Lessons from Our Fathers (Lessons Series Series) - Softcover

McDermott, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930754760 ISBN 13: 9781930754768

Publisher: Durban House Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Remarkable inspirational book of forty-three stories penned by some of America's most influential people, who have shared lessons they learned from their fathers that helped shape them into the people they are today. Contributors include: former United States presidents, hall of fame athletes, nobel peace price winners, corporate titans, civil rights activists, politicians, rock 'n roll stars, and flim stars.

About this title

Synopsis

This is an important book written about an important and often ignored subject, the father-child relationship. In writing this book, the author interviewed former Presidents, leaders of civil rights movements, business leaders, rock stars and famous actors and asked them about their relationship with their fathers and what they has learned from them. He chose however, to start his first chapter with the story that Arnold Palmer sent about a lesson he had learned from his father as a young man. It is simple, and yet it has guided Palmer through his life on the world's stage. Among the people who have written passages for this book are President George H. W. Bush; President Jimmy Carter; John Lennon; Jody Williams; Jesse Jackson, Jr; Arthur Donovan; Chris Evert; and Christie Hefner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Durban House Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930754760
• ISBN 13: 9781930754768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248