Download or read book Top Drawer Dads written by Top Drawer Dads and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is pulled to this place. He has been here before. This is a place rarely but always cautiously journeyed. Occasionally he arrives by invitation, sometime by assignment. Today he is there poking his nose into something not his business. He is here without invitation, a boys risky intentional mistake. He stands tiptoed on top of the old wooden shoeshine kit pulled from the back of the closet. Slowly, cautiously, all so quietly, he awkwardly pulls at the loose, cutting, metal handles. He is aware, very aware, and constantly alert to the silence of footsteps in the hallway, the creaking sounds of the loose banister. He has opened his dads top drawer. This is a place of wonderment when there with permission. This visit, however, is without approval. It is unsupervised. Todays visit is driven by uninvited curiosity and accompanied with apprehension a childs exaggerated anxiety. It is also a nice place, a warm safe place. Follow the stories of Dan, Jim, David, Bob, Peter, Steven, and Dave, as they share memories of their fathers top drawers and how those memories shape them and their relationships as husbands, fathers, and sons. For when they went searching through their dads top drawers as wide-eyed boys, they found more than trinkets, pictures, and mementos. With each uncovered treasure, they learned more about the man they so admired, what he valued most, and what they were to become. The top drawer is something visible and not so visible. The drawer holds things that present who dads really are. There are patterns of family behavior, character traits, moments of intimacy, and markers of some of lifes greatest moments. Children often dont know they are opening that drawer. May Top Drawer Dads provide a message of appreciation and love to a father or father-to-be. Please share your story at www.topdrawerdads.com.
Download or read book Dad written by William Wharton and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Tremont, a middle-aged man with a family, is summoned to his mother's bedside after she has suffered a heart attack. When he arrives, he finds her shaken but surviving; it is his father, left alone, who is unable to cope, who begins to fail, to slip away from life. Joined by his nineteen-year-old son, John suddenly becomes enmeshed in the frightening, consuming, endless minutiae of caring for a beloved, dying parent. He also finds himself inescapably confronting his own middle age, jammed between his son's feckless impatience to get on with his life and his father's heartbreaking willingness to let go. A story of the love that binds generations, Dad celebrates the universe of possibilities within every individual life.
Download or read book Full Circle written by Bruce Codrington and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a product of the Baby Boomer generation during the 60's and 70's resulted in many traumatic twists and turns in the life of Bruce Codrington. A quiet, shy, and lonely child, he enjoyed daydreaming and planning to become an architect/designer or a bus driver. Life seemed like so much fun for him during the 60's. That was of course until the Black Power movement, peer pressure, race relations going into the toilet, and the most evil demon of all--DRUGS. Bruce shares his story from the heart with deep, honest emotions that will keep you wondering how he survived. His experiences will make you laugh, cry, search your own soul, and feel his victory as he unfolds his journey to overcome all odds, learning to love himself again. From out of his deep, dark world of drug addiction, incarcerations, loneliness, depression and feelings of being unloved came the blessings of a woman that helped to change his life forever. Full Circle--From Addiction to Affection is a must read for any person that has ever felt that there is no victory in the power of prayer or that love cannot conquer all.
Download or read book Dad s Own Housekeeping Book written by David Bowers and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just because you're born with a “Y” chromosome doesn't excuse you from cleaning the bathroom, especially in this day and age when time's at a premium and partners have to be, well, partners. To help men step up to the plate (and wash it) is DAD'S OWN HOUSEKEEPING BOOK, the book of everything your mother never taught you about taking care of a house. Written by a real guy, in a real guy's voice and with a direct guy-to-guy point of view, DAD'S OWN HOUSEKEEPING BOOK—in the spirit of Dad's Own Cookbook, with 270,000 copies in print—takes even the most Swiffer-challenged dad and shows him that housekeeping is no different from yard work, that if you can organize your shop you can organize a kitchen, and if you can load a trunk you can load a dishwasher. From laundry room to attic storage, from the “Five- Minute Attack Plan: Bathroom” to the all-out assault of spring cleaning (it really does make a big difference), from mold to stains to picking-up-after-the-kids-without-driving-yourself-crazy, this is the comprehensive crash course. Here's how to do the laundry without dulling colors. Stock the pantry to make weekday meals infinitely easier. How to get mildew off the shower tiles. How to make a bed—in one minute. How to be best friends with baking soda—just one of the many tips the author gives for saving money. And what you can do in thirty minutes to make your house completely presentable for your mother-in-law. Sorry, no more excuses.
Download or read book Furnishings at Faraway written by David H. Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reinvention of Edison Thomas written by Jacqueline Houtman and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddy Thomas can read a college physics book, but he can't read the emotions on the faces of his classmates at Drayton Middle School. He can spend hours tinkering with an invention, but he can't stand more than a few minutes in a noisy crowd, like the crowd at the science fair, which Eddy fails to win. When the local school crossing guard is laid off, Eddy is haunted by thoughts of the potentially disastrous consequences and invents a traffic-calming device, using parts he has scavenged from discarded machines. Eddy also discovers new friends, who appreciate his abilities and respect his unique view of the world. They help Eddy realize that his "friend" Mitch is the person behind the progressively more distressing things that happed to Eddy. By trusting his real friends and accepting their help, Eddy uses his talents to help others and rethinks his purely mechanical definition of success in this Tofte/Wright Children's Literature Award winner.
Download or read book A Daughter s First Love Dad written by BP Bhavana and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a memoir on the author’s father, BK Purushothama, a dynamic person, an educationist and a visionary. This book touches upon leadership lessons, life lessons and spiritual aspects of life. It showcases how ordinary people can also lead an extraordinary life if only they begin to believe in themselves. It narrates how one man could inspire, influence and impact hundreds of people in his lifetime by living his life of values and beliefs. The memoir is for all those who seek answers to, the why, what and how of life. This book is a work of art that empowers us to overcome our own barriers in life and brings with it the illuminating opportunity to transform our relationships. There is no greater role model than a father who speaks through his daughter to inspire us all to enjoy deep connection with our own spiritual connection. – Linda Vettrus-Nichols 20x Author, Book in 30 days Coach, www.LindaVettrus-Nichols.com The King lives on through his books! A mesmerizing story of a father-daughter bond that keeps the reader engaged from beginning to end. I would highly recommend reading this book to gain a deeper understanding of the Universe and how we are all connected to each other. It is through this connection, that we are able to foster love and acceptance for ourselves, and others, which helps us to learn and grow. The author shares personal stories, lessons and experiences that inspire, influence, and positively impact the reader. A journey of discovery worth exploring! – Jennifer Beitz Life coach and founder of Jen-U-ine conversations at www.JenuineLifeCoach.com
Download or read book Think Like a Baby written by Amber Ankowski and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising a baby is joyful, amazing . . . and ridiculously difficult. But with some insight into what's actually going on inside your little one's head, your job as a parent can become a little bit easier—and a lot more fun. In Think Like a Baby, coauthors Amber and Andy Ankowski—The Doctor and the Dad—show parents how to re-create classic child development experiments using common household items. These simple step-by-step experiments apply from the third trimester through age seven and beyond and help parents understand their children's physical, cognitive, language, and social development. Amazed parents won't just read about how their kids are behaving, changing, and thinking at various stages, they'll actually see it for themselves while interacting and having fun with them at the same time. Each experiment is followed by a discussion of its practical implications for parents, such as why to always bring more than one toy to a restaurant, which baby gadgets to buy (and which ones to avoid), how to get kids to be perfectly happy eating just half of their dessert, and much more.
Download or read book Scorch written by Helen Hardt and published by Waterhouse Press. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s chasing a new passion… He’s digging up old secrets… After nearly losing her father to a heart attack, Rory Pike realizes life is fragile. So once her dad is on the mend, she jumps at the chance to live out her dreams. She joins her brother’s rock band on a mini tour, and while fronting them may not be her passion, at least she’ll be singing, and it’ll help keep her from worrying about her boyfriend’s mysterious investigations in Wyoming. Brock Steel hates being away from Rory, but he has no choice. Felonies—heinous felonies—have been committed on Steel land, and he vows that his family won’t go down for someone else’s crimes. Brock solves bits and pieces of the cryptic series of events, but many of his questions remain unanswered. The Steel family is under attack by an invisible enemy, and Brock will do anything to protect his family and fight for a future with Rory.
Download or read book The Dean s Demise written by Richard Fletcher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everyone is surprised at the rumor suggesting that Karl Wolfe, Dean of The University School, recently told Rebecca Swingle, new professor at the school, that a promotion could be more easily attained were she to sleep with him. Certainly those least surprised were several female students who had been the target of the Dean's amorous behavior. But the question remains--who might stand and suggest that such behavior should not occur in a divinity school, of all places? The Dean's Demise offers readers a fictional case study in how something like sexual harassment impacts a divinity school's educational vision, its theological understanding of community, and the practical issues of governance.
Download or read book Fathers Can Be Good Dads written by Brigitta Gisella Geltrich-Ludgate and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fathers Can Be Good Dads is a novel, which is based on true events. Even though dates, houses, names of people, countrysides, and sceneries have been changed, the family interactions are real. However, not all have been the actions of Ginia Marie Giselle Hinson, the heroine of the book. The majority, though, are. When the author was a little girl, she often sat around the family sitting-room table or stood outside the doors, listening as the grown-ups in her family were sharing with loud laughter the mischiefs they had gotten themselves into when they were young. Often, the author wondered how she could improve on these mischiefs just to get a bit more attention. A heartfelt thank you is expressed to all family members and friends the author had listened to. Everyone was an inspiration to her. Also a thank you is given to all those she had interacted with and to all those who got into trouble with her in moments of absolute exuberance where household rules were ignored. The novel is dedicated to every writer who has struggled through the ups and downs of putting together personal memoirs to preserve, in writing for children and their children’s children, an insight into a life that once existed before their own times.
Download or read book My Dad s Best Friend written by S.E. Law and published by S.E. Law Romance. This book was released on with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bailey’s always been a good girl. She gets stellar grades in an effort to make her single dad proud. But when a make-out session with her high school boyfriend goes horribly wrong, Christopher Maddox, her dad’s best friend steps in. The alpha male is determined to show Bailey how real men handle a woman with curves. Chris Maddox is a successful real estate developer responsible for millions of dollars in property. He doesn’t date inexperienced, virginal young girls. But lately he’s noticed that his best buddy’s daughter is all grown up. Now, Bailey is all sass and swing, with a feisty personality and curves that beg to be noticed. He’s determined to stay hands off when it comes to this piece of temptation, but when Bailey begs for it, can he keep his promise? Who hasn’t dreamed about a hot older guy who barges in and catches you in the act? But Bailey’s powerful alpha male also happens to be her dad’s best friend! Be sure to have a tall glass of ice water nearby because you’ll be sweltering after reading this tale! No cheating, no cliffhangers, and always a HEA for my readers.
Download or read book The Life and Times of a Curly Headed Kid from West Texas written by and published by Andre Coe. This book was released on with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book God s Still Calling written by James R Needham and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his book is the life journey of a seventy-nine-year-old man who was asked by his grandchildren, “What did you do before you met Grandma?” He pondered the thought, intrigued by the question, and answered that he had done a thing or two they might be interested in: produced television programs, helped produce The Joy of Painting programs with Bob Ross, worked for President Nixon on a special project and with the woman who edited the original Jaws movie. When they sat there, eating dessert after Thanksgiving that day in 2017, their eyes rapt with attention, he fleshed out the stories a bit to see if they really were interested. They seemed to be, so he asked them, “If I wrote it down, would you read it?” “Oh yes, Grandpa,” they urged him. “Would you do that for us?” And that became the odyssey that is now this book. Grandpa Jim has been on television most of his life, tested his parents’ limits as a small child, fought with a skunk and lost, nearly lost his life several times by refusing to be an obedient child and driving too long multiple times when he was tired and going off the road. And as a nine-year-old, Jim and a friend dug a cave in a clay and sand field beside the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, switching yard near Chicago, where one day, the cave collapsed. Now, every time he sees his grandchildren, their plaintive cry is, “Are you finished with the book yet, Grandpa?” Fortunately, he lived to tell the cave-in story. But his misbehavior isn’t the focus. His off-again, on-again journey with God is the story, with many adventures and misadventures along the way. As an adult who has recommitted his life to Christ, Jim has been a Young Life Leader, an Adult Sunday School teacher, a Mission Committee Chair, Mission Team Leader, television producer, talk-show host, mentor, and Teacher of the Year for the TCOM—now MEDIA Department at a Major University. Most of all, for over forty-seven years, he has been learning to see God’s fingerprints wherever he goes, and you will too. It is an adventure worth joining and one you will never, ever forget.
Download or read book Be Prepared written by Gary Greenberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable survival manual for men entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad. Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need to know about fatherhood...including how to: -Change a baby at a packed sports stadium -Create a decoy drawer full of old wallets, remote controls, and cell phones to throw baby off the scent of your real gear -Stay awake (or at least upright) at work -Babyproof a hotel room in four minutes flat -Construct an emergency diaper out of a towel, a sock, and duct tape Packed with helpful diagrams and detailed instructions, and delivered with a wry sense of humor, Be Prepared is the ultimate guide for sleep-deprived, applesauce-covered fathers everywhere.
Download or read book Daddies Do It Different written by Alan Lawrence Sitomer and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daddy sure doesn't do things the way Mommy does! Just in time for Father's Day, this hilarious picture book takes a high-spirited look at the way dads put their own spin on different parts of a child's life -- from going to a birthday party to bathtime. Alan Sitomer's debut picture book is inspired by his own experiences as a father and winningly complemented with delightful art by Abby Carter.
Download or read book Monsoon written by Wilbur Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-05-16 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsoon, a Courtney Family Adventure from Wilbur Smith One man. Three sons. A powerful destiny waiting to unfold. Monsoon is the sweeping epic that continues the saga begun in Wilbur Smith's bestselling Birds of Prey. Once a voracious adventurer, it has been many years since Hal Courtney has dared the high seas. Now he must return with three of his sons - Tom, Dorian, and Guy - to protect the East India Trading Company from looting pirates, in exchange for half of the fortune he recovers. It will be a death or glory mission in the name of the crown. But Hal must also think about the fates of his sons. Like their father before them, Tom, Dorian, and Guy are drawn inexorably to Africa. When fate decrees that they must all leave England forever, they set said for the dark, unexplored continent, seduced by the allure and mystery of this new, magnificent, but savage land. All will have a crucial part to play in shaping the Courtneys' destiny, as the family vies for a prize beyond any of their dreams. In a story of anger and passion, peace and war, Wilbur Smith evinces himself at the height of his storytelling powers. Set at the dawn of eighteenth-century England, with the Courtneys riding wind-tossed seas toward Arabia and Africa, Monsoon is an exhilarating adventure pitting brother against brother, man against sea, and good against evil.
