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So Far, So Good

40 Dads Talk about Becoming Parents and How They Figured It Out

by Brendan Leonard ...

When writer Brendan Leonard found out he was going to become a dad, he was excited-but also terrified. He read parenting books, but didn't find exactly what he was looking for. So he started interviewing the people who already had the job he would be starting soon: Regular dads.So Far, So Good: 40 Dads Talk About Becoming Parents and How They Figured It Out distills the best stories and wisdom ... Read more

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When writer Brendan Leonard found out he was going to become a dad, he was excited-but also terrified. He read parenting books, but didn't find exactly what he was looking for. So he started interviewing the people who already had the job he would be starting soon: Regular dads.So Far, So Good: 40 Dads Talk About Becoming Parents and How They Figured It Out distills the best stories and wisdom
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The New Fatherhood

Why Everything They Told You About Being a Dad Is Wrong and How Embracing It Will Transform Your Life

by Kevin Maguire ...

A manual that directly speaks to what it means to be a dad today, driving a movement that explores modern interpretations and diverse perspectives of fatherhood.Fatherhood will change you. That much is certain. But whilst it can never be under your control, it can be under your influence.The old rules of fatherhood are no longer fit for purpose. It used to be simple: you had to protect, provide ... Read more

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A manual that directly speaks to what it means to be a dad today, driving a movement that explores modern interpretations and diverse perspectives of fatherhood.Fatherhood will change you. That much is certain. But whilst it can never be under your control, it can be under your influence.The old rules of fatherhood are no longer fit for purpose. It used to be simple: you had to protect, provide
... Read more
Dad Brain

The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives

by Darby Saxbe, PhD ...

A groundbreaking exploration of the science and significance of fatherhood that shows great dads are made, not bornOver the last decade, we’ve learned more about the transformative power of parenthood—biologically, psychologically, and socially—than ever before. But while the experience of motherhood has attracted well-deserved attention, fatherhood has remained overlooked and, often, ... Read more

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A groundbreaking exploration of the science and significance of fatherhood that shows great dads are made, not bornOver the last decade, we’ve learned more about the transformative power of parenthood—biologically, psychologically, and socially—than ever before. But while the experience of motherhood has attracted well-deserved attention, fatherhood has remained overlooked and, often,
... Read more
The Expectant Father

by Jennifer Ash Rudick, Armin A. Brott ...

Series series The New Father
The Expectant Father is the best-selling pregnancy guide for men, trusted by millions of dads-to-be and their partners.This reassuring month-by-month overview gives you the tools you need to support your partner, prepare for your baby’s arrival, and take care of yourself during this exciting time. It concludes with two special sections: one on labor and delivery, guiding you through the big day; ... Read more

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The Expectant Father is the best-selling pregnancy guide for men, trusted by millions of dads-to-be and their partners.This reassuring month-by-month overview gives you the tools you need to support your partner, prepare for your baby’s arrival, and take care of yourself during this exciting time. It concludes with two special sections: one on labor and delivery, guiding you through the big day;
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The Return (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between

by Hisham Matar ...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing—one of The New York Times Book Review’s ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeOne of the New York Times’s ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing—one of The New York Times Book Review’s ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeOne of the New York Times’s
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The New One

Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad

by Mike Birbiglia, J. Hope Stein ...

**With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like one."Mike Birbiglia and Jen Stein are the best collaborators since Emily Dickinson teamed up with her long-winded comedian friend. I'm joking because I cannot express ... Read more

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**With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like one."Mike Birbiglia and Jen Stein are the best collaborators since Emily Dickinson teamed up with her long-winded comedian friend. I'm joking because I cannot express
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Wild at Heart Expanded Edition

Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

by John Eldredge ...

God designed men to seek out adventure. But, somewhere between childhood and the struggles of yesterday, most men lose sight of those dreams. Fear not: bestselling author and counselor John Eldredge is here to teach men that there's a better way to live.In this updated and expanded edition of the timeless bestseller Wild at Heart, Eldredge unpacks man's search for validation, the need for the ... Read more

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God designed men to seek out adventure. But, somewhere between childhood and the struggles of yesterday, most men lose sight of those dreams. Fear not: bestselling author and counselor John Eldredge is here to teach men that there's a better way to live.In this updated and expanded edition of the timeless bestseller Wild at Heart, Eldredge unpacks man's search for validation, the need for the
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Raising Sons: The Keys to Raising Healthy Sons and Helping them Become Extraordinary Men

A+ Parenting

by Joseph R. Parker ...

Series series A+ Parenting
Have you wondered if you're making the right decisions when it comes to raising your son?Over the last years, there has been a lot of confusion about the role of boys and men in our society. It's easy to see why parents are left with lots of unanswered questions when they're raising their sons.Raising boys the right way through positive parenting can help them become responsible and balanced ... Read more

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Have you wondered if you're making the right decisions when it comes to raising your son?Over the last years, there has been a lot of confusion about the role of boys and men in our society. It's easy to see why parents are left with lots of unanswered questions when they're raising their sons.Raising boys the right way through positive parenting can help them become responsible and balanced
... Read more
Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl?

The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women

by Jonetta Rose Barras ...

What happens to a little girl who grows up without a father? Can she ever feel truly loved and fully alive? Does she ever heal—or is she doomed to live a wounded, fragmented life and to pass her wounds down to her own children? Fatherlessness afflicts nearly half the households in America, and it has reached epidemic proportions in the African-American community, with especially devastating ... Read more

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What happens to a little girl who grows up without a father? Can she ever feel truly loved and fully alive? Does she ever heal—or is she doomed to live a wounded, fragmented life and to pass her wounds down to her own children? Fatherlessness afflicts nearly half the households in America, and it has reached epidemic proportions in the African-American community, with especially devastating
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Pops

Fatherhood in Pieces

by Michael Chabon ...

“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt, humorous, insightful, wise—on the meaning of fatherhood.For the September 2016 issue of GQ, Michael Chabon wrote a piece about accompanying his son Abraham Chabon, then thirteen, to Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Possessed with a precocious sense of style, Abe was in his element chatting ... Read more

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“Magical prose stylist” Michael Chabon (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) delivers a collection of essays—heartfelt, humorous, insightful, wise—on the meaning of fatherhood.For the September 2016 issue of GQ, Michael Chabon wrote a piece about accompanying his son Abraham Chabon, then thirteen, to Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Possessed with a precocious sense of style, Abe was in his element chatting
... Read more
The New Dad's Playbook

Gearing Up for the Biggest Game of Your Life

by Benjamin Watson ...

Advice from a pro on joining Team DadNew moms have unending resources to plan and execute a healthy pregnancy and navigate those first months and years as a parent with confidence. New dads? Not so much.Super Bowl champion and father of five Benjamin Watson wants to change all that. The New Dad's Playbook is every man's game plan to being the best partner and the best father, from preseason ... Read more

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Advice from a pro on joining Team DadNew moms have unending resources to plan and execute a healthy pregnancy and navigate those first months and years as a parent with confidence. New dads? Not so much.Super Bowl champion and father of five Benjamin Watson wants to change all that. The New Dad's Playbook is every man's game plan to being the best partner and the best father, from preseason
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Adventuring Together

How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids

by Greta Eskridge ...

A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together.Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for--and their kids too--is deep, heart-to-heart connections. But how can parents compete with all the other noise fighting for their kids' attention?The ... Read more

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A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together.Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for--and their kids too--is deep, heart-to-heart connections. But how can parents compete with all the other noise fighting for their kids' attention?The
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Twins! 2e

Pregnancy, Birth and the First Year of Life

by Connie Agnew, Alan Klein, Jill Alison Ganon ...

Twins! is a comprehensive guide for all parents preparing for a multiple birth. It is filled with practical advice from specialists who work with expectant mothers and their twins every day.From the moment the expectant mom knows she's getting more than she expected, Twins! provides complete information on pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum experience:Your relationship with your practitionerPre ... Read more

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Twins! is a comprehensive guide for all parents preparing for a multiple birth. It is filled with practical advice from specialists who work with expectant mothers and their twins every day.From the moment the expectant mom knows she's getting more than she expected, Twins! provides complete information on pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum experience:Your relationship with your practitionerPre
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Young Heroes of the Soviet Union

A Memoir and a Reckoning

by Alex Halberstadt ...

In this “urgent and enthralling reckoning with family and history” (Andrew Solomon), an American writer returns to Russia to face a past that still haunts him.NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ TOP BOOKS OF THE YEARAlex Halberstadt’s quest takes him across the troubled, enigmatic land of his birth, where decades of Soviet totalitarianism shaped and fractured three generations of his family. ... Read more

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In this “urgent and enthralling reckoning with family and history” (Andrew Solomon), an American writer returns to Russia to face a past that still haunts him.NAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ TOP BOOKS OF THE YEARAlex Halberstadt’s quest takes him across the troubled, enigmatic land of his birth, where decades of Soviet totalitarianism shaped and fractured three generations of his family.
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The Whale / A Bright New Boise

by Samuel D. Hunter ...

Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second ... Read more

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Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second
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Crawling

A Father's First Year

by Elisha Cooper ...

**From an award-winning illustrator and children’s book author comes a touching, honest, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about parenting, love, and the wonder of new life.“Hilarious and beautiful.... A new father finally understands what it's all about.” —Chicago Tribune**"I would have sooner been handed a bomb than a baby,” admits Elisha Cooper, early in his charming chronicle of his first year ... Read more

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**From an award-winning illustrator and children’s book author comes a touching, honest, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about parenting, love, and the wonder of new life.“Hilarious and beautiful.... A new father finally understands what it's all about.” —Chicago Tribune**"I would have sooner been handed a bomb than a baby,” admits Elisha Cooper, early in his charming chronicle of his first year
... Read more
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to The Toddler Years, 12-36 Months

by Armin A. Brott ...

Series series The New Father
The essential guide for fathers of one- and two-year-olds, completely revised and updatedLearn how to make a positive impact in these milestone years of your child's development, when he or she goes from crawling to walking, and from knowing just a few words to speaking in complete sentences. Armin Brott guides you through this crucial phase of fatherhood three months at a time, in the third ... Read more

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The essential guide for fathers of one- and two-year-olds, completely revised and updatedLearn how to make a positive impact in these milestone years of your child's development, when he or she goes from crawling to walking, and from knowing just a few words to speaking in complete sentences. Armin Brott guides you through this crucial phase of fatherhood three months at a time, in the third
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The Daily Dad

366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids

by Ryan Holiday ...

“Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.”—Marcus AureliusBecoming a parent is more than just a biological process – it’s a lifelong commitment to sacrifice, service, and most importantly, love. It’s a challenge to get up every day and put your kids first. You will experience moments of heroic compassion and ... Read more

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“Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.”—Marcus AureliusBecoming a parent is more than just a biological process – it’s a lifelong commitment to sacrifice, service, and most importantly, love. It’s a challenge to get up every day and put your kids first. You will experience moments of heroic compassion and
... Read more
First-Time Dad

The Stuff You Really Need to Know

by John Fuller, Paul Batura ...

Perhaps the most powerful influence in the world is that of a dad on his child. Baseball gloves, dirty diapers, tiny little hands, first days of school, daddy-daughter dances, and learner's permits... and so much more! There's no way you can be ready for it all, but this is when you need to get a bit of a head start...First Time Dad by Focus on the Family ministry veteran (and father of 6) John ... Read more

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Perhaps the most powerful influence in the world is that of a dad on his child. Baseball gloves, dirty diapers, tiny little hands, first days of school, daddy-daughter dances, and learner's permits... and so much more! There's no way you can be ready for it all, but this is when you need to get a bit of a head start...First Time Dad by Focus on the Family ministry veteran (and father of 6) John
... Read more
Cures for Hunger

A Memoir

by Deni Ellis Béchard ...

A "poignant but rigorously unsentimental" memoir of one man's search for the truth about his father's dark past, and how it shaped his own life ( Kirkus Reviews).Growing up in rural British Columbia, Deni Béchard had no idea his family was extraordinary. He took pleasure in typical boyish activities: salmon fishing with his father, a daring man with a penchant for brawling, and reading with his ... Read more

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A "poignant but rigorously unsentimental" memoir of one man's search for the truth about his father's dark past, and how it shaped his own life ( Kirkus Reviews).Growing up in rural British Columbia, Deni Béchard had no idea his family was extraordinary. He took pleasure in typical boyish activities: salmon fishing with his father, a daring man with a penchant for brawling, and reading with his
... Read more
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray ...

Series series The Unexpected Joy Of
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Not remotely preachy' - The Times'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' - Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire</strong... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Not remotely preachy' - The Times'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' - Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire</strong...
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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

A Novel

by Max Porter ...

Soon to be adapted as the major motion picture THE THING WITH FEATHERS, starring Benedict CumberbatchHere he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of ... Read more

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Soon to be adapted as the major motion picture THE THING WITH FEATHERS, starring Benedict CumberbatchHere he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of
... Read more
The River You Touch

Making a Life on Moving Water

by Chris Dombrowski ...

"We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us." —from The River You Touch When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as "a classic" (Jim ... Read more

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"We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us." —from The River You Touch When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as "a classic" (Jim
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Sons of Baseball

Growing Up with a Major League Dad

by Mark Braff ...

A rare glimpse of professional ballplayers, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and grandads.Sons of major league baseball players grow up in a unique environment, not only because they are raised in part by professional athletes, but also because they are raised by the game itself. They come of age immersed in the distinct sounds and aromas of baseball. The locker rooms, ... Read more

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A rare glimpse of professional ballplayers, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and grandads.Sons of major league baseball players grow up in a unique environment, not only because they are raised in part by professional athletes, but also because they are raised by the game itself. They come of age immersed in the distinct sounds and aromas of baseball. The locker rooms,
... Read more

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