Fatherhood Nonfiction | Washoe County Library System

1) One day you'll thank me: lessons from an unexpected fatherhood

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"Though he grew up longing to be closer to his dad who lived three states away, fatherhood caught David McGlynn completely off guard. His sons were conceived in quick succession--the first when the author was a dirt-poor student and the second not long after he'd moved his family across the country to start a new job. As a result, McGlynn found himself colliding into fatherhood as though it were a car accident, at once scared to death and utterly...

2) Being a dad is weird: lessons in fatherhood from my family to yours

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Falcone, Ben

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A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped by his own childhood. Though he's best known for his appearances in the movie Enough Said, as well as his hilarious role as Air Marshall Jon in Bridesmaids, Ben Falcone isn't a...

3) rocking fatherhood how to be a dad and awesome at

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4) Dad is fat

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Gaffigan, Jim

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Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan expresses the joys and horrors of life with five young children.

5) Daddy, stop talking!: and other things my kids want but won't be getting

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Carolla, Adam

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The comedian, actor, and television host draws on his own childhood as a cautionary tale to demonstrate to parents what they must do if they don't want to have to support their kids forever.

6) Dad's Maybe Book

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O'Brien, Tim

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Best-selling author Tim O'Brien shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons.
A moving audio edition of Tim O'Brien's poignant memoir, read by the author

"We are all writing our maybe books full of maybe tomorrows, and each maybe tomorrow brings another maybe tomorrow, and then another, until the last line of the last page receives its period."

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7) I'm sorry...love, your husband: honest, hilarious stories from a father of three who made all the mistakes (and made up for them)

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Edwards, Clint

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Marriage and Kids are No Joke. He may not win Father of the Year, but Clint Edwards has won the hearts of thousands including the New York Times, Scary Mommy and Good Morning Americathanks to his candor and irreverence when it comes to raising kids, being married and learning from his mistakes. Clint has three children: Tristan (the know it all), Norah (the snarky princess), and Aspen (the worst roommate ever). He describes parenting as “a million...

8) A father first: how my life became bigger than basketball

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Wade, Dwyane

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"NBA star Dwyane Wade discusses the rewarding responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion and highlights of his basketball career" --Provided by publisher.

9) Things my son needs to know about the world

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Backman, Fredrik

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"Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life...

10) Model citizen: a memoir

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Mohr, Joshua

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"The intimate, gorgeous, garish confessions of Joshua Mohr--writer, father, alcoholic, addict"--

11) Diaper dude: the ultimate dad's guide to surviving the first two years

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Pegula, Chris

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"Dude, you're a dad now! Picking up where From Dude to Dad left off, author and founder of the popular Diaper Dude parenting brand Chris Pegula dives into the first two years of parenting and furthers his deeply held belief that you don't have to lose yourself when you become a father. Once again written in Pegula's everyman voice and filled with humorous takes on fatherhood from the front lines, the book is an easy-to-read resource for new dads,...

12) Manhood for amateurs: the pleasures and regrets of a husband, father, and son

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Chabon, Michael

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"Chabon has always been a magical prose stylist, adept at combining the sort of social and emotional detail found in Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus stories with the metaphor-rich descriptions of John Updike and John Irving's inventive sleight of hand. . . . As in his novels, he shifts gears easily between the comic and the melancholy, the whimsical and the serious, demonstrating once again his ability to write about the big subjects of love and

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13) The beautiful struggle: a father, two sons, and an unlikely road to manhood

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Coates, Ta-Nehisi

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A memoir of growing up in the tough world of Baltimore in the 1980s chronicles the relationship between the author and his father, a Vietnam vet and Black Panther affiliate, and his campaign to keep his sons from falling victim to the temptations of the streets.

14) Between the world and me

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Coates, Ta-Nehisi

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In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis.

15) Once more to the rodeo: a memoir

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Hennick, Calvin

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Five years into fatherhood, Calvin Hennick is plagued by self-doubt and full of questions. How can he teach his son to be a man, when his own father figures abandoned him? As a white man, what can he possibly teach his biracial son about how to live as a black man in America? And what does it even mean to be a man today, when societys expectations of men seem to change from moment to moment? In search of answers, Calvin takes his young son on the...

16) Quicksand: what it means to be a human being

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Mankell, Henning

17) paternity the elusive quest for the father

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18) good man rediscovering my father sargent shriver

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19) Not my father's son: a memoir

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Cumming, Alan

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The acclaimed actor profiles his turbulent relationship with his father and discusses his 2010 appearance in a celebrity genealogy show to solve the disappearance of a WWII hero grandparent and his discovery of astounding family secrets. In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career....

20) Faith of my fathers

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McCain, John

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