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Title: Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood
ISBN: 0061441627
Author:
Steve Doocy
Publicate Date: 2008-10-01
Publish: 2008-10-01
List Price: $25.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: At Last ... the truth from the Dad's side!
"Tales from the Dad Side" is disarmingly powerful.
Readers are warned that this is a "funny book," and it is all of that. Steve Doocy has a very engaging writing style that features an endless stream of humorous, laugh-out-loud metaphors and pop culture side shots on every page. You can almost hear the rim shots in the back of your head. Absolutely awesome.
And yet, if this book is so funny, why was so I misty-eyed as I turned the pages, in much the same way I reacted while watching "The Bucket List"? If you are a Dad it's as simple as this - this book hits your humerus on its way to your head and your heart.
What we have here is an author who is skillfully presenting his life in a humorous and poignant fashion. Along the way he invites his fellow Dads - and sons - to remember all the similar times and moments of their lives, and, with the wisdom gained from the passage of time, to re-enact and re-interpret, even retrospectively understand, their meanings and emotions.
It's great to read a book that celebrates the value and contributions of fathers, rather than bash or ridicule or minimize them, which seems to have been too popular a trend for too long.
Hurrah to Steve Doocy. Read his tales at your pleasure, but be ready for some serious introspection.
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2: Doocey's observations on fatherhood put Ray Romano to shame.
I want to add to the unanimous nauseating praise for this book. Steve Doocy has proven himself to be a courageous journalist, brilliant humorist, expert political commentator and literary genius. With the release of this highly entertaining and provocative book, Doocy can now also lay claim to being the funniest chronicler of the foibles and triumphs (mostly foibles, ha, ha, ha!) of fatherhood. Excuse me, I feel a little barf about to come. I'll be back to heap more praise on Doocy and this great book.
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3: Great follow-up to "Mr and Mrs Happy Handbook"
Steve Doocy has done it again with "Tales from the Dad Side" book. It is real life, funny, and full of great stories that match my own experiences. This book should be turned into a weekly sitcom. I wouldn't expect any less from Steve Doocy, whom I love to watch on Fox and Friends where he shares his life along with the news. Get this book and laugh, smile and share with your own family and friends!
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4: Disappointing
I'm only about half way through this book as it is not what I expected and doesn't hold my interest as anticipated. So far, nary a chuckle. The author spends more time talking about himself and his childhood then he does about the topic of a father raising children. He has talent as a writer, but the title of the book is deceiving.
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5: Great read for Dads of all ages!
I bought this because my I like Steve Doocy and his easy going manner and as a gift for my husband. I also have two sons who have just become fathers and thought they would enjoy this book. I read it and laughed out loud! I can relate to so many incidents, funny and sad, that Doocy described in the book and know my sons and husband will as well. Each of the boys will get a copy for Christmas. It's refreshing to read something that makes us feel good all over.
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