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342) O body
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"A vulnerable book of poems that delves into questions of masculinity, fatherhood, home and learning to live in and love one's own body"--
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"For incarcerated fathers, prison rather than work mediates access to their families. Prison rules and staff regulate phone privileges, access to writing materials, and visits. Perhaps even more important are the ways in which the penal system shapes men's gender performances. Incarcerated men must negotiate how they will enact violence and aggression, both in terms of the expectations placed upon inmates by the prison system and in terms of their...
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This highly relatable collection gets to the heart of parenting: all those unexpected fails, awkward conversations, and well-intentioned little white lies. Whether you're a first-time parent unaware of what you've gotten yourself into yet, or a father of five, clinging to your last ounce of sanity, you'll find relief in knowing that at end of the day, we're all not wearing any pants.
345) From me to you
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A meditation on fatherhood, and a timeless story that will resonate with fathers across the generations. As a day unfolds in a quiet Italian village, a father encapsulates his hopes and dreams for his young child.
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En DIOS NO ESTA ENOJADO CONTIGO, Joyce ayudará a quienes no han podido aceptar verdaderamente el amor de Dios, porque piensan que Dios está airado con ellos o los rechaza. Ella explora la fuente de esta confusión, para que el carácter genuino de Dios pueda ser mejor entendidio y su amor pueda ser experimentado en un nivel totalmente nuevo.--p. [4] of cover.
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Este libro contesta las preguntas de "¿Cómo se le cayó la capa al superhéroe? ¿En qué momento papá pasó de ser una figura protectora a una atemorizante? ¿Qué tan importante es un padre en la formación de un ser humano? ¿Cuáles son las principales heridas que un padre puede ocasionar en un hijo(a)?"
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Batman, the epitome of justice, and his eternal nemesis, the Joker, have been engaged in an escalating battle in the streets of Gotham City. However, everything changes one fateful night when an unforeseen accident miraculously turns Batman into a helpless infant! With Harley joining in, Joker and Batbaby start leading a life like a real family, and before they know it, preschool graduation is approaching. Will Batbaby be able to grow up to be...
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Matt LeBlanc plays an old-school guy confronting the modern challenges of parenting, marriage, and family. After hitting a rough patch with his construction business, Adam's wife, Andi, has proposed they start a house-flipping business together along with his brother, Don, and friend, Lowell. In the midst of all this, Adam also has to juggle his three children and deal with his sister-in-law, Marcy, and his father, Joe, who enjoys giving him terrible...
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Dumb and dumber : Jim Carrey (The mask, Liar, liar) and Jeff Daniels (Speed, Fly away home) are too lame to live - and too dense to die - as a pair of deliriously dim-witted pals on a cross-country road trip to return a briefcase full of cash to its rightful owner. Along the way, they'll confound cops, kidnappers and anyone and everyone who has the misfortune of crossing their paths in this comic caper for every idiot in the family!
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356) Perfecto amor
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Cuando Joyce Meyer public "no est loco de Dios en usted" en Facebook hace unos meses, no se dio cuenta de que esas cinco palabras provocaran miles de mensajes de gratitud y alivio. Era evidente que haba golpeado un botn caliente. Su ltimo libro aborda los temores de aquellos que saben que Dios los ama, pero an temen su ira. "De dnde viene este concepto de Dios?" -pregunta en la introduccin. "Tal vez de un padre enojado que era difcil de complacer....
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Despite a decade of sociological research documenting black fathers' significant level of engagement with their children, stereotypes of black men as "deadbeat dads" still shape popular perceptions and scholarly discourse. In Fathering from the Margins, sociologist Aasha M. Abdill draws on four years of fieldwork in low-income, predominantly black Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to dispel these destructive assumptions. She considers the obstacles faced--and...
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"Lost and Found is about how young men learn to be fathers and how we, as a society, can facilitate that learning and help stabilize families. Paul Florsheim and David Moore introduce a diverse group of young men whose stories represent different trajectories of young fatherhood. The stories featured in this book begin soon after these young men find out their partners are pregnant and move in different, and often unexpected, directions. Some young...