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Title details for I'm Proud of You by Tim Madigan - Available

I'm Proud of You

My Friendship with Fred Rogers

by Tim Madigan
Sean Runnette
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It began as another newspaper assignment, a celebrity profile of the children's television icon. But in Fred Rogers, Texas journalist Tim Madigan found more than a fascinating subject. From their first meeting in 1995, at Rogers's invitation, the two became unlikely friends, a deep and abiding relationship that lasted until Rogers's death in 2003.
In that time, Madigan found Rogers to be much more than the calm and compassionate personality of television. He was a person of unique human greatness who embodied love, compassion and wisdom his every waking moment. He was the transcendent being who guided Madigan through periods of life-threatening depression and the tragic death of a sibling and helped him heal his difficult relationship with his father.
I'm Proud of You reveals Fred Rogers as a person who deserves a place among history's greatest people. It chronicles male friendship at its finest and most powerful. And it is a book that has already brought hope and inspiration to many thousands of its readers. With this second edition, including a new afterword by the author, the inspiration continues.

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  • Release date

    February 19, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781541469013
      • File size: 147301 KB
      • Duration: 05:06:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In the same vein as Mitch Albom's TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, Tim Madigan recounts how children's TV legend Fred Rogers acted as a guide and friend to him during times of crisis. Christian Baskous reads the part of Rogers with a slow voice, enunciating his words in a manner similar to Rogers's. The result is a familiar sense of wisdom and calm each time Rogers speaks. When reading Madigan's voice, however, Baskous doesn't come into his own until two-thirds of the way through the book, when an emotional crisis seems to jar Baskous into Madigan's heart. From that point on, the performance is stellar, as Baskous seems to internalize the author's words. In spite of the slow start, Madigan provides an intimate and enjoyable look into a unique friendship. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 15, 2006
      Fred Rogers, the "gentle icon" of public television's Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
      , taught generations of children and their parents how to express feelings and relate to others in a positive way. Rogers was also an ordained Presbyterian minister who regularly studied the important spiritual thinkers and shared his faith with an eclectic range of adult friends. Madigan, a journalist with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
      , became one of those friends after writing a piece on Rogers and Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) in 1995. Soon Madigan and Rogers were corresponding, and Madigan reprints here many of their letters and e-mails. They built a warm, supportive friendship, one that nourished Madigan through his self-doubt "Furies" and the difficult death of his dear brother. As Rogers grieved for Madigan's losses and several of his own, the two taught each other about the beauty of giving and receiving "unconditional regard" from a beloved friend. So close did they become that readers may share Madigan's shock at discovering that Rogers was gravely ill—too weak for a last visit before his death in 2003. Even if readers don't feel their day-to-day lives transformed by this luminous memoir, in times of grief or of loss they'll know which book on their shelf to turn to.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 4, 2006
      Warning stickers should be attached to this audiobook warning people not to listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. Only Oscar the Grouch could resist weeping during this affecting tale of the unlikely friendship between children's television host Fred Rogers and Texas journalist Madigan. After writing a profile of Rogers, the two began to correspond. With Rogers's help, Madigan began to find emotional healing from old wounds and to repair broken relationships. Baskous narrates with a voice that is warm, deep and, well, neighborly. At times he slips into an inexplicable Southern accent, which fits neither the Minnesota-bred Madigan or the Pittsburgh-based Rogers, but the rich and smooth cadences of his narration bring Madigan's remembrances to life. The uplifting nature of the memoir and the satisfying tenderness of Baskous's interpretation will make this a welcome gift for anyone who has struggled with depression or loss. Simultaneous release with the Gotham hardcover (Reviews, May 15).

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