04018cam a2200397 4500 234276217 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780061966545 0061966541 11f10455-769e-464a-8dd5-11de8e2910bd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 265918 OverDrive (Product ID) 265918 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Chabon, Michael. Manhood for Amateurs [Libby Audiobook] : The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son. HarperCollins, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 222MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 222MB. HTML:<p>The Pulitzer Prize-winning author offers his first major work of nonfiction, an autobiographical narrative as inventive, beautiful, and powerful as his acclaimed, award-winning fiction. Manhood for Amateurs is the first sustained work of personal writing from Michael Chabon. In these insightful, provocative, slyly interlinked essays, one of our most brilliant and humane writers presents his autobiography and his vision of life in the way so many of us experience our own: as a series of reflections, regrets and re-examinations, each sparked by an encounter, in the present, that holds some legacy of the past.</p> <p>What does it mean to be a man today? As a devoted son, as a passionate husband, and above all as a father, Chabon's memories of childhood, of his parents' marriage and divorce, of moments of painful adolescent comedy and giddy encounters with the popular art and literature of his own youth, are like a theme played by the mad quartet of which he now finds himself co-conductor.</p> <p>At once dazzling, hilarious, and moving, Manhood for Amateurs is destined to become a classic.</p>. Whether reflecting on his role as son, brother, husband, or father, Chabon's delightful essays are provocative and insightful. This wide-ranging collection touches on everything from becoming a father to losing a father-in-law (through divorce); from musings on a quirky childhood to a discussion of what society considers to be a "good father" today. He also describes his quandary over what to do with his four children's prolific artwork. (Note: If one disposes of it, it's important to stuff it DEEP, so it isn't discovered.) By turns poignant and witty, Chabon is a comfortable, inviting reader. His relaxed and conversational style is shot through with occasional fervent moments. He's unhurried yet precise in his pacing and phrasing, and most of all likably, often ruefully, humorous. J.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Audie Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:22. 2009 by Michael Chabon. http://lonestardigitalibrary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=11f10455-769e-464a-8dd5-11de8e2910bd http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/265918-ManhoodForAmateurs.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/265918-ManhoodForAmateurs.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=11F10455-769E-464A-8DD5-11DE8E2910BD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/265918-ManhoodForAmateurs.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/265918-ManhoodForAmateurs.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=11F10455-769E-464A-8DD5-11DE8E2910BD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) BSBPL