Fatherhood category: 792 books

As if juggling a life with half-a-dozen kids, including triplets, isn’t enough, Steve Tate receives the life-altering news that one of his triplets, Hayes, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. The once-star collegiate football player finds himself fighting for his son’s life. This memoir...

What do you do when you are exhausted and just need your baby to sleep and they won't? What do you do if you have no idea what to expect from your newborn? Babies don't come with a manual, and they certainly never behave as you want or expect them to. Baby sleep - please!...

John Dunn never expected that his summer job as a caddie at the local course in Connecticut might turn into something more. The lifers who plied the loops were an ensemble of misfits and degenerates who made the caddie yard look more like a gambling hall than a country club. But Dunn came of age...

A searing account of a father’s struggle to save his remarkable son from a rare heart condition that threatens his life—****“a powerful and lyric portrait of a son and a vibrant family” (Toni Morrison). Damon Weber is a brilliant kid—a skilled actor and a natural leader at school....

An award-winning broadcast journalist shares his poignant story about his family’s journey with autism. About one child out of 110 will be diagnosed with autism. When Dwayne Ballen’s son Julian was diagnosed at age four, Ballen started a blog to record his thoughts and share his family’s...

In Letters to My Unborn Children: Meditations on the Silent Grief of Miscarriage, Shawn Collins takes the reader from the grief and uncertainty of miscarriage through what ultimately becomes a beautiful journey of acceptance. Collins shares the prayers, writings, and music (including a song of his...

With the population expanding at an alarming rate, it's time for all new dads to take their fair share of parental responsibility and step up to the plate - after all, the hard work's already been done! Becoming a dad is a daunting prospect at the best of times, but a first-time dad needs all the help...

This is a small book of life's big and not-so-big lessons. Written from the heart, these nuggets of personal insights will resonate with just about anyone who has experienced and questioned universal conundrums such as marriage, love, failure, parenting, passion, ambition, or money. A relook at everyday...

As CEO of the National Center for Fathering, Carey Casey uses his experience and stories—and his engaging, personable tone—to inspire champions-to-be in fathering. Championship Fathering will help fathers raise healthy, well-adjusted, confident kids—mentally, physically, and spiritually. It...

A long-standing promise from a father to his five-year-old son . . . A poignant diary that chronicles the journey When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his young son, Jack, they made a pact: if one day Jack became good enough to play on a pro golf tour, Don would walk beside...

In 1987, when we first and last held the Webb Ellis Trophy aloft, I was young and healthy and full of dreams. My hair was lush and reached all the way to my forehead and I knew exactly how I was going to be rich, famous and happy. By 2007 I was forty-mumble, fat and fatigued. My hair had slipped...

This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Theories Regarding Single Parenting Chapter 2: Scholarship For Single Parents Chapter 3: Self regulation of single parents Chapter 4: Psychological well being of single parents Chapter 5: Meeting single parents Chapter 6: Mortgage for...

Zero On Me is a thoroughly humorous recollection of a father-son relationship that unfolds during the fabulous 50s and 60s. It opens, however, with the father’s tension-filled episode during World War II, an incident that becomes the foundation for this true story. Following the father’s return...

This early work by Ring Lardner was originally published in 1915 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Bib Ballads' contains a selection of poetry. Ring Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan in 1885. He studied engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, but...