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Andersen, Christopher P. Backman, Fredrik Chin-Quee, Anthony Matar, Hisham Winkler, HenryBackman, 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 BackmanMatar, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATAR, HISHAM MATChin-Quee, Anthony
Summary: "The raw and gripping memoir of a Black physician who confronts his past mistakes and relationships as he learns to find his own path forward At first glance, Anthony Chin-Quee looks like a traditional success story: a smart, ambitious kid who grew up to become a board-certified otolaryngologist--an ear, nose, and throat surgeon. Yet the truth is more complicated. As a self-described "not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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Summary: Explores the past twenty years in the lives of the royal brothers, discussing how marriage and fatherhood have changed them and how they have faced controversy and scandal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ANDWinkler, Henry
Summary: The former star of "Happy Days" uses his trademark sense of humor to discuss the lessons he learned from family, fatherhood, and most importantly, fly fishing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2011