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Author Russert, Luke, author

Title Look for me there : grieving my father, finding myself / Luke Russert
Published New York : Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC., [2023]
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Description ix, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Author's note -- Prologue: October 2016 -- June 13, 2008 -- Peacock -- I'm really doing it -- Patagonia -- Buenos Aires -- Uruguay -- Paraguay -- Bolivia -- Easter Island -- New Zealand -- Cambodia -- Vietnam -- Japan -- Ephesus -- Senegal -- Zimbabwe -- Rwanda -- Kitchen table convo -- Nepal -- Sri Lanka -- Boxes -- Iceland -- The world cup: Russia -- LA to Abilene -- Owning up -- By the bay -- The holy land -- Salvation
Summary "Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father's legacy. As the son of two accomplished parents--his mother is journalist Maureen Orth of Vanity Fair--Luke felt the pressure of high expectations but suddenly decided to leave the familiar path behind. Instead, Luke set out on his own to find answers. What began as several open-ended months of travel to decompress and reassess morphed into a three-plus-year odyssey across six continents to discover the world and, ultimately, to find himself. Chronicling the important lessons and historical understandings Luke discovered from his travels, Look for Me There is both the vivid narrative of that journey and the emotional story of a young man taking charge of his life, reexamining his relationship with his parents, and finally grieving his larger-than-life father, who died too young. For anyone uncertain about the direction of their life or unsure of how to move forward after a loss, Look for Me There is a poignant reflection that offers encouragement to examine our choices, take risks, and discover our truest selves." -- Publisher marketing
Notes Photographs on endpapers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258)
Subject Russert, Luke
Russert, Luke -- Travel
Russert, Tim, 1950-2008
SUBJECT Russert, Tim, 1950-2008. fast (OCoLC)fst01722594
Subject Television journalists -- United States -- Biography
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography
Journalists -- Family relationships -- United States
Families
Parenting -- Biography
Grief
Loss (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Television journalists -- Politics and government -- America.
Grief -- Death -- Family relationships.
Families.
Fathers and sons.
Grief.
Journalists -- Family relationships.
Loss (Psychology)
Parenting.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Television journalists.
Travel.
United States.
Genre/Form Biography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Essays.
Travel writing.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Travel writing.
Essays.
LC no. 2022948237
ISBN 9780785291817
0785291814
Other Titles Grieving my father, finding myself