Kent Nerburn

Letters to My Son

A Father's Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Insight on the process of growing up and living well, in the form of brief letters from the author to his son. Topics include education, sports, wealth, and work; sex, marriage, fatherhood, and infidelity; wanderlust, war, and death; and aging, suffering, and spirituality"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• 20th Anniversary edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 123mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781608682805
• ISBN-10: 1608682803
• Artikelnr.: 39565035

Autorenporträt

A two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Kent Nerburn is the author of thirteen books on spirituality and Native American themes, including Simple Truths, Neither Wolf nor Dog, and Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce (featured on the History Channel). He lives in northern Minnesota.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Foreword by Richard Carlson
Introduction
Prologue: A Father’s Wish
1. The Shadow of the Father
2. Man and Male
3. Strength
4. Rainaldi’s Lesson
5. Education and Learning
6. Work
7. Possessions
8. The Miracle of Giving
9. Money and Wealth
10. Drugs and Alcohol
11. Tragedy and Suffering
12. Fighting
13. War
14. The Spiritual Journey
15. Loneliness and Solitude
16. Sports and Competition
17.Travel
18. The Blue Moment
19. Leaving
20. Craig’s Lesson
21. The Power of Art
22. On Loving Another Man
23. Women and Men
24. Falling in Love
25. The Mystery of Sex
26. Making Love
27. The Haunted Heart
28. Partners and Marriage
29. Staying Faithful
30. Fatherhood
31. The Burden of Age
32. The Gift of Age
33. Death
34. Embracing the Light
Epilogue: A Father’s Reflection
About the Author