Don't Make Me Stop This Car!; Adventures In Fatherhood

Roker, Al

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Language: English

Published by Scribner, New York, 2000

0684868938 / 9780684868936

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252, [4] pages. This copy has an author signed sentiment that reads: "Happy Father's Day Al Roker". The famed weatherman on NBC's Today show offers a collection of essays, some serious, some humorous, offering his thoughts on parenting and life in general that draw on his experiences as the father of two girls and his own childhood as the oldest of six children. Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American weather presenter, journalist, personality, and author. He is the weather anchor on NBC's Today, and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Hour Today. Roker received exposure when David Letterman asked him to join in an elevator race on the talk show Late Night with David Letterman, which taped near the WNBC news studio in the GE Building. This led to Roker becoming the forecaster for Weekend Today. He also substituted on the weekday edition of Today when Willard Scott was ill or away. In early 1996, Scott announced his semi-retirement from Today. On January 26, 1996, Roker received the regular weekday weather slot. Roker's studio remote forecasts, interviewing visitors outside and giving them some camera time, became a staple. Roker conducted more interviews and segments on the show over time. He continues the daily tradition of birthday wishes to centenarians that began with Scott. In November 2014, Roker embarked on a "Rokerthon", in which he did a non-stop, 34-hour weather forecast on NBC, from 10:05 p.m. on November 12, 2014, until about 8:00 a.m. on November 14, 2014. The record-setting event was a fundraiser to benefit the military and USO. In "Don't Make Me Stop This Car!," Al Roker takes us home. Here we meet his wife, Deborah, and his daughters, Courtney and Leila. Just like men all over the country, Al is a modern father, and in this book, he takes an affectionate look at the joys and perils of fatherhood. Al provides an unprecedented, intimate look into his experiences with adoption, and the normal fears and wonders of an expecting parent. As Al manages the needs of his daughters from two marriages and the demands of a high-profile career, he is like millions of others who fantasize about the newest sport utility vehicle, struggle with a GapKids addiction, and bask in the golden moments of first steps and special Father's Day meals. Of course, being a father brings back memories of his own childhood, and Al reminisces about riding his father's bus route in Brooklyn, disobeying his parents' command "Do not let Andrew watch Psycho," and the beginnings of his passion for cartooning. Along the way, Al comes to a deeper understanding of his parents' love for him and a whole new appreciation of them as grandparents.…

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Title
Don't Make Me Stop This Car!; Adventures In Fatherhood
Author
Roker, Al
Publisher
Scribner, New York
Publication year
2000
Condition
Very good
Dust jacket
Very good
Signed
Signed
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0684868938
ISBN 13
9780684868936
Illustrator
Al Roker (Illustrations) and Chris Callas (Jacket
Edition
First Printing [Stated].

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