Description

julian publishing group [Published date: 2006]. Hard cover, 78 pp. Inscribed (personalized) and signed by Gabriel Pelino on title page. Very good/ NO dust jacket (as issued). Grey cloth covered boards with black and white photo of father and son on front and white lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and scuffing along edges of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Black and white photography [From publisher] American Daddy beautifully captures the essence of this new movement. "American Daddy" is a celebration of fathers and fatherhood. So many books celebrate mothers and their children, yet author Gabriel Pelino, who overcame unfavorable odds as a young boy, wanted to create a book that celebrates the love of fathers, the magic of childhood, and the bond between the two. "American Daddy" profiles fathers in heroic moments with their children followed by revealing stories from the dads of what fatherhood means to them. Many of the stories are redemptive in the area that many of the men grew up without fathers but made the choice to model something different to their children so that they would not experience what the dads had experienced growing up. . . lack of love . . . distance & disconnect with their dads. There is a social disconnect in our culture between dads and their kids and "American Daddy" is something that is bridging that gap and bringing light to the men who are making a difference. Featured in "American Daddy" are fathers of various ethnicities and backgrounds as well as celebrity fathers Kevin Sorbo (Hercules) and Eric Lutes (Caroline in the City). Alongside the image of each of the thirty-five father's profiled, is a candid, heart-felt story, revealing what being a father truly means to the men within the photographs.