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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world’s most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition, and purpose—with intense...

PEOPLE LIKE ME is a wonderfully all encompassing love story. It not only explores filial love and the drive for parenthood, but also poses fundamental questions for society: how many types of love, partners, friendships, families and emotional ties exist in our modern world? How is a family...

Using kings of the Old Testament as character studies, Steve Farrar examines the critical role a father plays in preparing his son to become a godly man. What separated the good kings from the bad kings was a father who made time commitments to mentor his son, by modeling biblical manhood. Do you want your son to become a man of regal character? Then this book is for you!

La adolescencia solo pasa una vez. Es una etapa que solemos esquivar cuando somos padres y madres. Nadie suele decir: "qué bonita es la adolescencia de mi hijo, qué ganas tenía de que mi hija fuera adolescente". Sin embargo, entender y acompañar esta etapa es imprescindible para potenciar el desarrollo de sus habilidades y conseguir que su vida adulta sea lo más satisfactoria posible. La adolescencia merece toda nuestra atención.

In 2005, Dan Bucatinsky and his partner, Don Roos, found themselves in an L.A. delivery room, decked out in disposable scrubs from shower cap to booties, to welcome their adopted baby girl - launching their frantic yet memorable adventures into fatherhood. Two and a half years later, the same birth mother - a heroically generous, pack-a-day teen with a passion for Bridezilla marathons and Mountain Dew - delivered a son into the couple’s arms.

Michael Dowdy perceives the world as a poet, one with an anxiety disorder. As a result he has rarely experienced fathering or his relationship with his daughter, A, as a linear narrative. Rather, his impressions of fathering coalesce in encounters with the conditions of our time, producing intense flashes of awareness and emotion.

My First Rodeo is a heartwarming collection of stories that reveal the ups, downs, and delights of being a family man, from a guy who never dreamed of being one. Happily unmarried with no desire for a change in status, Stoney Stamper met a beautiful lady with two daughters, and to his surprise...

The Wall Street Journal columnist and bestselling author of Little Victories takes a humorous and insightful look at life in the face of overwhelming societal change that we never anticipated—from the effects on parenthood, marriage, friendship, work, and play to all other aspects of the...

Es la historia del impacto de amor que surge de una revelación que va mucho más allá del amor mismo; es una historia valiente, sensible y conmovedora, que obliga a revisar la propia vida y las pequeñeces en las que muchas veces invertimos tiempo, esfuerzo y energía, sin apreciar dónde está lo realmente importante y crucial para la realización plena.

La llegada de los hijos cambia por completo nuestras vidas, tanto en pareja como a nivel individual. Y no siempre (o al menos, no todo el tiempo) el hijo representa a la perfección el sueño que teníamos en mente. Mi hijo me cae mal nos ofrece respuestas y consuelo desde la psicología a todas esas conductas ante las que no sabemos reaccionar, o ante las que reaccionamos mal, y nos invita a explorarnos a nosotros mismos para evaluar la relación que mantenemos con nuestros hijos en las diferentes etapas de su desarrollo.

At 53, Kevin Nealon thought he had it all: a massive international celebrity with legions of loyal fans; a fabulous modeling career; hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank; and the most recognizable face on the planet. Nealon had accomplished the impossible: a 30-year career in show business with only limited trips to rehab. But just like every other celebrity, he felt that was not enough. The perpetually insatiable Nealon wanted more, and for him "more" meant a little addition that drooled, burped, and pooped (no, not a Pomeranian).

Pithy reflections of a man with two teenage sons and an aging father, guaranteed to bring a smile or tear to listeners of all ages.

A modern-day Aesop's Fables story of how a father readied his son for adulthood using short stories and sayings. Using a sense of humor and a knack for finding ways of using everyday happenings, this story explains how the author's father taught his son real lessons in life.

A book about doing it all wrong from the beginning. We all make mistakes. Raising little ones is never easy. Especially when entering parenthood at 50-something. Show & Tell explores the daily life of being an "old dad" and answers questions that many new fathers are afraid to ask, such as "What's left?" and "What's my role here again?" and most importantly, "What is that smell?" Whether you're an old parent, young parent, or just someone looking to validate their decision to never have children, this book is for you.