Dear dad : reflections on fatherhood /
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| Author / Creator: | Fountain, John W., 1960- |
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| Imprint: | Chicago, IL : Westside Press, c2011. |
| Description: | xix, 172 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8366645 |
| Summary: | "Difficult" does not begin to express the nature of fatherlessness, and it becomes clear as the reader progresses through the volume that for those who must grapple with the situation, it becomes necessary to incorporate and somehow turn this misfortune into some kind of wisdom-a different endeavor for each of the contributors to the book. The general reader will be captivated, and encouraged, by the stories herein. This is a book you can't put down. The quality of the writing, and the contemplation that led to it, is top-notch. Inspired by John W. Fountain's essay for National Public Radio's, "This I Believe" series, this project is a compilation of true narratives written by some of the nation's finest journalists whom Fountain has assembled for this project. Men and women from various walks of life and generations, they are black, white and Hispanic. A good number of them have written for some of the world's best-known news organizations-the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Time Magazine and others. All of them write herein about the impact of fathers or fatherlessness upon their own lives at a time when a national initiative and even President Barack Obama have sounded the clarion call for responsible fatherhood amid a continuing crisis of paternal absenteeism. But there are no victims in this collective psalm, only victors. In some ways, this is a how-to-manual: How to overcome. How to succeed. How to live on. How to be a better father. How to forgive our fathers, even how to love, remember and honor our fathers. This book is for everyone who has one, for everyone who has ever lost one, loved one, longed for one and for everyone who happens to be one, even for those men who desire to be a better one. Finally, this book is for everyone who longs to make peace with one. It is a gift to all good fathers past, present, and future. And it is a template for healing those wounded by a fatherlesssness. It is sealed with a prayer for all and these two simple but powerful words of embrace: Dear Dad. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 172 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780981485898 0981485898 |