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June 2006 features
Fathers
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Father, Like Son
by Hunter S. Fulghum
306.874
The son of bestselling author Robert Fulghum illuminates his own
quixotic generation in this warm, witty, and wise collection of
stories on being a man at midlife in America. What makes a memorable
moment? Where is your one true love? And why do little boys have such
a hard time with toilet training? Life is full of events that inspire
laughter, provoke deep emotions, or just make you stop and scratch
your head - sometimes all at the same time. Like Father, Like Son is
about experiencing life even when you feel there may not be much
happening. It's about remembering how you lied to your date's dad
about your intentions toward his daughter as well as planning for the
day when your daughter's date lies to you. It's about mailbox vandals
and poker, barbecue and ear piercing - the real moments in life, both
lunatic and serene. Still
a Dad: the Divorced Father's Journey
by Serge Prengel
306.874 Pre
Provides a much-needed look at the experience of divorce from the
father's point of view. This book gives us a "look" inside
the heart and mind of a typical divorced father, John Doe, during and
after his break-up with wife Jane. John's story is that of a
developmental process the readers can emulate. John starts out
confused, hurt and angry; then finds a focus that allows him to
rebuild himself and be a good father to his child. The
Father Factor: What You Need to Know to Make a Difference
by Henry B. Biller and Robert J. Trotter
306.8742 Bil
This book is a how-to manual that focuses on the unique contributions
that only a father can make for parenting. It takes you off the
sidelines of child-rearing and provides you with practical tools to
become the best father you can be, while steering clear of sex role
types. The authors explore the father-child relationship from
infancy through adulthood, and give you all the advice and
encouragement your need to create close, loving and lasting binds with
your children. Fatherless
America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem
by David Blankenhorn
306.8742 Bla
With passion and precision, the author demonstrates that whether our
concern is with teenage pregnancy, crime, violence against women,
educational failure, or child poverty, no social trend of our
generation is more dangerous than fatherlessness. It weakens families,
harms children, causes or aggravates our worst social problems, and
makes individual adult happiness harder to achieve. This explosive
book goes beyond documenting the effects of fatherlessness on
individual families to show how the very ideal of fatherhood is under
siege - with devastating consequences for society at large. Finding
Time for Fathering
by Mitch and Susan Golant
306.8742 Gol
No father today has to be told how tough it is to balance the demands
of work and family. The writers discuss every aspect of the
father-child bond from pregnancy through adolescence. Reassuring
and packed with practical advice, this book is guaranteed to make you,
and your kids, feel good about your role as a father.
Fatherhood in America: a History
by Robert L. Griswold
306.8742 Gri
Illuminating the critical connection between fatherhood and male
identity, this book explores the vital relationship between fathers,
the men's movement, and feminism.
The Next Better Place: a Father and Son on the Road
by Michael C. Keith
306.8742 Kei
Albany, New York, 1959. Michael Keith is eleven years old and is being transferred to the care of his estranged, alcoholic father. "Don't drink! Bars are no place for a child. He needs to have a bath and his clothes and underwear need to be washed. School is important. If there's a problem, just bring him back, okay?" Despite his mother's stern warning, Michael and his dad ditch Albany and set off hitchhiking out West. Trading his schoolbooks for a Rand McNally atlas, Michael spends the rest of his childhood crisscrossing the country -- rarely attending class, surviving on shoplifted sardines and sugared bread, sleeping in rundown rooming houses, rousing his soused dad from seedy bars. The twosome is perpetually en route to someplace else. Dads
and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand and Support Your Daughter
When She's Growing Up So Fast
by Joe Kelly
306.8742 Kel
As the primary male role model in a girl's life, fathers influence their daughters in profound ways, from how they see themselves to what they come to expect from men and the world at large.
To educate fathers and offer solutions when problems arise, the book offers thoughtful coverage of the most pivotal issues today's girls face, such as sex and dating, body image, alcohol and drugs, media culture and violence, money and responsibility, and the future. In doing so
the author both illuminates the culture our daughters live in and shows fathers how to guide their daughters toward rewarding, healthy lives. Grand
Canyon Celebration: a Father-Son Journey of Discovery
by Michael Quinn Patton
306.8742 Pat
When his son Brandon was born, author Michael Quinn Patton began pondering how best to celebrate the day his son would become a man. As a sociologist, Patton was intrigued with the rich history of coming of age rites of passage for young men, dating to ancient tribal cultures. But as a humanist he was wary of contemporary men's movements and their stressing of new age spiritualities. This is the story of the Pattons' journey of discovery as they learn about history and geology, false spirituality, facing danger together, and what it means to be a man in today's world. Fatherneed:
Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child
by Kyle D. Pruett, M.D.
306.8742 Pru
The essential how-to guide for women and men who wish to promote
engaged fathering. This book will help fathers to give their
children the skills they need to develop into happy and healthy
adults. Women and Their Fathers: the Sexual and
Romantic Impact of the First Man in Your Life
by Victoria Secunda
306.8742 Sec
Pulls together the available research on good and bad fathers.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews and research, the book is a
pioneering exploration of how the father-daughter relationship sets
the stage for a woman's future romantic choices, how it forms her
sexuality and her very identity, and how it shapes our culture and
even our governmental policies regarding women, children and families. Two
of Us: the Story of a Father, a Son, and the Beatles
by Peter Smith
306.8742 Smi
Before seven-year-old Sam Smith discovered the Beatles, he and his dad had little in common. Like so many other kids his age, Sam was first drawn to the Fab Four by their trivia as much as by their music. Peter was content to point Sam to all the clues of Paul's putative demise, revealing who "Julia" was, and so forth. But soon the Beatles opened the two Smiths to each other. They began using the band's songs and exploits to fuel discussions of life's splendid complications -- friendship, teamwork, romance, art -- and its inevitable sorrows -- failure, betrayal, mortality.
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