Книга: Fathers and Sons: 11 Great Writers Talk about Their Dads, Their Boys, and What It Means to Be a Man (Esquire Books (Hearst))

?No relationship has more power than the one between a father and a son?whether for good or ill?that relationship molds a man.a?? - David Granger, Editor-in-Chief, EsquireA From Esquire, which has always showcased the worlda??s finest writers, comes a stunning collection of often moving essays about fatherhood. Compelling and eloquent, these are some of the magazinea??s most emotionally powerful pieces, as eleven award-winning and notable authors reflect on manhood through memories of their own fathers and their personal experience of raising sons. The collection covers everything from birth to death, from the thrilling and terrifying hours Daniel Voll spent in the delivery room during his wifea??s long labor to Jake La Mottaa??s heartbreaking piece about losing his two sons to David Sedarisa??s sidesplitting portrait at his father?a food hoarder who once took a bite of his own hat. A Includes:A Tom Chiarellaa??s journey with his two sons to meet Xboxa??s most famous Halo gamer and his posseA Humorist Larry Doyle on the fearsome ?babyproofera?? who inspected his house for death traps?and found them everywhereA Tom Junoda??s gradual realization that his fathera??s lessons on how to dress like a man were really lessons on lifeA Scott Raab on the lifelong struggle with his tough-guy dadA Ron Reagan on his bittersweet victory in a swimming race against his fatherA John Richardson on his fathera??s controversial career as a covert CIA operativeA Martha Sherill on her fathera??s life as a swinging bachelor and the former girlfriends that surface after his deathA A loving essay from Alec Wilkinson about raising a child with special needs