Chabon, Michael
Summary: Essays inspired by Chabon's interactions with his four children and his own father illuminate the meaning, magic, and mysteries of fatherhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 306.8742 DOOMeeker, Margaret J
Summary: "Whether you know it or not, if you're a dad, you're a hero, that's the message of best-selling author and pediatrician Meg Meeker. Even if you're struggling with all the demands of fatherhood, let Dr. Meeker reassure you: every man has it within him to be the hero-father his children need. With simple step-by-step instructions and drawing on long experience--including her work with the NFL's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing, a divsion of Salem Media Group 2017
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Summary: Presents an exploration of the psychology of fatherhood from an archetypal perspective as well as a cultural history that challenges familiar assumptions about the origins of so-called traditional parenting roles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SHABackman, Fredrik
Summary: "Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay BackmanCarpenter, Shannon
Summary: "A practical guide for modern-day parenting geared towards stay-at-home dads, offering advice on everything from learning to cook and clean with children, to dealing with mental health and relationships, with the easygoing perspective that dads can use their natural talents to parent any way that they choose to. The Ultimate Stay-At-Home Dad manual takes the best advice and wisdom from a dads...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Life 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 CARHrdy, Sarah Blaffer
Summary: "A sweeping account of male nurturing, explaining how and why men are biologically transformed when they care for babies It has long seemed self-evident that women care for babies and men do other things. Hasn't it always been so? When evolutionary science came along, it rubber-stamped this venerable division of labor: mammalian males evolved to compete for status and mates, while females were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2024
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Summary: "Ever been a parent? Ever known a parent? Ever had a parent? This book will slay you! If your kids haven t already. Get ready to discover how only a finely honed sense of humor can help you navigate the most intense, absurd, and (yes) rewarding experience ever invented: parenting. You will realize that despite all of the craziness, at the end of the long, diaper-filled day, parenting rules! You...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BroadStreet Publishing Group 2014
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Summary: "Set in the low hills just outside Oxford, Mississippi ... is the story of one year in the lives of four men and one little boy. ... There is Cortez Sharp, a farmer with a terrible secret and a newly dug pond he is stocking with catfish. Tommy Bright, from Arkansas, has a fish-stocking business he's all but gambled away. Cleve, a black neighbor down the road, has a daughter who's taken up with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROChabon, Michael.
Summary: The author questions what it means to be a man today in a series of interlinked autobiographical reflections, regrets, and reexaminations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHABON, MICHAEL CHAEdwards, Clint
Summary: He may not win Father of the Year, but Clint Edwards has won the hearts of thousands— including the New York Times, Scary Mommy and Good Morning America—thanks to his candor and irreverence when it comes to raising kids, being married and learning from his mistakes. Clint has three children: Tristan (the know it all), Norah (the snarky princess), and Aspen (the worst roommate ever). He...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 EDWO'Brien, Tim
Summary: "Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 O'BRIEN, TIM O'BRSummary: "Alec Lace, host of the popular parenting podcast First-Class Fatherhood, shares the collected wisdom from dozens of guests, on topics ranging from finances and discipline to faith, service, and self-care."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 FIRAnastas, Benjamin.
Summary: Recounts the author's efforts to rebuild in the face of a failing literary career and his wife's abandonment for another man, describing how his love for his young son inspired the confrontation of his own painful childhood memories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harvest 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANASTAS, BENJAMIN ANABirbiglia, Mike
Summary: "Mike Birbiglia never wanted to be a father. In fact, there are seven very specific reasons he never wanted a kid, including his aversion to sticky surfaces and his less-than-ideal genes: he's had Lyme Disease, a bladder tumor, diabetes, and dangerous sleepwalking, to name a few. Not to mention the fact that Mike generally doesn't think people (including himself) are really all that great. Then...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BIRBIGLIA, MIKE BIRGay, Jason
Summary: "Like the rest of us, Jason Gay never anticipated where we've found ourselves. Challenged by the pandemic, frightened by political and societal divisiveness, awash in a digital world that dramatically changes how we think and interact, and all wondering what kind of calamity could possibly happen next. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay does his best to have some...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 GAYMatar, Hisham
Summary: "In 2012, after the overthrow of Qaddafi, the acclaimed novelist Hisham Matar journeys to his native Libya after an absence of thirty years. When he was twelve, Matar and his family went into political exile. Eight years later Matar's father, a former diplomat and military man turned brave political dissident, was kidnapped from the streets of Cairo by the Libyan government and is believed to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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Summary: The author discusses the importance of fathers in the lives of their daughters, and draws from her experiences as a pediatrician and counselor to girls to explain how fathers can strengthen or rebuild the bonds between them and their daughters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 MEESummary: "This comprehensive guide walks fathers through everything they need to know--practically, emotionally, and philosophically--over the course of the first year of a baby's life. The content is divided by developmental stage: pregnancy up to birth; infancy (the first 500 days); toddlerhood (days 500 to 1,000); by offering data, anecdotes, and expert-driven analysis, the authors prep dads for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 FATChurchwell, Gordon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.24 CHUCohen, Andy
Summary: "Andy Cohen has taken on the most important job of his life--father--and boy (and girl!) does he have a lot to say about it! One of Andy Cohen's most momentous years starts off with a hangover the morning after an epic New Year's Eve broadcast. But Andy doesn't have time to dwell on the drama, as his role as media mogul is now matched with the responsibilities, joys, and growing pains of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andy Cohen Books, Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COHEN, ANDY COHEdwards, Clint
Summary: "I'd gone to college. I'd written for the New York Times. I had a solid credit score. How did I end up here? After his breakout hit book I'm Sorry...Love, Your Husband, Clint Edwards has more laugh-out-loud tales, this time from the "terrible twos" and "threenager" phases each of his kids went through. His relatable toddler stories leave parents and caregivers cackling, and remind us all that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 EDWGlennon, Will
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 1995
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Summary: Citing the pivotal role of a father in a daughter's psychological, physical, and spiritual health, a national speaker on teen issues describes ten virtues that promote healthy father-daughter relations and overall well-being in young women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2006