Parent's Towering Legacy Books

The Chief

by Lance Morrow • 1985

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

3.45

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🔒 Family Secrets ⛪ Catholic Conversion

The Chief 88%

A father bows to Rockefeller. His journalist son cannot look away.

by Lance Morrow 1985

3.45

11 ratings

👨‍👦 Father-Son Memoir 📰 Journalism Memoir ✍️ Literary Memoir 🔒 Family Secrets ⛪ Catholic Conversion

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 88%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

This I Believe

by Dan Gediman • 2011

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

4.14

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness 💪 Resilience 🧭 Values-Based Parenting

This I Believe 88%

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

by Dan Gediman 2011

4.14

51 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness 💪 Resilience 🧭 Values-Based Parenting

Napkin Notes

by Garth Callaghan • 2013

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

4.18

820

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts 🧡 Expressing Love 🫂 Family Rituals

Napkin Notes 88%

826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.

by Garth Callaghan 2013

4.18

820 ratings

🍎 Fatherhood Memoirs 🕊️ Legacy Building ✉️ Small Daily Acts 🧡 Expressing Love 🫂 Family Rituals

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 87%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Earth to Moon

by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

4.20

3k+

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 💔 Family Dysfunction ✍️ Narrative Reclamation

Earth to Moon 87%

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

by Moon Unit Zappa 2024

4.20

3k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 💔 Family Dysfunction ✍️ Narrative Reclamation

Raising Men

by Eric Davis • 2016

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

4.02

2k+

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership 🧠 Resilience Training 🏕️ Outdoor Parenting

Raising Men 87%

SEAL training distilled into a father's guide: ten battle-tested principles for raising strong sons.

by Eric Davis 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Fatherhood 👦 Raising Boys 🪖 Military Leadership 🧠 Resilience Training 🏕️ Outdoor Parenting

Daddy Issues

by Katherine Angel • 2019

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

3.36

1k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Daddy Issues 87%

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

by Katherine Angel 2019

3.36

1k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

by Amy Chua • 2011

Straight As, zero sleepovers, hours of daily music. The daughters excelled, then one rebelled.

3.67

54k+

🧳 Immigrant Parenting 🧱 Authoritarian Parenting 🧨 Cultural Clash 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🧧 Asian American Experience

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother 87%

Straight As, zero sleepovers, hours of daily music. The daughters excelled, then one rebelled.

by Amy Chua 2011

3.67

54k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Parenting 🧱 Authoritarian Parenting 🧨 Cultural Clash 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict 🧧 Asian American Experience

The Intentional Father

by Jon Tyson • 2021

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

4.33

3k+

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🛤️ Rites Of Passage 📖 Christian Discipleship

The Intentional Father 87%

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

by Jon Tyson 2021

4.33

3k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🛤️ Rites Of Passage 📖 Christian Discipleship

Promise Me, Dad

by Joe Biden • 2017

A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.

4.14

24k+

🏛️ White House Memoirs 🕯️ Parental Grief 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons ⛪ Catholic Faith

Promise Me, Dad 87%

A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.

by Joe Biden 2017

4.14

24k+ ratings

🏛️ White House Memoirs 🕯️ Parental Grief 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons ⛪ Catholic Faith

Do Fathers Matter?

by Paul Raeburn • 2014

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

3.59

603

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Do Fathers Matter? 87%

Fathers matter before birth: epigenetics, hormones, and brain science reveal their hidden impact.

by Paul Raeburn 2014

3.59

603 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🧒 Child Development 🤝 Paternal Involvement 🧬 Epigenetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

by Dave Eggers • 2000

Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.

3.69

184k+

🪦 Parental Loss 🖤 Grief Memoir 👬 Brothers 🏠 Unconventional Families 🔄 Meta Memoir

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 87%

Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.

by Dave Eggers 2000

3.69

184k+ ratings

🪦 Parental Loss 🖤 Grief Memoir 👬 Brothers 🏠 Unconventional Families 🔄 Meta Memoir

Not My Father's Son

by Alan Cumming • 2014

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

4.06

48k+

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History 💔 Childhood Abuse 🪖 War Trauma

Not My Father's Son 87%

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

by Alan Cumming 2014

4.06

48k+ ratings

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History 💔 Childhood Abuse 🪖 War Trauma

Growing Up Colt

by Colt McCoy • 2011

Before a quarterback's faith went viral, a father spent years building its foundation.

4.07

315

🏈 College Football ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Father-Son Relationships 🫡 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Adversity And Resilience

Growing Up Colt 87%

Before a quarterback's faith went viral, a father spent years building its foundation.

by Colt McCoy 2011

4.07

315 ratings

🏈 College Football ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Father-Son Relationships 🫡 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Adversity And Resilience

Invincible, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2003

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

4.04

13k+

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy 👨‍👦 Father-Son Conflict 🎭 Secret Identity

Invincible, Vol. 1 87%

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

by Robert Kirkman 2003

4.04

13k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy 👨‍👦 Father-Son Conflict 🎭 Secret Identity

Melissa Explains It All

by Melissa Joan Hart • 2013

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

3.42

5k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity 🛠️ Blue Collar Roots 💼 Working Motherhood

Melissa Explains It All 87%

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

by Melissa Joan Hart 2013

3.42

5k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity 🛠️ Blue Collar Roots 💼 Working Motherhood

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

by Rick Johnson • 2006

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

4.01

327

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Better Dads, Stronger Sons 87%

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

by Rick Johnson 2006

4.01

327 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Building Better Families

by Matthew Kelly • 2008

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

4.14

417

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 📱 Technology Balance

Building Better Families 86%

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

by Matthew Kelly 2008

4.14

417 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 📱 Technology Balance

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1974

One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.

4.16

3k+

🏠 Family Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 👵 Aging Parents 💔 Grief And Loss 🔍 Memory And Identity

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother Summary

The Summer of the Great-Grandmother 86%

One summer, her ninety-year-old mother forgot her. Four generations in one house. No one was ready.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1974

4.16

3k+ ratings

🏠 Family Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 👵 Aging Parents 💔 Grief And Loss 🔍 Memory And Identity

We Were Dreamers

by Simu Liu • 2022

Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.

4.33

31k+

🛬 Immigrant Memoir 🎬 Actor Memoir 🎯 Parental Expectations 🌏 Asian Representation 🎨 Starving Artist

We Were Dreamers 86%

Fired from accounting, he answered a Craigslist ad for Asian extras. Today he's Shang-Chi.

by Simu Liu 2022

4.33

31k+ ratings

🛬 Immigrant Memoir 🎬 Actor Memoir 🎯 Parental Expectations 🌏 Asian Representation 🎨 Starving Artist

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

by Fredrik Backman • 2012

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

3.99

35k+

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 💍 Marriage

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 86%

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

by Fredrik Backman 2012

3.99

35k+ ratings

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 💍 Marriage

The Beautiful Struggle

by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008

Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.

4.08

11k+

🏙️ Urban Memoir 🖤 African American Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoirs ✊ Black Nationalism 🎤 Hip-Hop Culture

The Beautiful Struggle 86%

Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.

by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008

4.08

11k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Memoir 🖤 African American Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoirs ✊ Black Nationalism 🎤 Hip-Hop Culture

Manhood for Amateurs

by Michael Chabon • 2009

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

3.73

8k+

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Male Vulnerability 🌳 Childhood Freedom

Manhood for Amateurs 86%

Fatherhood is the one job where failing every day means you're probably doing it right.

by Michael Chabon 2009

3.73

8k+ ratings

🧔 Modern Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Literary Memoir 💔 Male Vulnerability 🌳 Childhood Freedom

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

by Jim Burns • 2019

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

4.08

6k+

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting 🛡️ Tough Love Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting

Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary

Doing Life with Your Adult Children 86%

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

by Jim Burns 2019

4.08

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting 🛡️ Tough Love Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me

by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 86%

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

by Ian Morgan Cron 2011

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Addiction Recovery

The Making of Men

by Arne Rubinstein • 2013

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

4.17

159

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

The Making of Men 86%

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

by Arne Rubinstein 2013

4.17

159 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Tiger Woods

by Jeff Benedict • 2018

His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.

4.36

11k+

📰 Sports Scandals 🎭 Parental Pressure 🌟 Child Prodigies 🎯 Perfectionism 👨‍👦 Paternal Influence

Tiger Woods 86%

His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.

by Jeff Benedict 2018

4.36

11k+ ratings

📰 Sports Scandals 🎭 Parental Pressure 🌟 Child Prodigies 🎯 Perfectionism 👨‍👦 Paternal Influence

Raising Giant-Killers

by Bill Johnson • 2018

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

4.33

536

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters 🌳 Generational Legacy 📏 Biblical Discipline

Raising Giant-Killers 86%

Raise children who hear from God, confront spiritual darkness, and reshape the world.

by Bill Johnson 2018

4.33

536 ratings

🏰 Kingdom Parenting ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🔥 Supernatural Encounters 🌳 Generational Legacy 📏 Biblical Discipline

Dreams from My Father

by Barack Obama • 2008

Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.

4.04

529

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🤝 Community Organizing 🌍 Post-Colonial Africa 💔 Absent Fathers

Dreams from My Father 86%

Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.

by Barack Obama 2008

4.04

529 ratings

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🤝 Community Organizing 🌍 Post-Colonial Africa 💔 Absent Fathers

I Can Fix This

by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

4.65

2k+

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

I Can Fix This 86%

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

by Kristina Kuzmic 2024

4.65

2k+ ratings

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

Bố con cá gai

by Cho Chang-In • 2000

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

4.41

2k+

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer 🥀 Quiet Grief 🇰🇷 Contemporary Korea

Bố con cá gai 86%

When leukemia strikes his son, a Korean father begins selling the only asset left: himself.

by Cho Chang-In 2000

4.41

2k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Father And Son 💔 Parental Sacrifice 🎗️ Childhood Cancer 🥀 Quiet Grief 🇰🇷 Contemporary Korea

Homeschooled

by Stefan Merrill Block • 2026

His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.

3.63

19k+

🏠 Homeschooling Memoir 🔗 Parental Enmeshment 🏝️ Childhood Isolation 📚 Unschooling ✋ Controlling Parents

Homeschooled 86%

His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.

by Stefan Merrill Block 2026

3.63

19k+ ratings

🏠 Homeschooling Memoir 🔗 Parental Enmeshment 🏝️ Childhood Isolation 📚 Unschooling ✋ Controlling Parents

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 86%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories 😂 Domestic Humor 🏥 Chronic Illness Parenting

Under Siege

by Eric Trump • 2025

A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.

4.47

2k+

📕 Political Memoirs 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Political Families ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🚫 Cancel Culture 🗳️ Election Integrity

Under Siege 86%

A bullet missed his father's head by inches. The real war had been raging for years.

by Eric Trump 2025

4.47

2k+ ratings

📕 Political Memoirs 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Political Families ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🚫 Cancel Culture 🗳️ Election Integrity

Bringing Up Girls

by James C. Dobson • 2008

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

3.91

3k+

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Sexual Purity 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bonds

Bringing Up Girls 86%

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

by James C. Dobson 2008

3.91

3k+ ratings

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Sexual Purity 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bonds

Mornings on Horseback

by David McCullough • 1981

A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.

4.10

36k+

🏙️ Gilded Age New York 💪 Physical Resilience 🗳️ Reform Politics 🌅 Grief And Renewal 🌱 Progressive Era Roots

Mornings on Horseback 86%

A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.

by David McCullough 1981

4.10

36k+ ratings

🏙️ Gilded Age New York 💪 Physical Resilience 🗳️ Reform Politics 🌅 Grief And Renewal 🌱 Progressive Era Roots

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go 86%

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Home

by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

3.97

22k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

Home 86%

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008

3.97

22k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

The Collapse of Parenting

by Leonard Sax • 2015

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

4.29

6k+

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🪞 Self-Esteem Culture

The Collapse of Parenting 86%

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

by Leonard Sax 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🪞 Self-Esteem Culture

Open

by Andre Agassi • 2009

A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.

4.32

150k+

🎾 Tennis Memoirs 🧠 Sports Psychology 💔 Father-Son Trauma 🧒 Child Prodigies 😤 Reluctant Athletes

Open 86%

A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.

by Andre Agassi 2009

4.32

150k+ ratings

🎾 Tennis Memoirs 🧠 Sports Psychology 💔 Father-Son Trauma 🧒 Child Prodigies 😤 Reluctant Athletes

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad

by Michael Farris • 2004

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

3.93

118

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 86%

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

by Michael Farris 2004

3.93

118 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

A Little Bit Broken

by Roz Weston • 2022

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

4.25

1k+

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

A Little Bit Broken 86%

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

by Roz Weston 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

The Vanishing American Adult

by Ben Sasse • 2017

Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.

4.03

6k+

🧑‍🎓 Extended Adolescence 🧓 Intergenerational Living 🛠️ Work Ethic 🛒 Consumerism Critique 📚 Deep Reading

The Vanishing American Adult 86%

Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.

by Ben Sasse 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🎓 Extended Adolescence 🧓 Intergenerational Living 🛠️ Work Ethic 🛒 Consumerism Critique 📚 Deep Reading

The Parent Compass

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

4.56

140

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

The Parent Compass 86%

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020

4.56

140 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

Bringing Up Boys

by James C. Dobson • 2001

The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.

3.92

8k+

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3.92

8k+ ratings

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by Lewis Hamilton • 2007

Dad moonlighted to pay for karting. Then F1: championship lead, paparazzi prison, teammate war.

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Lewis Hamilton 86%

Dad moonlighted to pay for karting. Then F1: championship lead, paparazzi prison, teammate war.

by Lewis Hamilton 2007

3.69

1k+ ratings

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by Robin Sharma • 2000

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

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Family Wisdom 86%

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

by Robin Sharma 2000

3.99

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Leadership 🌱 Nurturing Strengths 🕯️ Family Rituals 👀 Parental Modeling 🧘 Conscious Parenting

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Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

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Did I Ever Tell You? 86%

Her dying mother packed gift chests for the milestones she'd miss. The first opened at sixteen.

by Genevieve Kingston 2024

4.29

6k+ ratings

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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

by Nick Flynn • 2004

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

3.80

12k+

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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City Summary

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City 86%

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

by Nick Flynn 2004

3.80

12k+ ratings

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