Fatherhood Crisis Books | Summaries & Audio

Manhood for Amateurs

by Michael Chabon • 2009

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

3.73

8k+

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Male Vulnerability 🌳 Childhood Freedom

Manhood for Amateurs 88%

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

by Michael Chabon 2009

3.73

8k+ ratings

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Male Vulnerability 🌳 Childhood Freedom

The Expectant Father

by Armin A. Brott • 1995

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

3.88

8k+

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care 💑 Partner Support 🫂 Father-Child Bonding

The Expectant Father 88%

Pregnancy month by month, for the dad: her changes, your feelings, your actual job.

by Armin A. Brott 1995

3.88

8k+ ratings

🧔 Expectant Fathers 📋 Pregnancy Guide 👶 Newborn Care 💑 Partner Support 🫂 Father-Child Bonding

16 ans et papa

by Marilou Addison • 2017

A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.

4.20

133

🍼 Teen Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Trauma 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 🏠 Found Family 🏙️ Gritty Realism

16 ans et papa 87%

A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.

by Marilou Addison 2017

4.20

133 ratings

🍼 Teen Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Trauma 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 🏠 Found Family 🏙️ Gritty Realism

Do Fathers Matter?

by Paul Raeburn • 2014

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

3.59

603

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Do Fathers Matter? 87%

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

by Paul Raeburn 2014

3.59

603 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

The New Father

by Armin A. Brott • 1997

The dad's manual for year one: baby milestones, partner recovery, and your own identity shift.

4.00

3k+

👨‍🍼 New Fathers 🍼 Infant Development 📆 Month-By-Month Parenting 🧸 Father-Baby Bonding 💑 Postpartum Partnership

The New Father 87%

The dad's manual for year one: baby milestones, partner recovery, and your own identity shift.

by Armin A. Brott 1997

4.00

3k+ ratings

👨‍🍼 New Fathers 🍼 Infant Development 📆 Month-By-Month Parenting 🧸 Father-Baby Bonding 💑 Postpartum Partnership

This I Believe

by Dan Gediman • 2011

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

4.14

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness 💪 Resilience 🧭 Values-Based Parenting

This I Believe 87%

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

by Dan Gediman 2011

4.14

51 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness 💪 Resilience 🧭 Values-Based Parenting

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook

by Adrian Kulp • 2018

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

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3k+

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care 😂 Dad Humor 👨 Modern Fatherhood

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook 87%

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

by Adrian Kulp 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care 😂 Dad Humor 👨 Modern Fatherhood

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

by Fredrik Backman • 2012

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

3.99

35k+

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 💍 Marriage

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 87%

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

by Fredrik Backman 2012

3.99

35k+ ratings

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 💍 Marriage

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication

by Paul Hodkinson • 2021

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms 🚧 Help-Seeking Barriers 💻 Online Support Communities

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication Summary

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication 87%

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

by Paul Hodkinson 2021

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms 🚧 Help-Seeking Barriers 💻 Online Support Communities

The New One

by Mike Birbiglia • 2020

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

4.06

7k+

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor 💑 Marriage After Kids 👶 New Parents

The New One 87%

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

by Mike Birbiglia 2020

4.06

7k+ ratings

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor 💑 Marriage After Kids 👶 New Parents

Project Fatherhood

by Jorja Leap • 2015

Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.

4.30

115

🏙️ Urban Fatherhood 🕳️ Absent Fathers 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🩹 Trauma Healing 🚪 Prisoner Reentry

Project Fatherhood 87%

Former gang members and ex-cons meet weekly in Watts to become the fathers they never had.

by Jorja Leap 2015

4.30

115 ratings

🏙️ Urban Fatherhood 🕳️ Absent Fathers 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🩹 Trauma Healing 🚪 Prisoner Reentry

Raising Men

by Eric Davis • 2016

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

4.02

2k+

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership 🧠 Resilience Training 🏕️ Outdoor Parenting

Raising Men 87%

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

by Eric Davis 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership 🧠 Resilience Training 🏕️ Outdoor Parenting

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

by Rick Johnson • 2006

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

4.01

327

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Better Dads, Stronger Sons 87%

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

by Rick Johnson 2006

4.01

327 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 87%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Ser feliz era esto

by Eduardo Sacheri • 2014

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

4.08

5k+

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🧊 Emotional Repression

Ser feliz era esto 87%

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

by Eduardo Sacheri 2014

4.08

5k+ ratings

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🧊 Emotional Repression

The Intentional Father

by Jon Tyson • 2021

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

4.33

3k+

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🛤️ Rites Of Passage 📖 Christian Discipleship

The Intentional Father 87%

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

by Jon Tyson 2021

4.33

3k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🛤️ Rites Of Passage 📖 Christian Discipleship

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons

by Guy Corneau • 1991

Masculinity isn't automatic. Without a present father, a boy builds a shell instead of a spine.

3.92

439

🕳️ Absent Fathers 🧔 Masculine Identity 🌓 Jungian Psychology 💙 Male Emotions 🔥 Male Initiation

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons 86%

Masculinity isn't automatic. Without a present father, a boy builds a shell instead of a spine.

by Guy Corneau 1991

3.92

439 ratings

🕳️ Absent Fathers 🧔 Masculine Identity 🌓 Jungian Psychology 💙 Male Emotions 🔥 Male Initiation

Stuff Every Dad Should Know

by Brett Cohen • 2012

A dad's pocket manual: college savings, baby care, tough talks, and the first teenage driver.

3.54

👔 Fatherhood Guides 👶 New Dads 🍼 Baby Care 🥦 Healthy Habits 🧒 Independence Building

Stuff Every Dad Should Know 86%

A dad's pocket manual: college savings, baby care, tough talks, and the first teenage driver.

by Brett Cohen 2012

3.54

54 ratings

👔 Fatherhood Guides 👶 New Dads 🍼 Baby Care 🥦 Healthy Habits 🧒 Independence Building

Napkin Notes

by Garth Callaghan • 2013

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

4.18

820

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts 🧡 Expressing Love 🫂 Family Rituals

Napkin Notes 86%

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

by Garth Callaghan 2013

4.18

820 ratings

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts 🧡 Expressing Love 🫂 Family Rituals

The Daily Dad

by Ryan Holiday • 2023

366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.

4.54

2k+

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📅 Daily Reflections 🧭 Character Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Daily Dad 86%

366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.

by Ryan Holiday 2023

4.54

2k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📅 Daily Reflections 🧭 Character Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Way of the Wild Heart

by John Eldredge • 2006

A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.

4.16

2k+

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🛡️ Masculine Formation 💔 Father Wounds 🏔️ Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 God As Father

The Way of the Wild Heart 86%

A six-stage map for the masculine journey. Miss one, and maturity stays out of reach.

by John Eldredge 2006

4.16

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🛡️ Masculine Formation 💔 Father Wounds 🏔️ Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 God As Father

Bringing Up Boys

by James C. Dobson • 2001

The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.

3.92

8k+

🧒 Raising Boys ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨 Fatherhood 🦸 Male Role Models 📏 Discipline Strategies

Bringing Up Boys 86%

The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.

by James C. Dobson 2001

3.92

8k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Boys ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨 Fatherhood 🦸 Male Role Models 📏 Discipline Strategies

Bố con cá gai

by Cho Chang-In • 2000

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

4.41

2k+

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer 🥀 Quiet Grief 🇰🇷 Contemporary Korea

Bố con cá gai 86%

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

by Cho Chang-In 2000

4.41

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer 🥀 Quiet Grief 🇰🇷 Contemporary Korea

Daddy Issues

by Katherine Angel • 2019

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

3.36

1k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Daddy Issues 86%

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

by Katherine Angel 2019

3.36

1k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 86%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding

by Thomas Hill • 1993

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

3.40

625

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding Summary

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding 86%

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

by Thomas Hill 1993

3.40

625 ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

Healing the Masculine Soul

by Gordon Dalbey • 1988

The crisis of masculinity isn't social. It's spiritual, and it begins with the father.

4.09

406

✝️ Christian Masculinity 💔 Father Wound 📖 Biblical Manhood ⛪ Men's Ministry 🏃 Christian Men's Movement

Healing the Masculine Soul 86%

The crisis of masculinity isn't social. It's spiritual, and it begins with the father.

by Gordon Dalbey 1988

4.09

406 ratings

✝️ Christian Masculinity 💔 Father Wound 📖 Biblical Manhood ⛪ Men's Ministry 🏃 Christian Men's Movement

Straight Talk to Men

by James C. Dobson • 1997

Your family needs a leader, not just a provider. The principles for becoming one without apology.

3.86

146

🛡️ Biblical Manhood 👨‍👧‍👦 Christian Parenting ⛪ Complementarian Theology 👐 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Straight Talk to Men 86%

Your family needs a leader, not just a provider. The principles for becoming one without apology.

by James C. Dobson 1997

3.86

146 ratings

🛡️ Biblical Manhood 👨‍👧‍👦 Christian Parenting ⛪ Complementarian Theology 👐 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Fight Song

by Joshua Mohr • 2013

A suburban dad in a crumbling marriage turns to his bullying neighbor for absurd lessons in manhood.

3.67

276

🕰️ Midlife Crisis 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🤝 Odd Couple Friendship 🖤 Darkly Comic 🏘️ Suburban Ennui

Fight Song 86%

A suburban dad in a crumbling marriage turns to his bullying neighbor for absurd lessons in manhood.

by Joshua Mohr 2013

3.67

276 ratings

🕰️ Midlife Crisis 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🤝 Odd Couple Friendship 🖤 Darkly Comic 🏘️ Suburban Ennui

Dad Tired and Loving It

by Jerrad Lopes • 2019

Spiritual leadership for dads who are tired, imperfect, and ready to move forward anyway.

4.23

887

🧒 Christian Parenting 🛐 Spiritual Leadership 👨‍👧‍👦 Fatherhood ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧱 Embracing Imperfection

Dad Tired and Loving It 86%

Spiritual leadership for dads who are tired, imperfect, and ready to move forward anyway.

by Jerrad Lopes 2019

4.23

887 ratings

🧒 Christian Parenting 🛐 Spiritual Leadership 👨‍👧‍👦 Fatherhood ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧱 Embracing Imperfection

The Boy Crisis

by Warren Farrell • 2019

Boys' suicide rate is four times higher. The missing piece: involved fathers and emotional skills.

3.91

2k+

👦 Boys' Development 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📚 Gender Gap In Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 ADHD Natural Treatment

The Boy Crisis 86%

Boys' suicide rate is four times higher. The missing piece: involved fathers and emotional skills.

by Warren Farrell 2019

3.91

2k+ ratings

👦 Boys' Development 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📚 Gender Gap In Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 ADHD Natural Treatment

A Little Bit Broken

by Roz Weston • 2022

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

4.25

1k+

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

A Little Bit Broken 86%

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

by Roz Weston 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

The Chief

by Lance Morrow • 1985

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

3.45

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🔒 Family Secrets ⛪ Catholic Conversion

The Chief 85%

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

by Lance Morrow 1985

3.45

11 ratings

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🔒 Family Secrets ⛪ Catholic Conversion

He-Motions

by T.D. Jakes • 2004

Strength isn't silence: a pastor's roadmap for men to feel deeply, love well, and lead with faith.

4.29

755

🙏 Christian Men 💧 Emotional Vulnerability 🩹 Father Wound Healing 🧭 Purpose And Calling 💍 Marriage And Intimacy

He-Motions 85%

Strength isn't silence: a pastor's roadmap for men to feel deeply, love well, and lead with faith.

by T.D. Jakes 2004

4.29

755 ratings

🙏 Christian Men 💧 Emotional Vulnerability 🩹 Father Wound Healing 🧭 Purpose And Calling 💍 Marriage And Intimacy

The Making of Men

by Arne Rubinstein • 2013

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

4.17

159

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

The Making of Men 85%

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

by Arne Rubinstein 2013

4.17

159 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Point Man

by Steve Farrar • 2003

A field-tested battle plan for husbands who refuse to lose their families to spiritual attack.

4.24

2k+

🛡️ Biblical Manhood 👨‍👧‍👦 Biblical Fatherhood 📖 Family Discipleship ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 💍 Sexual Integrity

Point Man 85%

A field-tested battle plan for husbands who refuse to lose their families to spiritual attack.

by Steve Farrar 2003

4.24

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Biblical Manhood 👨‍👧‍👦 Biblical Fatherhood 📖 Family Discipleship ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 💍 Sexual Integrity

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

by John M. Gottman • 1997

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

4.19

7k+

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 85%

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

by John M. Gottman 1997

4.19

7k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Death and the Gardener

by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024

A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.

4.44

13k+

🕯️ Parental Loss 🪢 Father-Son Bond 🏥 Terminal Illness 🤔 Philosophical Mourning 🌱 Gardens And Grief

Death and the Gardener 85%

A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.

by Georgi Gospodinov 2024

4.44

13k+ ratings

🕯️ Parental Loss 🪢 Father-Son Bond 🏥 Terminal Illness 🤔 Philosophical Mourning 🌱 Gardens And Grief

Boys Adrift

by Leonard Sax • 2005

Why are so many smart boys unmotivated? A physician traces the crisis to its surprising sources.

4.18

8k+

🎓 Boys' Education 🧒 Child Development 📱 Screen Time 💊 Adhd Criticism 🌍 Environmental Health

Boys Adrift 85%

Why are so many smart boys unmotivated? A physician traces the crisis to its surprising sources.

by Leonard Sax 2005

4.18

8k+ ratings

🎓 Boys' Education 🧒 Child Development 📱 Screen Time 💊 Adhd Criticism 🌍 Environmental Health

The Financial Lives of the Poets

by Jess Walter • 2009

A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.

3.72

12k+

💸 Financial Satire 🏘️ Suburban Dark Comedy 💔 Crumbling Marriage 📉 Downward Mobility 😰 Midlife Crisis

The Financial Lives of the Poets Summary

The Financial Lives of the Poets 85%

A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.

by Jess Walter 2009

3.72

12k+ ratings

💸 Financial Satire 🏘️ Suburban Dark Comedy 💔 Crumbling Marriage 📉 Downward Mobility 😰 Midlife Crisis

Self-Made Man

by Norah Vincent • 2006

Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.

3.44

6k+

📰 Participatory Journalism 😶 Male Emotions 🤝 Male Bonding 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🏆 Male Privilege

Self-Made Man 85%

Eighteen months passing as a man. She uncovered the emotional isolation that male privilege hides.

by Norah Vincent 2006

3.44

6k+ ratings

📰 Participatory Journalism 😶 Male Emotions 🤝 Male Bonding 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🏆 Male Privilege

Raising Boys

by Steve Biddulph • 1997

Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.

3.73

5k+

🧒 Raising Sons 🧠 Male Psychology 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonding 📚 Boyhood Education 🧬 Nature And Nurture

Raising Boys 85%

Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.

by Steve Biddulph 1997

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons 🧠 Male Psychology 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonding 📚 Boyhood Education 🧬 Nature And Nurture

Fire in the Belly

by Sam Keen • 1991

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

3.80

1k+

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Fire in the Belly 85%

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

by Sam Keen 1991

3.80

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

After Annie

by Anna Quindlen • 2024

Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.

3.98

38k+

🏠 Domestic Drama 🖤 Grief Fiction 💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent 👧 Parentified Child 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father

After Annie 85%

Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.

by Anna Quindlen 2024

3.98

38k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Drama 🖤 Grief Fiction 💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent 👧 Parentified Child 👨‍👧‍👦 Single Father

MAN UP

by Scott C. Schuler • 2017

Being a good man is harder than being a bad boy. Eight domains to master.

3.75

💪 Masculine Identity 🤝 Male Friendship 👨‍👧‍👦 Fatherhood Guides 💍 Marriage Advice 🏋️ Men's Health

MAN UP 85%

Being a good man is harder than being a bad boy. Eight domains to master.

by Scott C. Schuler 2017

3.75

59 ratings

💪 Masculine Identity 🤝 Male Friendship 👨‍👧‍👦 Fatherhood Guides 💍 Marriage Advice 🏋️ Men's Health

Maximized Manhood

by Edwin Louis Cole • 1982

Why character outlasts talent, and why your family needs a spiritual leader more than a provider.

4.31

600

✝️ Christian Manhood 🦁 Biblical Masculinity 🛐 Spiritual Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🧱 Character Formation

Maximized Manhood 85%

Why character outlasts talent, and why your family needs a spiritual leader more than a provider.

by Edwin Louis Cole 1982

4.31

600 ratings

✝️ Christian Manhood 🦁 Biblical Masculinity 🛐 Spiritual Leadership 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🧱 Character Formation

Fathered by God

by John Eldredge • 2009

Six stages of masculine growth, guided by a Father many men never had on earth.

4.35

3k+

🧱 Masculine Formation 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🗺️ Archetypal Stages 💔 Father Wounds ⚔️ Initiation Rites

Fathered by God 85%

Six stages of masculine growth, guided by a Father many men never had on earth.

by John Eldredge 2009

4.35

3k+ ratings

🧱 Masculine Formation 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🗺️ Archetypal Stages 💔 Father Wounds ⚔️ Initiation Rites

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 85%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Wellness

by Nathan Hill • 2023

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

3.97

84k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract ⏳ Midlife Reckoning 🩹 Generational Wounds

Wellness 85%

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

by Nathan Hill 2023

3.97

84k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract ⏳ Midlife Reckoning 🩹 Generational Wounds

Cry Like a Man

by Jason Wilson • 2019

Real men don't cry. He believed the lie until faith and trauma forced him to break.

4.16

1k+

🧔🏾 Black Masculinity 🧓 Father Wounds 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Positive Masculinity 💧 Unprocessed Grief

Cry Like a Man 85%

Real men don't cry. He believed the lie until faith and trauma forced him to break.

by Jason Wilson 2019

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧔🏾 Black Masculinity 🧓 Father Wounds 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Positive Masculinity 💧 Unprocessed Grief

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