Download or read book The Dead Fathers Club written by Matt Haig and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ghost story with a twist, from Matt Haig, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library. "Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories." —Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living?
Download or read book The Zero Dads Club written by Angel Adeyoha and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Father's Day craft time in Akilah and Kai's class, but they don't have dads! They hatch a plan to create a special club to celebrate other family members instead in The Zero Dads Club!
Download or read book The Dead Father written by Donald Barthelme and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dead Father is a gargantuan half-dead, half-alive, part mechanical, wise, vain, powerful being who still has hopes for himself--even while he is being dragged by means of a cable toward a mysterious goal. In this extraordinary novel, marked by the imaginative use of language that influenced a generation of fiction writers, Donald Barthelme offered a glimpse into his fictional universe. As Donald Antrim writes in his introduction, "Reading The Dead Father, one has the sense that its author enjoys an almost complete artistic freedom . . . a permission to reshape, misrepresent, or even ignore the world as we find it . . . Laughing along with its author, we escape anxiety and feel alive."
Download or read book Dad Tired and Loving It written by Jerrad Lopes and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do You Want to Be a Spiritual Leader? Start Here Have the day-to-day realities of being a dad and husband left you frustrated or just plain worn out? You’re not alone. Jerrad Lopes felt that way too…until he started blogging about his struggles and discovered thousands of other men who want to be good husbands and fathers but don’t know where to start. You will learn that spiritual leaders realize their story isn’t the story—it’s all about Jesus point their wives, children, community, and world toward God stumble their way through spiritual leadership rather than doing nothing seek humility rather than striving for perfection refuse to let their sin and shame stop them from leading their family look for adventure in the kingdom of God, not in the world create gospel-centered memories with their wife and children When you begin to understand the bigger picture of God’s purpose for you in your marriage and family, you’ll see that the good news of Jesus makes it possible for you to love and lead without fear and discouragement. Get equipped and encouraged as you become the man God is calling you to be—even when you’re dad tired.
Download or read book The Dads Book written by Michael Heatley and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dads' Book is an amusing and informative miscellany of jokes, facts and tongue-in-cheek survival techniques for the Dad wishing to excel at the art of fatherhood.
Download or read book Grieving Dads written by Kelly Farley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back is a collection of candid stories from grieving dads that were interviewed over a two year period. The book offers insight from fellow members of, in the haunting words of one dad, "this terrible, terrible club," which consists of men who have experienced the death of a child. This book is a collection of survival stories by men who have survived the worst possible loss and lived to tell the tale. They are real stories that pull no punches and are told with brutal honesty. Men that have shared their deepest and darkest moments. Moments that included thoughts of suicide, self-medication and homelessness. Some of these men have found their way back from the brink while others are still standing there, stuck in their pain. The core message of Grieving Dads is "you're not alone." It is a message that desperately needs to be delivered to grieving dads who often grieve in silence due to society's expectations. Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back is a book that no grieving dad or anyone who cares for him should be without. As any grieving parent will tell you, there are no words to describe the hell one experiences after the death of a child. Many men have no clue how to deal with or understand the myriad emotional, mental, and physical responses experienced after the death of a child. Stories appearing in the book have been carefully selected to represent a cross-section of fathers, as well as a diverse portrayal of loss. This approach helps reflect the full spectrum of grief, from the early days of shock and trauma to the long view after living with loss for many years. Any bereaved father will find brotherhood in these pages, and will feel that someone understands them. While there is plenty of raw emotion in this book-the stories are not exercises in self-pity nor are they studies in grief. They are survival stories instead. Some are testimonies to hope. Some are gut-wrenching accounts of overwhelming despair. But all of them are real-life stories from real-life grieving dads, and they show that even if one reaches his physical and emotional bottom, it is possible (although not easy) to live through that pain and find one's way to the other side of grief. Most dads in this book found themselves in a state of physical, mental, and emotional collapse after the death of their child. As if the losses alone weren't enough to drive these men to the brink, most try to deal with their grief according to the conventional wisdom so many men are brought up with, which perversely, increases their suffering all the more. We all know the party line about how men are "supposed" to deal with loss or even disappointment: toughen up, get back to work, take it like a man, support your wife, don't talk about your emotions, don't lose control, and if you must cry-by all means do so in private.
Download or read book Dads written by Bart Heynen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dads is a journey into gay fatherhood in the United States. More than 40 families are portrayed by the Belgian photographer Bart Heynen. A very diverse group of dads who have one thing in common; they are gay and they have children. Ever since 2015, when same-sex marriage became legal in all states, we witness a baby boom in the gay community. From New York City to Utah all these fathers are at the very beginning of a new era for gay men. Dads sheds a light on the daily lives of these families.
Download or read book The Fathers Club written by Jon Katz and published by Crimeline. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For men in the 90s, the world is full of pressure, difficult choices, and the struggle to build and maintain friendships. For the men in Jon Katz's fourth Suburban Detective mystery, it is also a world fraught with betrayal, greed, and massive fraud--not to mention murder. As "The Fathers' Club opens, Kit Deleeuw is feeling particularly embattled in his dual roles as detective and family man: His son is in trouble at school, his wife is away much of the time, and he is feeling out of place in the affluent suburb of Rochambeau. Having seen too much of the dark side of suburban life, he worries about becoming one of those men with too many acquaintances and too few friends. Into the midst of this slough of despond walks Linda Lewis, who wants Kit to investigate her ex-husband Dale. Normally a dutiful father, Dale has fallen behind in his child support payments, and hasn't called, visited the kids, or responded to Linda's calls in long enough to have her worried. When the deadbeat Dad turns up dead in his office, Kit decides to infiltrate the men's group Dale belonged to, hoping to find some clue. Dismissive of such groups as gatherings of narcissistic drumbeaters, he is surprised to find the men not only warm and welcoming, but full of good advice. In the end, Kit finds himself not only involved with Russian mobsters, federal investigators, and the victim's infidelity, but also a lot wiser about the need men have to talk to one another, about his relationship with his son, and about his place in the child-crazed town of Rochambeau.
Download or read book Some Daddies written by Carol Gordon Ekster and published by Beaming Books. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every daddy is different--and that makes them even more special! "Some daddies teach you about the world. Others attend tea parties. Some help turn blankets into forts. Others hold you steady while you pedal." This rollicking showcase of daddies celebrates the incredible diversity of modern fathers. The inclusive cast of characters--including a two-dad family, a single dad, and a stay-at-home dad--highlights the bond between daddy and child as they play, learn, comfort, and laugh their way through everyday life. This open-hearted ode to fatherhood will give readers new appreciation for how their own fathers and father-figures shine in their own unique ways. Some Daddies is the perfect gift for a new dad, Father's Day, or any occasion for parents and educators to read with their kids. Carol Gordon Ekster's playful text is illustrated with the quirky, colorful artwork of Javiera Maclean Alvarez, making this picture book a wonderful read-aloud.
Download or read book The Dad Advice Project written by Craig Kessler and published by Savio Republic. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 2019 while in search of parenting advice, father of three young boys, Topgolf Chief Operating Officer, and author, Craig Kessler, asked a handful of friends to write him a letter on “how to be a good dad.” The responses he received inspired him, in turn, to begin compiling additional letters for a work which would come to be known as The Dad Advice Project. Now, a little more than two years later, the completed book includes stories and advice from dads and granddads. As a former Boys & Girls Club member, Craig Kessler is proud to support the mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help every young person reach their full potential. DadAdviceProject.com
Download or read book From Fatherless to Fatherhood written by Omar Epps and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having grown up without his biological father, then becoming a father himself, Epps shares an intimate, unapologetic, and emotional conversation about childhood, manhood, and parenting. Chronicling his journey from humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, to the bright lights of Hollywood, Epps touches on many themes surrounding the importance of family and community. He shows how men can break the cycle of fatherlessness within their families, and come to terms with their own issues surrounding their fathers. -- adapted from back cover
Download or read book Single Dads Club The Complete Series written by Piper Rayne and published by Piper Rayne, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-16 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small town called CLIMAX COVE lives a bunch of SINGLE DADS. THIS BOX SET INCLUDES: Jailbait (Single Dads Club #0.5) Who is Marcus Kent other than the first single dad to find his one true love? This is a prequel to Real Deal where Marcus first meets Caterina which spurred their enemies-to-lovers relationship six years before. Real Deal (Single Dads Club #1) She’s too young. She’s my client’s daughter. She’s my five-year old’s camp counselor. When we’re together all the complications fade away and I have to keep reminding myself, even if I can have her— I can’t keep her. Dirty Talker (Single Dads Club #2) She might say she can handle being friends-with-benefits, but I’m not sure she can. Unfortunately for her, I’m too selfish of a prick to care—until I do. Sexy Beast (Single Dads Club #3) There’s a list of reasons why I shouldn’t give into what I feel—she’s my best friend’s little sister, she’s seen me at my most vulnerable, and the biggest one—she’s the first person in eleven years who has the potential to break me. Sex Weeks (Single Dads Club #3.5) Get a glimpse into Charlie and Garrett’s life years after we left them. Now a family of five, they’ve waited the dreaded six weeks since their last blessing entered the world. Too bad nothing goes as planned when you have a house full of kids. PLUS a Halloween BONUS SCENE in DANE’S POV! But you get a snapshot to where all the single no more dads are now! "Piper Rayne completely blew me away.” ~ The Romance Bibliophile “ Ava and Dane are on fire together!! I mean I was sitting by the pool reading this beauty and I was getting hotter than just having the sun beating down on me!” ~ Amazon Reviewer " Piper Rayne is just awesome! These two authors have come up with a magical formula for marvelous books.” ~ Amazon Reviewer
Download or read book My Father s Wake written by Kevin Toolis and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death Death is a whisper for most of us. Instinctively we feel we should dim the lights, pull the curtains, and speak softly. But on a remote island off the coast of Ireland's County Mayo, death has a louder voice. Each day, along with reports of incoming Atlantic storms, the local radio runs a daily roll call of the recently departed. The islanders go in great numbers, young and old alike, to be with their dead. They keep vigil with the corpse and the bereaved company through the long hours of the night. They dig the grave with their own hands and carry the coffin on their own shoulders. The islanders cherish the dead--and amid the sorrow, they celebrate life, too. In My Father's Wake, acclaimed author and award-winning filmmaker Kevin Toolis unforgettably describes his own father's wake and explores the wider history and significance of this ancient and eternal Irish ritual. Perhaps we, too, can all find a better way to deal with our mortality -- by living and loving as the Irish do.
Download or read book Tuesday Mornings with the Dads written by Dads Group and published by First Books. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tuesday mornings with the dads tells the stories of fourteen men who share the same thing in common - they've all lost children in one way or another ... It's about how these children lived, ow they blessed their families and their communities, And more than anything, it's about how their fathers have had to continue to live after their deaths."--Foreword, by Tony Dungy
Download or read book Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest written by Matt Haig and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by his aunt's Norwegian elkhound, Ibsen, twelve-year-old Samuel ventures into a weird forest filled with strange and dangerous creatures to rescue his younger sister, Martha, who has been mute since their parents' recent death.
Download or read book The Dead Fathers Club written by Matt Haig and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *MATT HAIG’S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him. Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living?
Download or read book Foster written by Claire Keegan and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in the US It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas’ house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household—where everything is so well tended to—and this summer must soon come to an end. Winner of the prestigious Davy Byrnes Award and published in an abridged version in the New Yorker, this internationally bestselling contemporary classic is now available for the first time in the US in a full, standalone edition. A story of astonishing emotional depth, Foster showcases Claire Keegan’s great talent and secures her reputation as one of our most important storytellers.
