{"id":14647,"date":"2024-12-21T19:48:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=14647"},"modified":"2024-12-21T19:49:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:49:17","slug":"books-for-dad-or-grandpa-by-various-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/21\/books-for-dad-or-grandpa-by-various-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for Dad or Grandpa by various authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

c.2024, various publishers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>
\n$26.00 – $32.95\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>
\nvarious page counts<\/em><\/p>\n

By Terri Schlichenmeyer<\/em>
\nThe Truth Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

Your gift list this year has a lot of empty spaces.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve put a lot of thought into it and you\u2019ve still come up short. Some people are easy to buy for: you know what they want under the tree and it\u2019s easy to find and wrap. For others, finding the right gift takes serious thought and several trips to the store or web. You need help, hints and\u00a0 Dear Santa letters are welcome, or you can find these great books for Dad or Grandpa\u2026<\/p>\n

For the person who longs almost weekly for the perfect get-away, Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman <\/em>by Patrick Hutchison <\/strong>(St. Martin\u2019s Press, $29) may be what you want to give. It\u2019s the story of a dream that started as a nightmare: without totally thinking it through, Hutchison purchased a tiny, ramshackle, off-the-grid cabin down a long driveway tucked away in the Cascade Mountains. Problem: it needed big-time repairs and Hutchison wasn\u2019t the handyman sort. This book is great for the person who craves solitude, belly laughs, projects, and good story.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s an old-time music lover on your list, check out Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly<\/em> by Jeff Apter <\/strong>(Citadel Press, $29). Like most good biographies, this book takes readers back to Perkins\u2019 childhood and his earliest influences, moving through to the start of his career and his pioneering work, as well as the people he played with, on-stage and off. This is the book to give someone who remembers the music of the \u201850s, or the one who wasn\u2019t \u201cthere\u201d but still loves those tunes.<\/p>\n

If curiosity is one of the things you love best about that person on your list, then Father Nature: The Science of Paternal Potential<\/em> by James K. Rilling<\/strong> (MIT Press, $32.95) might be the book to give. This is a deep look at marriage, divorce, partnering, and the nature of nurture in males of our species and others. You may know that motherhood changes a woman\u2019s brain, but did you know that fatherhood does the same for men?\u00a0 This is a great book for the science-minded person you know, bonus if he\u2019s someone\u2019s dad.<\/p>\n

And finally, for the person who doesn\u2019t mind a few heartbreaks in his book, I Will Do Better<\/em> by Charles Bock<\/strong> (Abrams Press, $26) is the story of a man who\u2019s not sure he wants to be a father, until he actually is. That\u2019s the good news. The very bad news is, his wife is terminally ill and he soon has to learn how to parent his daughter alone. Wrap it up with tissues. It\u2019s a rewarding read, but it\u2019s that kind of book.<\/p>\n

And if these aren\u2019t exactly right for the hard-to-buy-for person on your list, head for your local bookseller or ask your librarian for suggestions. Both will be able to tease out the perfect gift to put under the tree, the gift that gives back when you get a smile.<\/p>\n

Then clear a chair. Reading a good book requires a comfortable empty space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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