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"In his first collection since Fancy Beasts, a book that "slice[d] straight through nerve and marrow on its way to the heart and mind of the matter" (Tracy K. Smith), Alex Lemon dazzles us again with his exuberance and candor. Whether in unrestrained descriptions of sensory overload or tender meditations on fatherhood and mortality, Lemon blurs that nebulous line between the personal and the pop-cultural. These poems are full of frenetic energy and...
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With over 500 brand new jokes on a range of topics to get dads ready to embarrass their children--and most importantly--embarrass them early, this laugh-out-loud book is a hilarious title perfect for baby showers and Father's Day! Dad Jokes for New Dads is a special edition joke book for new dads and soon-to-be fathers that celebrates dads with a full arsenal of dad jokes and "helpful" pro tips to help new dads get by! The perfect gift from any kid,...
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La crianza tiene una cara oculta, vedada, tabú. Por razones antropológicas, un relato prohibido. Existe, por supuesto, la otra cara, la visible, la que nos sabemos de memoria y es repetida en toda narración, dicho popular, cena familiar o charla en la plaza. Y que emana, además, un sospechoso tufillo monocolor rosa feliz que se ha instalado en lo más hondo del subconsciente colectivo. Pero sin su lado oculto, el relato es incompleto e irreal,...
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"The popular parenting webcomic featured on HuffPost, Buzzfeed, and Upworthy is now a book! The perfect gift for baby showers and for those already in the throes of parenting, Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting is here to let you know that you're not alone. Parenting is hard and often gross. Laughing about it helps. Parenting can be a magical journey full of bliss and wonder ... if you're on the right meds. For the rest of us, it's another thing...
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Book Preview: #1 When you're pregnant, you think that life will be different once you have a child. But five months into the pregnancy, I realized that the feeling of being weighed down by adulthood wasn't going to get any better any time soon.
#2 When we moved to Paris, we had no idea where we would end up, but we were sure that we would be living outside of the United States. We...
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"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for some have entertained angels unaware." - Hebrews 13:2
When his father died, Billy Johnson felt he would never lose the vicious, gnawing grief that had formed in the innermost recesses of his soul. His father had been his mentor, his adviser, his fishing buddy, his protector, and most of all, his dearest and closest friend all of his life. It was grief he felt he could never be totally free of. Then, out...
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A Guide to Modern Manhood is a heartfelt labor of love from a father to his son. After years of wrong choices and painful missteps as a young adult, Eli Auerbach finally learned what it takes to live a successful and fruitful life. For Eli, many of the mistakes he made as a young man became regrets that could never be undone. Eli wanted nothing more than for his son to enjoy all the wonderful experiences and advantages life has to offer without all...
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There is a wound in almost every man's heart, an unblessed injury passed down from the one man in our lives who was called to protect and care for us. This is "the father wound." It cuts deep into our souls, destroying our unique identity, and causing us to erect barriers of anger and shame that affect us and our children's lives for generations to come. But there is hope to break this cycle of pain caused by abuse and neglect. Author Bob Kroll examines...
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As people of color, we arrived on a nightmare and never stop praying for the dream. George did not fret because of any evildoers neither envious against the workers of iniquities, asking God to give him grace to accept with serenity of the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other, keeping God first as the head of his life. Showing how the God of his weary...
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Una camioneta con la leyenda "¿Quién es tu padre?" recorre hoy las calles de Nueva York ofreciendo el test de ADN a transeúntes con dudas sobre su identidad o la de sus hijos. Durante milenios, esa pregunta fue un enigma de resolución imposible y los misterios de la identidad del padre biológico aportaban la materia prima del melodrama. Sin embargo, algo empezó a cambiar en la década de 1920, con los primeros métodos para evaluar la filiación....
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La discusión sobre quién tendrá el último panecito, o las luchas sobre la ropa que quieren o no quieren ponerse, o la acusación,!Eres la única madre (o padre) que me obliga hacer... ! ¿Son molestias que incomodan y fastidian a los padres,...u oportunidades principales para relacionarce con, escuchar y educar a nuestros jóvenes?
El autor, Paul Tripp, descubre las cuestiones del corazón que afectan a los jóvenes y sus padres durante los años...
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The story of a father's bipolar illness as seen through the eyes of his very young daughter. UP DADDY DOWN DADDY will interest anyone who has ever loved with such an illness. Parallel to the narrator's story is that of the Boston Red Sox and their own manic depressive history set the father's in greater relief. This is the story of redemption: the daughter becomes a writer because "it is the only way I know to keep a voice alive."
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Si vas a ser padre o fuiste y nunca te dijeron la verdad de como sobrellevar el período de embarazo y entender a tu mujer, este es el libro que tenés que leer. Toda la visión, pensamientos, imaginación de los hombres cuando nos enteramos que vamos a ser papás. Un relato como si estuvieras hablando con un amigo en un bar y con la típica mentalidad masculina que nuestras mujeres nunca van a entender.
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An essential, must-read for all parents - - now more than ever! In the challenging and changing world of parenting, the introduction of technology, increase in mental health issues, reduced exposure to risk, dwindling communities and pressure to always be perfect in a busy, often overwhelming world, raising resilient and confident children is a challenge. In The Art of Raising a Resilient Child, you'll find powerful and practical strategies and a...
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Fatherhood is no longer a playground-it's a battleground. The demands placed on fathers have never been greater, yet neither has the importance of a father's role in the life of his child. This creates a dilemma: how can fathers balance career and family while connecting with their children in a meaningful and intentional way?
In Daddy Saturday, Justin Batt will show you how. Justin has spent over 13,000 hours on Saturdays over the past 11 years engaging...
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