This I Believe - On Fatherhood

Informationen zum Autor Dan Gediman is executive director of This I Believe! Inc.! a not-for-profit organization that engages people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief have been featured on public radio since 2005. Gediman is coeditor of the New York Times best seller This I Believe! as well as This I Believe II and This I Believe: On Love. John Gregory is editorial director and Mary Jo Gediman is outreach director of This I Believe! Inc. To read more essays and submit your own! please visit www.thisibelieve.org. Klappentext Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show focus on fatherhood in its many manifestations--written by more than 60 remarkable men and women from ordinary life, whose reflections and sentiments will resonate with readers far and wide. Zusammenfassung Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show From the popular radio series This I Believe comes this touching and thought-provoking compilation of original essays on one of the most fundamental of human relationships-fatherhood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Truth and the Santa Claus Moment ( C orey Harbaugh ). The Last Harvest ( R andi Perkins ). The Dads We Were Given ( K athy Wells McMenamin ). Forgiving My Dad ( B ryan McGuire ). Appreciating the Moment ( J ay Hasheider ). Whistling in the Light ( T. A. Barron ). Lingering at the Doors ( J ohn Warley ). A Love Beyond Boundaries ( B rian Schoeni ). Hunting Pennies ( J ames Pfrehm ). A Mark in History ( R osita Choy ). Trimming ( A my Rowland ). A Father Is Born from Many Strangers ( M ichele Weldon ). The Cards Will Hear You ( E ric Larson ). Finding a Different Way ( B ob May ). Life Is Wonderfully Ridiculous ( C laude Knobler ). Never Give Up ( M . C. Hackett ). The Choice to Do It Over Again ( D aniel Flanagan ). The Wonders of the Future ( S cott Shackelford ). The Best Legacy I Can Leave ( D oug Andrews ). To Be the Best Humans We Can Be ( T im Wilson ). Work Is a Blessing ( L ieutenant General Russel Honore ). Hands at Rest ( J ohn R. Corrigan ). The Myths of Manhood ( A ndrew Riutta ). Love with No Limits ( S cott Zucker ). An Ordinary Adventure ( D avid Lintvedt ). My Earthly Father ( M argo Frazier ). The Give-and-Take of Grief ( M ichael Newland ). The Lawn Is Life ( G reg Vessar ). The Bricks in the Wall Around My Heart ( J udd Pillot ). The First Breath ( K az Sussman ). Finding My Father in a Small World ( K ate Debiec ). I Am Capable of More Than I Think I Am ( G regg Rogers ). Teacher ( N ick Capo ). Five Dollars of Forgiveness ( D aniel Plasman ). Nothing New Under the Sun ( L awrence Newton ). Respect Yourself ( D avid Westwood ). Gardens and Their Power to Heal ( A lison van Diggelen ). Embarrassing My Kids ( R oger Mummert ). A Father's Lectures ( S eth Chalmer ). Where the Soul of Man Never Dies ( T im Barnes ). Forgive the Rest ( J ulie Feeney ). His Difference Is His Strength ( J ames Buchanan ). The Power of Fishing ( J ohnnie Barmore ). The Greatest Thing ( S cott Koonce ). Big Thinking ( E lizabeth Shen ). Transforming Fatherhood ( A dam Kallish ). Keep the Tempo Steady ( C laudette Sikora ). A Lesson from My Dad ( G regory Michael Arndt ). Living and Loving Life ( K eith Wagner ). The Best Education in the World ( J eff Sloan ). What It Takes ( S helby Crowley ). With Brown Shoes to Match ( B rian M. Wise ). Forever in Love ( G reg Wees ). My Father! Christ ( W hitney Alt ). Making Choices That Make Me Smile ( C hristopher Swiecki ). The Measure of a Man ( S usan Cramer ). Little Acts of Goodness ( H oward Miller ). Leaving Work to Gaze at Sunsets ( L aurie Granieri ). A Stack of Rocks ( R on Woolley ). When Angels Miss ( D . John Dyben ). Appendix: How to Write Your Own. This I Believe Essay. Acknowledgments.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dan Gediman, Dan Gregory Gediman, Mary Jo Gediman, John Gregory
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.04.2011
• EAN: 9780470876473
• ISBN: 978-0-470-87647-3
• Pagine: 208
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia