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Author Backman, Fredrik, 1981- author.

Title Things my son needs to know about the world / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Alice Menzies.

Publication Info. New York : Atria Books, 2019.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  306.8742 BACKMAN    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  306.8742 BACKMAN    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  306.8742 BAC    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.8742 BACKMAN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  306.8742 BACKMAN    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIOGRAPHY BACKMAN, FREDRIK    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  306.8742 BAC    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  839.73 BACKMAN    Check Shelf
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  306.8742 BACKMAN    Check Shelf

Edition First Atria books hardcover edition.
Description x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary "Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop. In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life"-- Provided by publisher.
Note "Atria reprint fiction hardcover."
"Originally published in Sweden in 2012 as Saker min son behöver veta om världen."
Contents To my son -- What you need to know about motion-sensitive bathroom lights -- What you need to know about Ikea -- What you need to know about soccer -- What you need to know about stuff -- What you need to know about being a man -- What you need to know about God and airports -- What you need to know about what happened to the singing plastic giraffe -- What you need to know about why that Felicia girl's mother hates me -- What you need to know about good and evil -- What you need to know about starting a band -- What you need to know about love -- What you need to know about when I hold your hand a little too tight.
Subject Backman, Fredrik, 1981-
Backman, Fredrik, 1981- -- Anecdotes.
Fatherhood -- Sweden -- Anecdotes.
Authors, Swedish -- 21st century -- Biography.
Authors, Swedish. (OCoLC)fst00822376
Fatherhood. (OCoLC)fst00921848
Sweden. (OCoLC)fst01204537
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood.
HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.
Added Author Menzies, Alice, translator.
Added Title Saker min son behöver veta om världen. English
Other Form: Online version: Backman, Fredrik, 1981- Things my son needs to know about the world. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2019 9781501194764 (DLC) 2018059312
ISBN 9781501196867 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1501196863 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
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