📜 Parental Legacy

Stories about what a parent passes down, intentionally or not — the values, traumas, and unfinished dreams that echo through their children's lives.

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

The Chief 88%

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

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

Napkin Notes 88%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Earth to Moon

by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

4.20

3k+

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds

Earth to Moon 87%

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

by Moon Unit Zappa 2024

4.20

3k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds

Invincible, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2003

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

4.04

13k+

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

Invincible, Vol. 1 87%

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

by Robert Kirkman 2003

4.04

13k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy

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

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 87%

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

Raising Giant-Killers

by Bill Johnson • 2018

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

4.33

536

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters

Raising Giant-Killers 87%

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

by Bill Johnson 2018

4.33

536 ratings

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1974

One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.

4.16

3k+

🏠 Family Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 👵 Aging Parents

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother Summary

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother 87%

One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1974

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏠 Family Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 👵 Aging Parents

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

by Dave Eggers • 2000

Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.

3.69

184k+

🪦 Parental Loss 🖤 Grief Memoir 👬 Brothers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 87%

Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.

by Dave Eggers 2000

3.69

184k+ ratings

🪦 Parental Loss 🖤 Grief Memoir 👬 Brothers

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

16 ans et papa 86%

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

Dreams from My Father

by Barack Obama • 2008

Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.

4.04

529

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🤝 Community Organizing

Dreams from My Father 86%

Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.

by Barack Obama 2008

4.04

529 ratings

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🤝 Community Organizing

Not My Father's Son

by Alan Cumming • 2014

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

4.06

48k+

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History

Not My Father's Son 86%

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

by Alan Cumming 2014

4.06

48k+ ratings

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History

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

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

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

Raising Men 86%

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

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

Better Dads, Stronger Sons 86%

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

The Awakened Family

by Shefali Tsabary • 2016

What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.

4.32

3k+

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Awakened Family 86%

What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.

by Shefali Tsabary 2016

4.32

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

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

The Intentional Father 86%

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

Building Better Families

by Matthew Kelly • 2008

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

4.14

417

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication

Building Better Families 86%

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

by Matthew Kelly 2008

4.14

417 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me

by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 86%

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

by Ian Morgan Cron 2011

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

by Jim Burns • 2019

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

4.08

6k+

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary

Doing Life with Your Adult Children 86%

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

by Jim Burns 2019

4.08

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

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

Death and the Gardener 86%

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

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

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

Did I Ever Tell You?

by Genevieve Kingston • 2024

Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

4.29

6k+

🕯️ Grief Memoir 🥀 Loss Of A Mother 🧵 Mother-Daughter Bond

Did I Ever Tell You? 86%

Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

by Genevieve Kingston 2024

4.29

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Grief Memoir 🥀 Loss Of A Mother 🧵 Mother-Daughter Bond

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers

by Leslie Leyland Fields • 2014

Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.

4.26

306

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers Summary

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers 86%

Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.

by Leslie Leyland Fields 2014

4.26

306 ratings

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

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

Ser feliz era esto 86%

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

Real Americans

by Rachel Khong • 2024

Nick's DNA test reveals the father he never knew, whose genetic legacy upends his identity.

3.94

98k+

🏠 Multigenerational Saga 👤 Absent Father 🔒 Family Secrets

Real Americans 86%

Nick's DNA test reveals the father he never knew, whose genetic legacy upends his identity.

by Rachel Khong 2024

3.94

98k+ ratings

🏠 Multigenerational Saga 👤 Absent Father 🔒 Family Secrets

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

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 86%

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

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad

by Michael Farris • 2004

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

3.93

118

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 86%

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

by Michael Farris 2004

3.93

118 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship

It Didn't Start with You

by Mark Wolynn • 2016

Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.

3.55

40k+

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔗 Family Systems 🧫 Epigenetics

It Didn't Start with You 86%

Your worst fears may not be yours. They could belong to your grandmother.

by Mark Wolynn 2016

3.55

40k+ ratings

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔗 Family Systems 🧫 Epigenetics

How We Love Our Kids

by Milan Yerkovich • 2011

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

4.36

413

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

How We Love Our Kids 86%

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

by Milan Yerkovich 2011

4.36

413 ratings

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

Bringing Up Girls

by James C. Dobson • 2008

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

3.91

3k+

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

Bringing Up Girls 86%

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

by James C. Dobson 2008

3.91

3k+ ratings

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

Home Grown

by Ben Hewitt • 2014

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

3.95

2k+

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting

Home Grown 86%

Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.

by Ben Hewitt 2014

3.95

2k+ ratings

🧩 Unschooling 🌿 Nature Connection 🐢 Slow Parenting

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

by Kevin Hinckley • 2008

Rebellion starts years before a child walks away. Healing it requires something different entirely.

4.26

135

🕊️ Faith-Based Parenting 💪 Strong-Willed Children 🏛️ Lds Parenting

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Summary

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child 86%

Rebellion starts years before a child walks away. Healing it requires something different entirely.

by Kevin Hinckley 2008

4.26

135 ratings

🕊️ Faith-Based Parenting 💪 Strong-Willed Children 🏛️ Lds Parenting

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

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

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

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

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

by Kristen Welch • 2016

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

3.99

6k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 86%

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

by Kristen Welch 2016

3.99

6k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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

The Making of Men 86%

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

I Can Fix This

by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

4.65

2k+

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt

I Can Fix This 86%

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

by Kristina Kuzmic 2024

4.65

2k+ ratings

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt

The Ancestor Syndrome

by Anne Ancelin Schützenberger • 1998

Your fears and illnesses may not be your own: how unspoken family secrets echo across generations.

3.78

737

🛋️ Family Systems Therapy 🔁 Generational Trauma 🧠 Somatic Psychology

The Ancestor Syndrome 86%

Your fears and illnesses may not be your own: how unspoken family secrets echo across generations.

by Anne Ancelin Schützenberger 1998

3.78

737 ratings

🛋️ Family Systems Therapy 🔁 Generational Trauma 🧠 Somatic Psychology

Raising Competent Children

by Jesper Juul • 1995

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

4.25

2k+

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

Raising Competent Children 86%

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

by Jesper Juul 1995

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

The New Strong-Willed Child

by James C. Dobson • 1978

Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.

3.79

5k+

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

The New Strong-Willed Child 86%

Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.

by James C. Dobson 1978

3.79

5k+ ratings

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

Hey, Kiddo

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka • 2018

His mother lost to heroin, his grandparents take him in. Drawing becomes his refuge.

4.15

35k+

🎨 Graphic Memoir ✍️ Cartoonist Memoir 💊 Parental Addiction

Hey, Kiddo 86%

His mother lost to heroin, his grandparents take him in. Drawing becomes his refuge.

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka 2018

4.15

35k+ ratings

🎨 Graphic Memoir ✍️ Cartoonist Memoir 💊 Parental Addiction

Family Wisdom

by Robin Sharma • 2000

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

3.99

2k+

🏠 Family Leadership 🌱 Nurturing Strengths 🕯️ Family Rituals

Family Wisdom 86%

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

by Robin Sharma 2000

3.99

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Leadership 🌱 Nurturing Strengths 🕯️ Family Rituals

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

Manhood for Amateurs 86%

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

The Family Gene

by Joselin Linder • 2017

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

4.05

1k+

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries

The Family Gene 86%

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

by Joselin Linder 2017

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries

Promise Me, Dad

by Joe Biden • 2017

A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.

4.14

24k+

🏛️ White House Memoirs 🕯️ Parental Grief 🎗️ Cancer Memoir

Promise Me, Dad 86%

A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.

by Joe Biden 2017

4.14

24k+ ratings

🏛️ White House Memoirs 🕯️ Parental Grief 🎗️ Cancer Memoir

Fault Lines

by Karl Pillemer • 2020

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

4.12

612

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fault Lines 86%

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

by Karl Pillemer 2020

4.12

612 ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

Dreams from My Father

by Barack Obama • 1995

From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.

3.94

232k+

🧬 Biracial Identity 🏘️ Community Organizing 👤 Absent Fathers

Dreams from My Father 86%

From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.

by Barack Obama 1995

3.94

232k+ ratings

🧬 Biracial Identity 🏘️ Community Organizing 👤 Absent Fathers

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