Publication

2009 - Norton, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

47,500 words, Guess

Page Count

190 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Goodreads6080458
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009004323
  • OCLC Control Number286488796
  • Better World Books9780393069013

Classifications

  • DDC306.874/2092
  • DDCB
  • LCCHQ756 .L479 2009
and 1 more
  • LCCHQ756.L479 2009

Description

Fatherhood for dummies—a perfectly frank and mercilessly funny account. When he became a father, Michael Lewis found himself expected to feel things that he didn't feel, and to do things that he couldn't see the point of doing. At first this made him feel guilty, until he realized that all around him fathers were pretending to do one thing, to feel one way, when in fact they felt and did all sorts of things, then engaged in what amounted to an extended cover-up. Lewis decided to keep a written record of what actually happened immediately after the birth of each of his three children. This book is that record. But it is also something else: maybe the funniest, most unsparing account of ordinary daily household life ever recorded from the point of view of the man inside. The remarkable thing about this story isn't that Lewis is so unusual. It's that he is so typical. The only wonder is that his wife has allowed him to publish it.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Home Game: An Accidental Guide to FatherhoodNorton2009-01-01

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