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1. Book Review: Daddy Dates

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Book Review: Daddy Dates

Review by Chris Singer

About the author:

Greg Wright is the founder and president of The Wright Track Consulting Company

, working with businesses nationwide as a motivational speaker, executive coach, and business growth specialist. Most importantly, the dynamic self-described “music nut” is the forty-year-old father of four teenage girls. If Greg has any qualifications to write Daddy Dates (“Questionable, at best,” he says), Victoria, Hailee, Whitney, and Madison are the highlights of his resume. The family lives in the Live Music Capital of the World—Austin, Texas. Daddy Dates is his first book.

About the book:

Like many boys, Greg Wright wanted to be around beautiful women when he grew up.  Then he learned the truth of “watch what you wish for.”  By 29, Greg was a motivational leader surrounded by gorgeous girls 24/7.

In his own home.

When faced with the reality of raising four beautiful daughters, he went into the woods to plan a strategy for being a successful dad and came back with a mission: Don’t Screw Up.

Daddy Dates is Greg’s funny and moving saga of how he intentionally pursued knowing his girls and in the process, figured out how to overcome the dad-daughter communication barrier, regardless of age or personality type.

This witty and relatable book poses the wildly original concept that should be a “duh” for most men–but isn’t: In order raise a confident woman-to-be, fathers should show their girls what it feels like when a man truly has her best interest at heart.

Just in time for Father’s Day 2011, the self-described “regular-Joe” shares his formula for how both married and single dads can go beyond Hi-Fiving to bridge the gender gap and better connect with his female child… no matter how seemingly close or estranged she may already by.

Daddy Dates is written in an entertain and highly original voice that will appeal to both men and women.  It is the kind of action-oriented “how to” material that guys enjoy, and will recommend to their friends.  It doesn’t matter how old you are, how much money you have, or whether you wear camo or cashmere– ever father, husband, son and brother can learn something from Greg Wright’s evocative and enlightening read.

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2. Book Review: Daddy’s Little Squirrel

daddyslittlesquirrel 289x300 Book Review: Daddys Little SquirrelDaddy’s Little Squirrel by  Kayla Shurley Davidson (Illustrated by Stephen Adams)

Review by: Chris Singer

About the author:

Kayla Shurley Davidson is a stay-at-home mom and former teacher. Born in San Angelo, Texas, she grew up in the small towns of Sonora and Ozona where she spent countless hours helping her dad on the ranch. A 2004 graduate of Angelo State University, Davidson resides in West Texas with her husband and two daughters.

About the book:

A young girl cherishes the time spent with her father—and Kallie is no exception. Follow her as she tags along with her Dad—to help him at the ranch and with his everyday activities. The duo’s adventures are never dull; they are always made possible with the help of Kallie and her special memory rock.

My take on the book:

This is a terrific book and a perfect read for a dad to share with his daughter. The bond between Kallie and her father is very strong and serves to highlight the positive impact an involved father can have in a young child’s life. You can easily see how much Kallie loves her father and vice versa, but it’s also very apparent how valued and loved she feels as her father reinforces the need for her help throughout the story.

My young daughter was drawn instantly to the beautiful, bright-colored and highly-detailed illustrations. Older girls will love reading about the imaginative adventures Kallie and her father share as they work on the ranch. The memory stone used in the story by both Kallie and her father to help “remember” reminders to each other is a beautiful touch, and a terrific idea dads can take from the story to use with their own children.

It’s obvious to readers that the author feels a special bond with her own father. I appreciate her writing of this story very much, and am thrilled I had the opportunity to read it. Daddy’s Little Squirrel is a celebration of the love between a father and his little girl, and a book dads everywhere should be adding to their home library.

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3. Fatherhood—Philosophy for Everyone: The Dao of Daddy

daoofdaddycover 198x300 Fatherhood—Philosophy for Everyone: The Dao of DaddyFatherhood – Philosophy for Everyone: The Dao of Daddy by Lon Nease (Editor), Michael W. Austin (Editor), Fritz Allhoff (Series Editor), Adrienne Burgess (Foreword)

Reviewed by: Dad of Divas

About the Editors:

Lon Nease is a Ph.D. student in the Philosophy department at the University of Cincinnati. He holds a M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Kentucky where he studied phenomenology and existentialism. Nease has published on post-Kantian ethical theory. Michael W. Austin is an associate professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. His primary interests are ethics and philosophy of religion. His books include Running and Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Conceptions of Parenthood (2007), Football and Philosophy: Going Deep (2008), and Wise Stewards (2009). Fritz Allhoff is the Series Editor of the Philosophy for Everyone series. He is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at The Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.  In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is also the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (W

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