A Lot Like Me: A Father and Son's Journey to Reconciliation
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- Synopsis
- Dear Father, Dear Son is national bestselling author and syndicated radio host Larry Elder's personal memoir of his troubled ― one might even say tortured ― relationship with his father. Elder writes, "A man's relationship with his father ― every boy, every man lucky enough to have a father in his life has to figure that out. My own father? I thought I knew him ― even though he seldom talked about himself. And what I knew I hated ― really, really hated. Cold, ill-tempered, thin-skinned, my father always seemed on the brink of erupting. Scared to death of him, I kept telling myself to find the courage to 'stand up to him.' When I was fifteen, I did." "We did not speak to each other for ten years.... And then we did ― for eight hours." Dear Father, Dear Son is the powerful story of those eight hours, during which Elder finally confronted his father. It is the story of one extraordinary, all-day conversation between Elder and his long-estranged father that utterly transformed their relationship. It is the story of one man discovering a son he never really knew. And of the son finding a man, a friend, a father who had been there all along.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781621577980
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781621577973
- Publisher:
- Regnery Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 05/30/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Larry Elder
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.