Finally—A Pregnancy Book That Won't Put Men to Sleep My Boys Can Swim! tells real men everything they really want toknow about pregnancy, such as: How much is it going to cost? Whydoes your wife primp before seeing her doctor when she hasn't put astitch of make-up on for you in months? And, most important, what'sit going to do to your sex life? This rollicking, laugh-out-loud book is for expectant dads insearch of bottom-line pregnancy information, without all thatboring touchy-feely stuff you find in those books written forwomen. Inside you'll discover helpful—and hilarious—information andinsights on such topics as: The Maternity Wardrobe: "A key part of the maternity wardrobe ismaternity underwear—parachute-like undies big enough to fit an NFLdefensive lineman." Baby Names: "Don't give your kids mockable names like Thaddeus,which is Greek for 'I'm a dork and should be beaten up.'" The Birth: "No one told me it's normal that babies' heads can bemisshapen at birth.
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby. Atthirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all fresh in hernow-classic account of how she and her son and numerous friends andneighbors and some strangers survived and thrived in that allimportant first year. From finding out that her baby is a boy (andgetting used to the idea) to finding out that her best friend andgreatest supporter Pam will die of cancer (and not getting used tothat idea), with a generous amount of wit and faith (but verylittle piousness), Lamott narrates the great and small events thatmake up a woman’s life.
From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin tostruggle. They get expelled from preschool nearly five times moreoften than girls; in elementary school, they’re diagnosed withlearning disorders four times as often. By eighth grade hugenumbers are reading below basic level. And by high school, they’reheavily outnumbered in AP classes and, save for the realm ofathletics, show indifference to most extra?curricular activities.Perhaps most alarmingly, boys now account for less than 43 percentof those enrolled in college, and the gap widens everysemester! The imbalance in higher education isn’t just a “boy problem,”though. Boys’ decreasing college attendance is bad news for girls,too, because ad?missions officers seeking balanced student bodiespass over girls in favor of boys. The growing gender imbalance ineducation portends massive shifts for the next generation: how muchthey make and whom they marry. Interviewing hundreds of parents, kids, teachers, and experts,award-winning journalist
Fathers know that doing things with their daughters isimportant. Shared activities build trust and self-esteem, show howmuch dads care, and allow everyone to cut loose and have fun. Buteven fathers who can beat the generation and gender gaps that makethem feel awkward can’t always dream up cool places to go ormutually enjoyable things to do. Like the coach of their favoriteteam, dads need a game plan, and that’s exactly what Joe Kellyprovides in Dads Daughters Togetherness Guide. Appropriate for girls of any age, the guide enables dads to grabtheir daughters by the hand and say “Let’s go…” See how things are made: Take a made-in-America tour andsee how everything from jumbo jets (Boeing) to chocolate kisses(Hershey’s) is produced. Bake a funny cake: She’ll laugh herself silly in thekitchen making Kitty Litter Cake, a German chocolate sheet cakecovered with “cat litter” (dyed, crumbled cookies) and topped withminiature Tootsie Rolls. Take a drive to n
