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Author Black, Michael Ian, 1971- author.

Title A better man : a (mostly serious) letter to my son / Michael Ian Black.

Publication Info. Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2020]
℗2020

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  CDBK 306.8742 BLACK    Check Shelf
Edition Unabridged.
Description 5 audio discs (5 hr., 45 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time 054500
Description digital rdatr
optical rdarm
1.4 m. per second
audio file rdaft
CD audio
Note In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
Performer Narrated by the author.
Summary Michael Ian Black takes a poignant look at manhood, written in the form of a heartfelt letter to his teenage son before he leaves for college. Black offers a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love.
Contents Introduction: The wilds of Connecticut -- Some guy: now you're home -- Rosary: tell your kids you love them -- Skate or die: you're not toxic -- A useful engine: you're a real man -- No sissy stuff: be yourself -- Do you even life, bro?: share the load -- Beer from a leg: respect the service of others -- Smoke signals: violence is (almost) never the answer -- Winner, winner, chicken dinner: take pride, but not too much -- Gunslingser: you can't do it alone -- Lucky Charms: choose happiness -- It's just plumbing: communicate with your partner (and pick up the check) -- Everything and nothing: be humane -- Here I am: do something positive -- A better man: breathe -- One guy: turn around and wave goodbye.
Subject Conduct of life.
Families.
Fathers and sons.
Masculinity.
Men -- Identity.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Fatherhood.
Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
Masculinity. (OCoLC)fst01011027
Men -- Identity. (OCoLC)fst01016008
Genre/Form Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
Audiobooks.
Added Author Recorded Books, Inc., production company.
ISBN 9781980088493 (Recorded Books)
1980088497 (Recorded Books)
9781664492578 (sound recording ; Blackstone Library CD)
1664492577 (sound recording ; Blackstone Library CD)
9781665009027 (sound recording ; Blackstone Retail CD)
1665009020 (sound recording ; Blackstone Retail CD)
Music No. C06336 Recorded Books
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