A chapter chock full of Mr.O's pet-peeves which range from obscure and silly pop song lyrics to politics to television show finales and his 'dry-as-toast' explanations of what irritates him about the particular subject, entertained me very much because I can relate to this facet of his personality.

Overall, a great read. I'm curious about his other books now, but I have a feeling that this one is one of a kind!