Great concept!
"Received a copy from Netgalley for an honest review. What a great idea! I loved learning about famous men through the eyes of their children. If you like bios, get this one!"
To Me, He Was Just Dad: Stories of Growing Up with Famous Fathers
"The lowdown on what it's like to be raised by a legend. Frequently funny and consistently intimate. . . . A great read."
-BookPage
"Those searching for a moving Father's Day gift need look no further."
-Publishers Weekly
Men like John Wayne and John Lennon, Nolan Ryan and Bruce Lee, Cesar Chavez, Christopher Reeve, and Miles Davis have touched the lives of millions. But at home, to their children, they were not their public personas. They were Dad. Maybe Davis didn't leave the office at five o'clock to come home and play catch with his son Erin, but the man we see through Erin's eyes is so alive, so real, so not the "king of cool" (he taught his son to box, made a killer pot of chili, watched MTV alongside him) that it brings us to a whole new appreciation for the artist.
Each of these forty first-person narratives-intimate, heartfelt, unvarnished, surprising, and profoundly universal-shows us not only a very different view of a figure we thought we knew but also a wholly fresh and moving idea of what it means to be a father.
-BookPage
"Those searching for a moving Father's Day gift need look no further."
-Publishers Weekly
Men like John Wayne and John Lennon, Nolan Ryan and Bruce Lee, Cesar Chavez, Christopher Reeve, and Miles Davis have touched the lives of millions. But at home, to their children, they were not their public personas. They were Dad. Maybe Davis didn't leave the office at five o'clock to come home and play catch with his son Erin, but the man we see through Erin's eyes is so alive, so real, so not the "king of cool" (he taught his son to box, made a killer pot of chili, watched MTV alongside him) that it brings us to a whole new appreciation for the artist.
Each of these forty first-person narratives-intimate, heartfelt, unvarnished, surprising, and profoundly universal-shows us not only a very different view of a figure we thought we knew but also a wholly fresh and moving idea of what it means to be a father.
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A feel good book about Dads who also happened to b
"Everyone has two personas, the public and personal that we blend to keep ourselves sane. These stories are all centered on men who had outsize public personas but were very private about their family life. It is entertaining and satisfying to know that they had some of the same parenting goals and problems we all do. The stories are short and sweet, a gift to us from the children to show us the other side of their Dads."
A feel good book about Dads who also happened to b
"Everyone has two personas, the public and personal that we blend to keep ourselves sane. These stories are all centered on men who had outsize public personas but were very private about their family life. It is entertaining and satisfying to know that they had some of the same parenting goals and problems we all do. The stories are short and sweet, a gift to us from the children to show us the other side of their Dads."
Great concept!
"Received a copy from Netgalley for an honest review. What a great idea! I loved learning about famous men through the eyes of their children. If you like bios, get this one!"
Wow Quick Read
"This book surprised me and I was not sure what to expect. There were so many famous and amazing people in this book - and to see their lives through their children’s eyes and how they truly were just dad, and in turn had impactful lives of their own due to the life of their dad was girly astounding. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily."
Wow Quick Read
"This book surprised me and I was not sure what to expect. There were so many famous and amazing people in this book - and to see their lives through their children’s eyes and how they truly were just dad, and in turn had impactful lives of their own due to the life of their dad was girly astounding. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily."
Warm memories
"This is filled with incredibly moving essays written by the offspring of famous fathers and put together in this book. Some of the fathers I knew and others I hadn’t heard of but I found the whole concept to be an interesting one, and the essays were so good for the most part that it didn’t matter when it was a stranger. It’s getting a peek at what these men were like as a dad, and that makes it charming, especially in tandem with the inclusion of a picture of the dad and child that really makes it glow. This was better than I had expected and I’m glad I picked it up as it was a fun read that would really be great for Father’s Day. I liked the mix of fathers chosen also."
Warm memories
"This is filled with incredibly moving essays written by the offspring of famous fathers and put together in this book. Some of the fathers I knew and others I hadn’t heard of but I found the whole concept to be an interesting one, and the essays were so good for the most part that it didn’t matter when it was a stranger. It’s getting a peek at what these men were like as a dad, and that makes it charming, especially in tandem with the inclusion of a picture of the dad and child that really makes it glow. This was better than I had expected and I’m glad I picked it up as it was a fun read that would really be great for Father’s Day. I liked the mix of fathers chosen also."