The Book of Dads: Essays on the Joys, Perils, and Humiliations of Fatherhood

✍ Scribed by Ben George

• Publisher: Harper Perennial;HarperCollins e-Books
• Year: 2009;2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 415 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0061711551

✦ Synopsis

A COLLECTION OF TWENTY ESSAYS ABOUT THE JOB NO MAN CAN EVER BE TRULY PREPARED FOR: FATHERHOOD

"A generation of men reinvents fatherhood and discovers that beyond the anxiety, beyond the slip-ups and pratfalls, beyond the woeful self-revelations, beyond the burdens, beyond the diaper-changing and PTA meetings and tuition bills, beyond the unexpected intensity of the thing, there's a whole new world of love. These essays speak to us, as parents and children, in a language rich with humanity and wisdom." Ken Kalfus, author of the National Book Award Finalist A Disorder Peculiar to the Country

"While the archetypes of motherhood seem pretty firmly established, fatherhood can sometimes feel sui generis. The essays in The Book of Dads dispel the illusion held by fathers new and old that they're on their own in the weird and wonderful enterprise of raising offspring. And the book will prove just as rewarding for mothers, sons, and daughters." Jay McInerney, bestselling novelist and author of Bright Lights, Big City

"Want to sit around with some really sharp, articulate men and find out what scares the hell out of them, breaks their hearts, and makes their existence worthwhile? Read this book." Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place

"This wonderful collection of essays at times hilarious, other times heart-wrenching is a must-read for all fathers, and any man who contemplates becoming one. Every essay is a winner, and Ben George's introduction alone is worth the price of admission." Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena

Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780061711558