Fathers And Sons: 11 Great Writers Talk About Their Dads, Their Boys, And What It Means To Be A Man

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ôNo relationship has more power than the one between a father and a sonàwhether for good or illùthat relationship molds a man.ö û David Granger, Editor-in-Chief, EsquireáFrom Esquire, which has always showcased the worldÆs finest writers, comes a stunning collection of often moving essays about fatherhood. Compelling and eloquent, these are some of the magazineÆs most emotionally powerful pieces, as eleven award-winning and notable authors reflect on manhood through memories of their own fathers and their personal experience of raising sons. The collection covers everything from birth to death, from the thrilling and terrifying hours Daniel Voll spent in the delivery room during his wifeÆs long labor to Jake La MottaÆs heartbreaking piece about losing his two sons to David SedarisÆs sidesplitting portrait at his fatherùa food hoarder who once took a bite of his own hat. áIncludes:áTom ChiarellaÆs journey with his two sons to meet XboxÆs most famous Halo gamer and his posseáHumorist Larry Doyle on the fearsome ôbabyprooferö who inspected his house for death trapsàand found them everywhereáTom JunodÆs gradual realization that his fatherÆs lessons on how to dress like a man were really lessons on lifeáScott Raab on the lifelong struggle with his tough-guy dadáRon Reagan on his bittersweet victory in a swimming race against his fatheráJohn Richardson on his fatherÆs controversial career as a covert CIA operativeáMartha Sherill on her fatherÆs life as a swinging bachelor and the former girlfriends that surface after his deatháA loving essay from Alec Wilkinson about raising a child with special needs