Dad Book - "Big In China"
(Full book review and interview with Alan Paul: Coming Monday May 9th!) Stay at home dad decides to support his wife's career and uproot their family from New Jersey so she can accept a promotion in Beijing. He eventually settles into expat life, makes time for himself, gains worldwide acclaim for authoring a website column, and becomes a famous frontman for a Chinese blues band. Boy, if we had a nickel for every time we've heard that story! Alan Paul, author of Big in China, masterfully shares his story of uncertainty, life as an American expatriate, self-exploration, Chinese discoveries, and musical freedom. You will find yourself anxiously turning pages to read more about his adventures and how he transformed his reality of trepidation in a new country to ensuring that his entire family experiences as much as they can with the opportunities they are presented in the Far East. This novel from one dad will ring bells with millions of others as Paul embraces his family role at home while understanding that he must find his own fulfillment and achieve his dreams. Yet you get the sensation that he isn't sure what those dreams are until they are pounding away at his ear drums through a conflux of fortunate events. Big in China is a fascinating narrative that shouldn't be missed. To purchase this title, please click here to go to Amazon.com! For more information about the book and author:
Dad Book - "The Ugly Brown Pear" In this colorful story, meant to be a read along book for parents and teachers to share with youngsters, David, who is a young Jewish boy, meets the challenge of creating a special Christmas tree ornament for the Superindendent of his apartment building. All of the children in his building would compete each year to see who could provde the best ornament, with the winner given the opportunity to receive special recognition. For more information about the book and author:
Dad Book - "The Dad I Wish I Had" According to a recent study by the Barna Group, 39% of all children born in the U.S. today are born to single-parent homes. The lack of a quality and wholesome relationship between fathers and their children continues to increase at an alarming rate! "The Dad I Wish I Had" addresses these issues with a clear but simple message to heal and empower anyone struggling in this area. To purchase this title, please click here for secure ordering! For more information about the book and author:
Dad Book - "Father and Child Reunion"
Dr. Farrell has amassed an amazing collection of statistics about fatherhood, families, divorce, children, and the media. It was this collection that largely made the book so fascinating and easy to read. For example, did you know that young MEN in the workplace are more willing than women to give up pay for more time with their family? Or that 90 percent of runaway or homeless children come from fatherless homes? We didn't, but now we do. For more information about the book and author:
Dad Book - "The Faith of a Child"
When a woman prepares for motherhood, other women guide her on her way. No so a dad-to-be, who gets pats on the back, corny jokes, or vague assurances he'll do fine. Until now, his best home was by-moms-for-moms baby books--a gap filled by Stefan Lanfer's The Faith of a Child and Other Stories of Becoming and Being a Dad, in which the author chronicles his own journey to, and into fatherhood, lending a comforting and humorous peek into the vagaries and joys of being a dad. For more information about the book and author:
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