Daddy Dates: Four Daughters, One Clueless Dad, and His Quest to Win Their Hearts: The Road Map for Any Dad to Raise a Strong and Confident Daughter
By Greg Wright
ISBN-10: 1595553207
ISBN-13: 978-1595553201
Daddy Dates is a helpful book that helps any father out there to pause from their day to day activities and take some time to focus on one of the really important things in life: family. The author, a father of four daughters, focuses the book on how to best build a great relationship between father and daughter in the hopes of raising a daughter who will grow up to be the kind of adult that every parent hopes their child will grow to be. So the premise of the book is on how to build that relationship.
The authors goes into detail and provides some good examples on how to build those relationships between father and daughter. He talks about the need for trust, and that in order for trust to be built, a father needs to spend time individually with a daughter, talk with them on a regular basis (on meaningful conversations), and do activities with them that they value and are important/meaningful to them. It's the building of this relationship, combined with rules or boundaries, that fosters the connection between a father and daughter. And it's this strong relationship/connection that will encourage and foster those daughters to be what all good father's what them to be: from finding a mate to career path to what they will ultimately value in life.
It's a good read for any parent of a daughter or daughters who is concerned or questions if they are doing the right thing or doing things right when trying to raise their daughter(s).
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Strike it Rich with Pocket Change
Strike it Rich with Pocket Change
by Kenn Potter and Dr. Brian Allen
ISBN-13: 978-0896894426
Having never read a book of the numismatic variety, this book was a noticeable diversion from the books I typically read. But I found it to be a great first book to pick up for someone who doesn't really know anything about coin collecting, trading or selling.
The book gave a great overview, including many pictures, of various coin errors, what to look for, how to identify them, and what they may be worth. It also included a information on a number of websites to visit, how to sell coins, organizations you can join if you want to get into coin collecting, and a variety of other publications that are avialable for the coin enthusiast.
For anyone who is already pretty familiar with the topic, or is an avid coin collector, this book may not be that beneficial, as numismatists most likely already know a lot of this information. But for a beginner or just the curious, it's a great first book to pick up on the topic.
by Kenn Potter and Dr. Brian Allen
ISBN-13: 978-0896894426
Having never read a book of the numismatic variety, this book was a noticeable diversion from the books I typically read. But I found it to be a great first book to pick up for someone who doesn't really know anything about coin collecting, trading or selling.
The book gave a great overview, including many pictures, of various coin errors, what to look for, how to identify them, and what they may be worth. It also included a information on a number of websites to visit, how to sell coins, organizations you can join if you want to get into coin collecting, and a variety of other publications that are avialable for the coin enthusiast.
For anyone who is already pretty familiar with the topic, or is an avid coin collector, this book may not be that beneficial, as numismatists most likely already know a lot of this information. But for a beginner or just the curious, it's a great first book to pick up on the topic.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Eat Your Peas, Daughter
Eat Your Peas, Daughter
A Little Wisdom and a Lasting Promise
By Cheryl Karpen
ISBN-13: 978-0971179486
Eat Your Peas Daughter is a very short text aimed to tug at the heartstrings and add strength to the mother/daughter relationship. The book is composed of a series of short sayings (1-2 sentences) on every other page of the book, resulting in a book that you can easily read in about 5 minutes. The sayings themselves are more reminiscent of modern day tweets, which would not be a bad use of the books contents.
It's easy to see when a mother may want to give this book to her daughter: graduation, going off to college, moving away, moving to get that first job in the real world. My issue with the book is where those books typically end up. If you're like me you've probably received a few books like these at graduations yourself. But where are these books now, and how often do you read them. I suspect that it gets read once if at all, and then spends the rest of it's life on a shelf collecting dust until it's finally given a local used bookstore, Goodwill, etc.
At a cover price of $9.95, your not exactly getting a bang for your buck for a 72-page book that primarily writes on every other page. Though you may be able to derive that value from a sentimental standpoint in your mother/daughter relationship, you should just know what your getting before purchasing it.
A Little Wisdom and a Lasting Promise
By Cheryl Karpen
ISBN-13: 978-0971179486
Eat Your Peas Daughter is a very short text aimed to tug at the heartstrings and add strength to the mother/daughter relationship. The book is composed of a series of short sayings (1-2 sentences) on every other page of the book, resulting in a book that you can easily read in about 5 minutes. The sayings themselves are more reminiscent of modern day tweets, which would not be a bad use of the books contents.
It's easy to see when a mother may want to give this book to her daughter: graduation, going off to college, moving away, moving to get that first job in the real world. My issue with the book is where those books typically end up. If you're like me you've probably received a few books like these at graduations yourself. But where are these books now, and how often do you read them. I suspect that it gets read once if at all, and then spends the rest of it's life on a shelf collecting dust until it's finally given a local used bookstore, Goodwill, etc.
At a cover price of $9.95, your not exactly getting a bang for your buck for a 72-page book that primarily writes on every other page. Though you may be able to derive that value from a sentimental standpoint in your mother/daughter relationship, you should just know what your getting before purchasing it.
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