Summary of Laurie Woolever's Bourdain

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Book Preview: #1 Our parents were politically active. They were anti-McCarthyism and pro–civil rights, and they were anti–Vietnam War. They were pro rights of workers. They were very into film, and they had books about Fellini, Bergman, and Truffaut sitting around in the living room.

#2 Tony’s parents sent him to a private school around the same time that his grandmother died and left him a lot of money. They were able to pay for private school for a while, but then they ran out of money.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669357889

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Our parents were politically active. They were anti-McCarthyism and pro–civil rights, and they were anti–Vietnam War. They were pro rights of workers. They were very into film, and they had books about Fellini, Bergman, and Truffaut sitting around in the living room.

#2

Tony’s parents sent him to a private school around the same time that his grandmother died and left him a lot of money. They were able to pay for private school for a while, but then they ran out of money.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Tony and I did not hang out together as teenagers. We were into different things. He was into older friends, and I was into reading and culture. We got along well, and I think we always had respect for each other.

#2

Tony’s speech, and attitude, came from comic books. He made everything sound better than it was, and he made you want to be there. He was a difficult teenager, not a great student. He wasn’t the type who ran away, but he wanted to be everywhere.

#3

Tony and his sister were extremely fortunate to have been able to go to a private school, where they were surrounded by wealthier kids. However, their parents spent money they didn’t have, and they never had enough money to pay for everything they needed.

#4

Tony and Nancy began dating in high school. Tony graduated one year early, and he took some summer classes to get himself out of high school. The most memorable trip for both of them was the one they took in 1973 after their aunt died and left her house to their family.

#5

Our father, Thomas, was a very special man. He was always knowledgable about something, and he loved having friends who had an unusual interest. He was never showy or pretentious, and always had a sense of humor.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

Tony was always good at making friends. He was very popular in college, and would often find himself in trouble because of his drug use and lack of work. But he was always trustworthy.

#2

Alex Getmanov, the chef at Siro’s Italian restaurant, in Provincetown, wanted to hire Tony Bourdain. He didn’t impress in the beginning, but he was a great salesman. He could sell snow to the Eskimos.

Insights from Chapter 4

#1

Tony and Nancy lived together in a two-bedroom apartment on Riverside Drive, and they eventually got their own apartment in the same