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101 Secrets a Good Dad Knowsby Sue Ellin Browder, Walter BrowderISBN 1558537198 (1-55853-719-8)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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101 Secrets a Good Dad Knowsby Walter Browder, Sue Ellin BrowderISBN 1401600085 (1-4016-0008-5)
Softcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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› Find signed collectible books: '101 Secrets a Good Dad Knows'Book summary:Dads have a special way of relating to children. They tend to rough-house and tease children more than moms do. It is usually a father who teaches a child how to shoot a free throw, catch a frog, or fix a broken bicycle chain. Knowing how to do these things raises a child's self-esteem, increases self-confidence, and fosters self-reliance because they expand a child's ability to cope with and understand the world.
Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful gift book is explained in short descriptions accompanied by a drawing and a fact or tip. Many of these skills involve a simple secret to do them successfully. Knowing these secrets will enable any dad to look like a hero to his children.
Included are instructions for...
- How to fly a kite
- How to find the north star
- How to skip a rock
- How to make a paper airplane
- How to tie a necktie
- How to change a spark plug
- How to carve a whistle
- How to bait a hook
- How to pitch a tent
- How to identify five icky things under a rock
- Which properties to buy in Monopoly
- How to tell how tall a tree is
- How to whistle with a blade of grass
- How to photograph lightning
"The perfect gift for any father, grandfather, or mother who wants to teach children skills that will increase self confidence, raise self-esteem, and foster self-reliance." - Nashville Lifestyles
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About a Boyby Nick HornbyISBN 1573227331 (1-57322-733-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About a Boy'Book summary:Will Lightman is a Peter Pan for the 1990s. At 36, the terminally hip North Londoner is unmarried, hyper-concerned with his coolness quotient and blithely living off his father's novelty song royalties. Will sees himself as entirely lacking in hidden depths--and he's proud of it! The only trouble is, his friends are succumbing to responsibilities and children and he's increasingly left out in the cold. How can someone brilliantly equipped for meaningless relationships ensure that he'll continue to meet beautiful Julie Christie-like women and ensure that they'll throw him over before things get too profound? A brief encounter with a single mother sets Will off on his new career, that of "serial nice guy." As far as he's concerned--and remember, concern isn't his strong suit--he's the perfect catch for the young mother on the go. After an interlude of sexual bliss, she'll realise that her child isn't ready for a man in their life and Will can ride off into the Highgate sunset, where more damsels apparently await. The only catch is that the best way to meet these women is at single-parent get-togethers. In one of Nick Hornby's many hilarious (and embarrassing) scenes, Will falls into some serious misrepresentation at SPAT ("Single Parents-- Alone Together"), passing himself off as a bereft single dad: "There was, he thought, an emotional truth here somewhere, and he could see now that his role-playing had a previously unsuspected artistic element to it. He was acting, yes, but in the noblest, most profound sense of the word."
What interferes with Will's career arc, of course, is reality--in the shape of a 12-year-old boy who is in many ways his polar opposite. For Marcus, cool isn't even a possibility, let alone an issue. For starters, he's a victim at his new school. Things at home are pretty awful, too, since his musical-therapist mother seems increasingly in need of therapy herself. All Marcus can do is cobble together information with a mixture of incomprehension, innocence, self-blame and unfettered clear sight. As fans of Fever Pitch and High Fidelity already know, Hornby's insight into laddishness magically combines the serious and the hilarious. About a Boy continues his singular examination of masculine wish-fulfilment and fear. This time, though, the author lets women and children onto the playing field, forcing his feckless hero to leap over an entirely new--and entirely welcome--set of emotional hurdles. [via]
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- About a Boy: ISBN 1573229571 (1-57322-957-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books - About a Boy: ISBN 1573220876 (1-57322-087-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - About a Boy: ISBN 0786216069 (0-7862-1606-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - About a Boy: ISBN 3426616904 (3-426-61690-4)
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- About a Boy: ISBN 1573229571 (1-57322-957-1)
Adrian Mole, the Lost Yearsby Sue TownsendISBN 1569472475 (1-56947-247-5)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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And When Did You Last See Your Father?by Blake MorrisonISBN 0312142730 (0-312-14273-0)
Softcover, Picador USA
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Becoming A Dad: A Spiritual, Emotional And Practical Guideby David Thomas, Stephen JamesISBN 0976035731 (0-9760357-3-1)
Softcover, Strang Communications Co
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Bill Cosby on Fatherhoodby Bill CosbyISBN 088088181X (0-88088-181-X)
Hardcover, Peter Pauper Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bill Cosby on Fatherhood'Book summary:''A father today has disposable diapers and plastic bottles. The only thing left to invent is a plastic toy that will hit the floor and then bounce back into the crib.'' "Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry.'' ''No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids." Comedian Bill Cosby dispenses his trademark wit and wisdom in this fun little primer on bringing up kids.
Hardcover mini book with dust jacket and ribbon bookmark. 96 pages.
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Bringing Up Boysby James DobsonISBN 1414304501 (1-4143-0450-1)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseballby Jack PetrashISBN 1589040139 (1-58904-013-9)
Softcover, Gryphon House
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Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler: A Zen Guide for New Dadsby C. W. Nevius, Beegee TolpaISBN 0811852075 (0-8118-5207-5)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Dadsby Helen Exley, Juliette ClarkeISBN 185015791X (1-85015-791-X)
Hardcover, Exley Giftbooks
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Emileby Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 2030348597 (2-03-034859-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Emile: Or Treatise on Educationby Jean Jaques Rousseau, William H. PayneISBN 1591021111 (1-59102-111-1)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emile: Or Treatise on Education'Book summary:In his pioneering treatise on education the great French philosopher presented concepts that had a significant influence on the development of pedagogy, and yet many of his ideas still sound radical today. Written in reaction to the stultifying system of rote learning and memorization prevalent throughout Europe in Rousseau's time, Émile is a utopian vision of child-centered education, full of the sentiments of Romanticism, which Rousseau himself inspired.
Imagining a typical boy named Émile, Rousseau creates an ideal model of one-on-one tutelage from infancy to manhood with himself as the child's mentor. "Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Author of Nature; but everything degenerates in the hands of man." This is the first of many provocative statements that characterize this work and are a hallmark of Rousseau's arresting rhetoric. As in so many of his other famous works, here too Rousseau asserts his main thesis that human beings by nature are good; it is only the distorting influences of civilization that have corrupted them.
If this is true, then in educating children one must do nothing to interfere with human nature in its natural course. Far from being the chief means by which society inculcates its rules and principles, education should be the method of helping youths discover the inherent truths of their own human nature. From infancy to young adulthood learning should come purely from personal experience. Rather than imparting facts, teachers should foster self-discovery, so that knowledge is acquired through following innate curiosity, not vicariously through the statements of others.
Educators as well as students of philosophy will find much to admire in Rousseau's original and still radical ideas. [via]More editions of Emile: Or Treatise on Education:
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Emile Ou De L'Educationby Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Francois Richard, Pierre Richard, Tanguy L'AminotISBN 2844310117 (2-84431-011-7)
Hardcover, Garnier
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emile Ou De L'Education'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Beby Jennifer Ash, Armin BrottISBN 1558596909 (1-55859-690-9)
Softcover, Client Distribution Services
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- The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be: ISBN 0789205386 (0-7892-0538-6)
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Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services - The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be: ISBN 1558596909 (1-55859-690-9)
Softcover, Client Distribution Services
- The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be: ISBN 0789205386 (0-7892-0538-6)
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The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Beby Armin BrottISBN 0789204177 (0-7892-0417-7)
Hardcover, Client Distribution Services
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Family Man, Family Leaderby Phillip LancasterISBN 1929241836 (1-929241-83-6)
Softcover, The Vision Forum Inc
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A Father's Legacyby Countryman StaffISBN 0849990041 (0-8499-9004-1)
Hardcover, Nelson Incorporated, Thomas
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A Father's Legacy: Your Life Story in Your Own WordsISBN 0849952751 (0-8499-5275-1)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Fatherhoodby Bill CosbyISBN 0425097722 (0-425-09772-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fatherhood'Book summary:From one of america's most beloved funnymen comes a hilarious look at the lighter side of fatherhood. So, what is fatherhood...? it's pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. It's helping your children learn english as a second language. It's asking your son to make up a name rather than tell anyone who he is. It's knowing that "everything's okay, dad!" means "i haven't killed anyone!" it's the book every father will love. It's bill cosby at his wittiest, wisest, and warmest. "bill cosby makes fatherhood come alive. He takes us on a comedic yet insightful journey through the awesome shifting sands of parenthood. Though this volume is titled fatherhood, its effect will be to strengthen the entire family." --from the afterword by alvin f. Poussaint, m.d [via]
Fatherhood/Men Write About Fatheringby Sean FrenchISBN 185381430X (1-85381-430-X)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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The Fathers' Guide : to Birth, Babies and Loud Childrenby Jim HoehnISBN 1931199221 (1-931199-22-1)
Softcover, Mars Publishing, Incorporated
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Federal Husbandby Douglas WilsonISBN 188576751X (1-885767-51-X)
Softcover, Canon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Federal Husband'Book summary:Federal thinking is foreign to the modern mind. "Federal" has come to mean nothing more than centralized or big. Because our federal government has become so uncovenantal, it is not surprising that the original meaning of the word has been lost. But federal thinking is the backbone of historic Protestant theology, and the Church needs to recover the covenantal understanding of federal headship. Husbands are to lead their families, taking responsibility for them as covenant headsas federal husbands.
Reforming Marriage, by this same author, began the discussion of covenant headship. This collection of essays, the Federal Husband, continues that discussion in greater depth, dealing with more specifics of federal husbandry. [via]More editions of Federal Husband:
The First Part Lastby Angela JohnsonISBN 0689849230 (0-689-84923-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Future Menby Douglas WilsonISBN 1885767838 (1-885767-83-8)
Softcover, Canon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Future Men'Book summary:As much as it may distress us, our boys are future men.
When Theodore Roosevelt taught Sunday school for a time, a boy showed up one Sunday with a black eye. He admitted he had been fighting and on a Sunday too. He told the future president that a bigger boy had been pinching his sister, and so he fought him. TR told him that he had done perfectly right and gave him a dollar. The stodgy vestrymen thought this was a bit much, and so they let their exuberant Sunday school teacher go. What a loss.
Unbelief cannot look past surfaces. Unbelief squashes; faith teaches. Faith takes a boy aside and tells him that this part of what he did was good, while that other part of he did got in the way. "And this is how to do it better next time."
As we look to Scripture for patterns of masculinity for our sons, we find them manifested perfectly in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the one who set the ultimate pattern for friendship and courage, for faithfulness and integrity. [via]More editions of Future Men:
Gambler's Roseby G.W. HawkesISBN 187844896X (1-878448-96-X)
Hardcover, Macmurray & Beck Communication
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Gone Fishin'by Walter MosleyISBN 1852426039 (1-85242-603-9)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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The Invention of Solitudeby Paul Auster, Pascal BrucknerISBN 0143112228 (0-14-311222-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invention of Solitude'Book summary:Beginning with the deconstructed detective novels of the New York Trilogy, Paul Auster has proved himself to be one of the most adventurous writers in contemporary fiction. In book after book, he seems compelled to reinvent his style from scratch. Yet he always returns to certain preoccupations--most notably, solitude and coincidence--and these themes get a powerful workout in this early memoir. In the first half, "Portrait of an Invisible Man," Auster comes to terms with the death of his father, and as he investigates this elusive figure, he makes a rather shocking (and enlightening) discovery about his family's history. The second half, "The Book of Memory," finds the author on more abstract ground, toying with the entwined metaphors of coincidence, translation, solitude, and language. But here, too, the autobiographical element gives an extra kick to Auster's prose and keeps him from sliding off into armchair aesthetics. An eloquent, mesmerizing book. [via]
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Iron Johnby Robert W. BlyISBN 0306813769 (0-306-81376-9)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iron John'Book summary:Robert Bly writes that it is clear to men that the images of adult manhood given by popular culture are worn out, that a man can no longer depend on them. Iron John searches for a new vision of what a man is or could be, drawing on psychology, anthropology, mythology, folklore and legend. Robert Bly looks at the importance of the Wild Man (reminiscent of the Wild Woman in Women Who Run With the Wolves), who he compares to a Zen priest, a shaman or a woodman. 'This book needs to be read, I believe, not as a dry work of scholarship to be judged coolly by the mind, but as the work of a poet struggling to convey an emotional experience and lead us to what he has found within himself' Guardian. 'Eclectic and unclassifiable. Iron John is a work whose mentors are the prophetic poets and crazies, William Blake and Walt Whitman' Sydney Morning Herald 'Important, timely, and powerful' New York Times. [via]
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Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group - Iron John: ISBN 0201517205 (0-201-51720-5)
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The Joy of Fatherhood: The First Twelve Monthsby Goldman, Marcus, JacobISBN 076152424X (0-7615-2424-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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King LearISBN 1903436583 (1-903436-58-3)
Hardcover, Thomson Learning EMEA, Limited
Find This BookBook summary:King Lear stands alongside Hamlet as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes "to shake all cares and business from our age" and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous "division of the kingdom" gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters.
As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his "bitter" Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has "ta'en / Too little care" of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in King Lear, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that "All's cheerless, dark and deadly". Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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King Learby R. A. FoakesISBN 1903436591 (1-903436-59-1)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Lear'Book summary:[via]In the first part of Foakes's introduction, the editor examines King Lear as it is read in the mind versus how it is performed on the stage, analyzing historical productions and certain elements of the play that shine in performance but not in text, and vice versa. This section also explores how and why the play has invited so many interpretations, in reading and performance, since its inception. The next part of the introduction considers trends in the criticism and staging of the play, such as the recent shift of favor from redemptive to bleak readings. Foakes then addresses the dating of the play, the differences among the Quarto and Folio texts, and whether these changes are mere discrepancies or intentional revisions. Finally, the editor discusses the casting of the play and explains notable usages in his edition. There are two appendices that follow the play: the first examines two textual problems that are particularly difficult to interpret, and the second explains differences in lineation between the Quarto and Folio editions, which resulted from confusion whether certain lines were in prose or verse. This edition also includes lists of illustrations, abbreviations, and references, as well as a general editors preface and an index.
The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the plays foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader.More editions of King Lear:
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King Learby William ShakespeareISBN 1853260959 (1-85326-095-9)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King Lear'Book summary:Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex King Lear has been widely acclaimed as Shakespeare's most powerful tragedy. Elemental and passionate, it encompasses the horrific and the heart-rending. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world's literature. [via]
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Man and Boyby Tony ParsonsISBN 1570717257 (1-57071-725-7)
Hardcover, Sourcebooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man and Boy'Book summary:HE HAD TO FACE THE TOUGHEST JOB OF HIS LIFE. AND HE NEVER ONCE THOUGHT HE'D BE ON HIS OWN. Harry had it all: a beautiful wife, an adorable four-year-old son, and a high-paying media job. But on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, with one irresponsible act, he threw it all away. Suddenly he finds himself an unemployed single father trying to figure out how to wash his son's hair the way Mommy did and whether green spaghetti is proper breakfast food. This brilliantly engaging novel will tug at your heart as Harry learns to become a father to his son and a son to his aging father, takes stabs at finding new love, and makes the hardest decision of his life. [via]
Man and Wife: A Novelby Tony ParsonsISBN 0743236149 (0-7432-3614-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man and Wife: A Novel'Book summary:Man and Wife, the sequel to Tony Parsons's bestselling debut Man and Boy, follows the marital and parental misadventures of Harry Silver, a mawkish North London television producer. Harry has remarried. Second wife Cyd and her feisty daughter, Peggy, provide him and his Phantom Menace-obsessed son, Pat, with a family. Harry's luck couldn't be better. His television show, Fish on Friday, is a hit and Cyd's posh catering company, Food Glorious Food, is thriving. However, Harry is not the only one starting again. His ex-wife Gina has also remarried. Her partner Richard (who must be the only thirtysomething male on the planet who hates Star Wars) is Pat's "new father." When the couple announce they are moving to America--taking Pat with them--Harry reacts, in time-honored fashion, by attacking Richard. Separated from his son by the Atlantic and struggling as Peggy's stepfather, Harry begins to yearn for a good, old-fashioned "normal, family life"--the kind his lovely old mum and dear departed dad enjoyed. Rather surprisingly, he decides that Kazumi, an attractive Japanese photographer friend of Gina's, could be the answer to his prayers.
Male frailty and the perils of modern parenting are Parsons's forte, but Man and Wife, although occasionally touching, is overburdened by plot twists, unlikely conceits, and whiffs of reactionary sentimentality. Parsons's fans are unlikely to be disappointed but, to indulge in a vaguely pertinent comparison, this follow-up is definitely more Attack of the Clones than The Empire Strikes Back. --Travis Elborough, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Managers of Their Homes: A Practical Guide to Daily Scheduling for Christian Home-School Familiesby Steven Maxwell, Teri MaxwellISBN 0966910702 (0-9669107-0-2)
Hardcover, Communication Concepts
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Managers of Their Homes: A Practical Guide to Daily Scheduling for Christian Home-School Families'Book summary:Most homeschooling families would agree that scheduling is essential to fit school, work, chores and family time into the day, but many have not found a system that works for them. Steve and Teri Maxwell have faced the same challenges over the years. They've been homeschooling their eight children for fourteen years and had to find ways to make it work. Managers of Their Homes incorporates solutions that worked for them and for other families as well. The book goes into greater depth than most planning books, and includes sections on scheduling children's days, school, chores, kitchen work, priorities, and school year vs summer. Since we do not live in the ideal world, sections on interruptions, challenges, and babies are also included. How-to's include putting a schedule together and implementing the schedule. The real question is, "Does it work?" Twenty-four families (many of them large families) tested the book before it was published to see if it helped them. Their comments include "I had read almost every organizational book there was, and I still couldn't get to where I wanted to be until I applied this method!", and "My schedule has given me back my sanity!! I can't believe the way my life has changed since implementing a schedule." Their encouraging comments are sprinkled throughout the book. 40 pages of sample schedules from these families are included in the appendix. In the back of the book is a "Scheduling Kit" to aid you in getting your own schedule up and running. There are still just 24 hours in a day, but this book can help you get the most out of them. [via]
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The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Yearby Armin A. BrottISBN 0789202751 (0-7892-0275-1)
Softcover, Abbeville Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year'Book summary:Illustrated throughout with "New Yorker"-style cartoons, this significantly updated, revised and expanded handbook covers all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months. [via]
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- The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year: ISBN 0789208156 (0-7892-0815-6)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services - The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year: ISBN 0789208067 (0-7892-0806-7)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services - The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year: ISBN 0789204185 (0-7892-0418-5)
Hardcover, Client Distribution Services - The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year: ISBN 0789202751 (0-7892-0275-1)
Softcover, Abbeville Press, Incorporated
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On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleepby Gary Ezzo, Robert BucknamISBN 1932740082 (1-932740-08-2)
Softcover, Hawksflight & Assoc Inc
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Pinocchio: Library Editionby Carlo CollodiISBN 1853261602 (1-85326-160-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio: Library Edition'Book summary:Carved by Old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. And Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away and joins a circus but eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio's guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others. [via]
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Poems for Patriarchs: The Verse and Prose of Christian Manhoodby Douglas W. PhillipsISBN 1929241453 (1-929241-45-3)
Hardcover, The Vision Forum Inc
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Preparing Sons to Provide for a Single-Income Familyby Steven MaxwellISBN 0966910737 (0-9669107-3-7)
Softcover, Communication Concepts
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Rebuilding Coventryby Sue TownsendISBN 1569470901 (1-56947-090-1)
Softcover, Soho Pr Inc
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Rosshaldeby Hermann HesseISBN 9500725959 (950-07-2595-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Johann Veraguth, a wealthy, successful artist, is estranged from his wife and stifled by the unhappy union. Veraguths love for his young son and his fear of drifting rootlessly keep him bound within the walls of his opulent estate, Rosshalde. Yet, when he is shaken by an unexpected tragedy, Veraguth finally finds the courage to leave the desolate safety of Rosshalde and travels to India to discover himself anew.More editions of Rosshalde:
She Calls Me Daddyby Robert WolgemuthISBN 1561796522 (1-56179-652-2)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub
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She's Having a Baby: And I'm Having a Breakdown What Every Man Needs to Know-And Do-When the Woman He Loves Is Pregnantby James Douglas BarronISBN 0688158250 (0-688-15825-0)
Softcover, Quill
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The Sleeping Father: A Novelby Matthew SharpeISBN 193236000X (1-932360-00-X)
Softcover, Soft Skull Pr
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So You're Going to Be a Dadby Peter Downey, Nik ScottISBN 1555612415 (1-55561-241-5)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Knowby Meg MeekerISBN 1596980125 (1-59698-012-5)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Tiare: The Husband Who Didn't Deserve His Wife and Everything That Happened Nextby Celestine Hitiura VaiteISBN 1921145013 (1-921145-01-3)
Softcover, Text Pub
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To a Very Special Dadby Pam Brown, Juliette ClarkeISBN 1850153965 (1-85015-396-5)
Hardcover, Exley Giftbooks
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To Dad: A Gift Book Written by Children for Fathers Everywhereby Richard Exley, Helen ExleyISBN 1850152225 (1-85015-222-5)
Hardcover, Exley Giftbooks
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To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Fatherby John MacMurray, Donald MillerISBN 1576837319 (1-57683-731-9)
Softcover, Navpress Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father'Book summary:Good dads are almost as rare as fire-breathing dragons--or at least it seems. New from Donald Miller, author of the critically acclaimed Blue Like Jazz, comes a gut-wrenching honest look at growing up without a father. In his uniquely compelling style, Miller (and John MacMurray--the man who taught Donald many of the lessons his dad never did) reflects on what it is a father might have told him about identity, women, money, spirituality, fatherhood and more. Through Millers personal narrative and MacMurrays wisdom, children of absent fathers will discover how to pick up the broken pieces of a fatherless childhood...and put them back together. [via]
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace Thackery, Nicholas Dames, William Makepeace ThackerayISBN 1593080719 (1-59308-071-9)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vanity Fair'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Owen Knowles, University of Hull Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling commercial fairground, predominantly driven by acquisitive greed and soulless materialism, in which the narrator himself plays a brilliantly versatile role as a serio-comic observer. Although subtitled 'A Novel without a Hero', Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of two contrasting but inter-linked lives: through the retiring Amelia Sedley and the brilliant Becky Sharp, Thackeray examines the position of women in an intensely exploitative male world. [via]
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Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Vanity Fair: ISBN 1934169080 (1-934169-08-0)
Hardcover, Norilana Books - Vanity Fair: ISBN 1857150120 (1-85715-012-0)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library - Vanity Fair: ISBN 3895086894 (3-89508-689-4)
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The Water-Method Manby John IrvingISBN 0345367421 (0-345-36742-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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"Three or four times as funny as most novels."
THE NEW YORKER
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You Have What It Takes: What Every Father Needs to Knowby John EldredgeISBN 0785288767 (0-7852-8876-7)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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La Costa de los Mosquitosby Paul TherouxISBN 8483105381 (84-8310-538-1)
Hardcover, Tusquets Editores
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Emilioby Jean-Jacques RouseauISBN 8471662663 (84-7166-266-3)
Softcover, Edaf Antillas
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Erase Una Vez UN Padreby Nick Hornby, Miguel Martinez-LageISBN 8466304886 (84-663-0488-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Erase Una Vez UN Padre'Book summary:Will, 36, is the eternal bachelor, unmarried, and does not feel any necessity to procreate. His goal is to have meaningless relationships with beautiful women that will leave him before things get too intense. As part of his plan to attract single women, he decides to pass himself off as a single dad. To do this, he befriends a young boy named Marcus. But little does he know that Marcus will change his outlook on life forever.
Description in Spanish: Will Freeman, soltero de treinta y seis años, tiene dinero suficiente para vivir sin trabajar y disfruta de mucho tiempo libre. No siente ninguna necesidad de procrear, pero ha descubierto que los hijos democratizan a las mujeres hermosas y esto ha despertado su interés por las madres solteras o separadas. De modo que se apunta a un grupo de autoayuda al que sólo asisten padres -pocos- o madres separadas. Para ello, naturalmente, debe fingir que tiene un hijo. Pero poco importa, a Will se le da bien contar mentiras. Marcus no tiene padre ni amigos, sus estudios no van bien y tampoco recibe demasiada ayuda de su madre. Cuando conoce a Will, cree haber hallado en él al sustituto del padre ausente. Sin embargo, ¿ cómo puede Will, un completo inmaduro, cumplir las funciones de progenitor? La relación entre ambos personajes nunca será la de un padre con su hijo, pero sí contribuirá a que maduren y se desenvuelvan mejor. [via]
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La Feria De Las Vanidades / Vanity Fairby William Makepeace Thackeray, Alfonso NadalISBN 8497937848 (84-9793-784-8)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Feria De Las Vanidades / Vanity Fair'Book summary:«Un sentimiento de honda melancolía invade al director de escena que, sentado frente al telón, observa la bulliciosa animación de la Feria. En ella se come y se bebe en exceso, se ama y se coquetea, se ríe y se llora...». Acompañados por estas palabras, que inauguran La feria de las vanidades, los lectores nos trasladamos a otro lugar y otra época para entrar en el recinto de la Feria y disfrutar, nosotros también, de uno de los mejores retratos de la sociedad inglesa de principios del siglo XIX.
La mirada desencantada e irónica del director de escena no es otra que la de William M. Thackeray, maestro en el arte de crear personajes femeninos. Así, pronto veremos pisar el escenario a dos mujeres inolvidables: Amelia Sedley, dulce y sensible pero apocada, deseosa de entregar su vida al hombre que ama, y Becky Sharp, inteligente y ambiciosa, dispuesta a usar y abusar de sus encantos para ascender en la escala social. Estas figuras tópicas cobran vida en manos de Thackeray, y lo que podría ser la trama de un culebrón de sobremesa se convierte en un juego fascinante, lleno de trampas y de emoción, en una obra magistral de la literatura de todos los tiempos. [via]More editions of La Feria De Las Vanidades / Vanity Fair:
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La Invencion De La Soledad / the Invention of Solitudeby Paul AusterISBN 8433920979 (84-339-2097-9)
Softcover, Ld Books Inc
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Matar UN Ruisenor/to Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee, Baldomero PortaISBN 8401492041 (84-01-49204-1)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Oracion Por Owen / A Prayer for Owen Meanyby John IrvingISBN 8472231267 (84-7223-126-7)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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Pastoral Americanaby Philip RothISBN 8466300112 (84-663-0011-2)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pastoral Americana'Book summary:Seymour Levov, modelo a seguir por todos los muchachos judíos de New Jersey, gran atleta y mejor hijo, sólido heredero de la fábrica de guantes que su padre levantó desde la nada, ha rebasado la mitad del siglo XX sin conflictos que puedan estropear su dorada Arcadia, una vida placentera que comparte con su mujer Dawn, ex Miss New Jersey, y con su hija Meredith. Y es en este preciso momento,con su vida convertida en un eterno día de Acción de Gracias en el que todo el mundo come lo mismo, se comporta de la misma manera y carece de religión, cuando el Sueco Levov verá derrumabarse estrepitosamente todo lo que le rodea.
Pastoral americana es un relato lúcido que pone en tela de juicio los valores de la sociedad norteamericana y su capacidad de permanencia durante el conflicto final de los felices sesenta, con la intervención estadounidense en la guerra de Vietnam como telón de fondo.
"En la actual literatura norteamericana está Philip Roth y, después, todos los demás."
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A Propos D'UN Gaminby Nick HornbyISBN 2264030305 (2-264-03030-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Propos D'UN Gamin'Book summary:Pour Marcus, douze ans, une mère divorcée, dépressive et baba cool, la vie n'est pas toujours facile. Surtout quand de surcroît cette mère végétarienne n'écoute que des tubes des années soixante-dix, vous attife de vêtements ringards et que les durs de l'école ne jurent que par le hip-hop. Quant à Will, la trentaine, branché, riche, oisif et fier collectionneur d'amours épisodiques, il a du mal à trouver sa place dans la société. Malgré leur méfiance réciproque, l'homme et l'enfant que tout oppose vont finir par se trouver et s'épauler pour affronter l'adolescence et des liens sociaux distendus. Cette rencontre paradoxale entre un mâle solitaire prototype de l'homme moderne ! et un gosse tendre et marginal est magistralement orchestrée par Nick Hornby. Une histoire de parents célibataires, d'enfants solitaires, de fringues, de foot et de musique. Après les succès de Haute fidélité et Carton jaune, l'auteur signe là son livre le plus accompli. Le ton est sarcastique et drôle, les situations d'un réalisme désarmant et les émotions sincères. C'est enfin un regard d'une grande lucidité sur les désordres amoureux de cette fin de siècle. --Stellio Paris [via]
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Emile ou de l'Educationby Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 2080701177 (2-08-070117-7)
Softcover, Flammarion et Cie
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