Fatherhood category: 792 books

The typical American family has changed dramatically since the days of "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Father Knows Best." Double-income families are now the rule, and fathers are much more involved in raising the children and cleaning house. Reactions to these changes have been diverse, ranging from grave...

In this fully revised new edition, Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues summarises and analyses the most relevant research regarding father-daughter relationships, aiming to break down the persistent misconceptions regarding fatherhood and father-daughter relationships and...

This delightful book is filled with quotes and insights into Dad Love.Why do we love our dads so much? That question is answered in short paragraphs of reminiscing, memories, feelings, thoughts, humour and love from everyday people, celebrities, authors and philosophers.The author's own insight...

Troy Brown resumes his diary. Now he is seventeen and he desperately wants to leave home and start his life as a bachelor. He has just been dumped by his first proper girlfriend and not because he has ‘accidentally’ cheated on her twice during their relationship. She wants to play the field. Most...

Soon after Emmy award winning comedy writer and playwright Lee Kalcheim’s twin boys were born, he realized he wouldn’t get much sleep for the next few years. So, while he was awake, he’d better remember what was happening. Lee records the poignant funny stories of this free wheeling family, their...

Gil Scott-Heron: a father & son story, is about professional footballer, Gil Heron, who was the first black footballer to play for Scottish club Celtic FC, and his son, acclaimed poet and musician, Gil Scott-Heron.

Soap star Don Diamont's most interesting storyline to date is being the real-life father and ringleader of his seven rambunctious boys. Called a "daytime deity" by Soap Opera Digest, Don Diamont is best known as the dashing publishing titan with steel abs, "Dollar Bill Spencer,"...

A writer renowned for his insight into the mysteries of the body now gives us a lambent and profoundly moving book about the mysteries of family. At its center lies Sherwin Nuland’s Rembrandtesque portrait of his father, Meyer Nudelman, a Jewish garment worker who came to America in the early years...

President Abraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, and an American martyr to the people who read about him. But that was not how his sons knew him. Presidential historian Alan Manning invites readers to see not the thoughtful, burdened president delivering the Gettysburg...

The View from Alger's Window is Tony Hiss's remarkable memoir of the trial and imprisonment of one of the most famous victims of the Cold War witch-hunts: his father. Tony Hiss was seven years old when Whittaker Chambers first accused Alger Hiss of passing secrets to the Russians. For the rest of...

Ahora en la gran pantalla Protagonizada por Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney y Amy Ryan   ¿Qué le pasó a mi hijo precioso? ¿A nuestra familia? ¿En qué me equivoqué? Esas son las tormentosas preguntas que acompañan a David Sheff en su viaje a través de la adicción...

This award-winning collection moves from the dark and technically astonishing title essay—on growing up within the confines of a huge Army arsenal in Ohio—to reflections on mountain hikes, limestone quarries, and fathers teaching their sons.

An emotional and inspiring story about a father's journey through being adopted and adopting. This book is an uplifting and thought provoking take on the struggles of infertility, adoption, and reconciliation. 89 pages.   Meet the Author Joe Garrity...

La narrazione, in forma di diario, dell’avventura di un pellegrinaggio, ideato e realizzato da cinque ragazzi e un prete in occasione dell’Anno Santo del 1975, vista dagli occhi ormai disincantati di uno dei protagonisti, l’autore del libro. Uno spaccato sull’Italia a metà degli anni ’70 e su di una generazione sconfitta, a discapito delle successive, purtroppo.