ISBN:
9780470876473
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 194 p)
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
This I believe
Parallel Title:
Print version This I Believe : On Fatherhood
DDC:
306.874/2
Keywords:
Fatherhood
;
Fathers
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show From the popular radio series This I Believe comes this touching and thought-provoking compilation of original essays on one of the most fundamental of human relationships-fatherhood. It is a relationship filled with joy and heartbreak, love and anger, lessons learned, and opportunities missed. The stories in this collection are engaging and meaningful. Some are reverential and loving; some are sad and clouded by yearning, loss, and regret: You'll read reflections from expectant and new dads, full of optimism, as well as from lon
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; Introduction; Truth and the Santa Claus Moment; The Last Harvest; The Dads We Were Given; Forgiving My Dad; Appreciating the Moment; Whistling in the Light; Lingering at the Doors; A Love Beyond Boundaries; Hunting Pennies; A Mark in History; Trimming; A Father Is Born from Many Strangers; The Cards Will Hear You; Finding a Different Way; Life Is Wonderfully Ridiculous; Never Give Up; The Choice to Do It Over Again; The Wonders of the Future; The Best Legacy I Can Leave; To Be the Best Humans We Can Be; Work Is a Blessing; Hands at Rest; The Myths of Manhood; Love with No Limits
Description / Table of Contents:
An Ordinary AdventureMy Earthly Father; The Give-and-Take of Grief; The Lawn Is Life; The Bricks in the Wall Around My Heart; The First Breath; Finding My Father in a Small World; I am Capable of More Than I Think I am; Teacher; Five Dollars of Forgiveness; Nothing New Under the Sun; Respect Yourself; Gardens and Their Power to Heal; Embarrassing My Kids; A Father's Lectures; Where the Soul of Man Never Dies; Forgive the Rest; His Difference Is His Strength; The Power of Fishing; The Greatest Thing; Big Thinking; Transforming Fatherhood; Keep the Tempo Steady; A Lesson from My Dad
Description / Table of Contents:
Living and Loving LifeThe Best Education in the World; What It Takes; With Brown Shoes to Match; Forever in Love; My Father, Christ; Making Choices That Make Me Smile; The Measure of a Man; Little Acts of Goodness; Leaving Work to Gaze at Sunsets; A Stack of Rocks; When Angels Miss; Appendix: How to Write Your Own - This I Believe Essay; Acknowledgments
Note:
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,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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