Collects short works of fiction, personal letters, ancient Greek poetry, excerpts from eighteenth-century childcare manuals, newspaper reports, and selections from popular culture in an anthology that celebrates the joys, responsibilities, and vulnerabilities of fatherhood as evinced by more than four thousand years of writing. 15,000 first printing.
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About the Author:
John Lewis-Stempel is a writer and stay-at-home dad. His many books include Eye-witness D-Day, The West, Eye-witness World War II, and Eye-witness History, and his journalism appears in such publications as The Independent, Time Out, and New Statesman.
Review:
"This is a beautiful anthology . . . any parent or child would benefit from reading it." -- The Sunday Times [London]
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- PublisherOverlook Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1585674192
- ISBN 13 9781585674190
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages303
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