A better man : a (mostly serious) letter to my son / Michael Ian Black.

Author
Black, Michael Ian, 1971- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
  • ©2020
Description
291 pages ; 19 cm.

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    "Michael Ian Black takes a poignant look at manhood, written in the form of a heartfelt letter to his teenage son before he leaves for college. Black offers a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love"-- Provided by publisher.
    Contents
    • Introduction: The wilds of Connecticut
    • Some guy: now you're home
    • Rosary: tell your kids you love them
    • Skate or die: you're not toxic
    • A useful engine: you're a real man
    • No sissy stuff: be yourself
    • Do you even life, bro?: share the load
    • Beer from a leg: respect the service of others
    • Smoke signals: violence is (almost) never the answer
    • Winner, winner, chicken dinner: take pride, but not too much
    • Gunslingser: you can't do it alone
    • Lucky Charms: choose happiness
    • It's just plumbing: communicate with your partner (and pick up the check)
    • Everything and nothing: be humane
    • Here I am: do something positive
    • A better man: breathe
    • One guy: turn around and wave goodbye.
    ISBN
    • 9781616209117 (hardcover)
    • 1616209119 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2019051609
    OCLC
    1128888798
    Other standard number
    • 40030096612
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