Manhood for Amateurs

Manhood for amateurs : the pleasures and regrets of a husband, father, and son / Michael Chabon.— New York : Harper Audio, 2009.
7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9780061842375
Contents: The losers’ club – William and I – The cut – D.A.R.E. – The wilderness of childhood – Hypocritical theory – The spleandors of crap – The hand on my shoulder – The story of our story – the ghost of Irene Adler – The heartbreak kid – A gift – Faking it – Art of the cake – On Canseco – I feel good about my murse – Burning women – Verging – Fever – Looking for trouble – A woman of valor – Like, cosmic – Subterranean – XO9 – Sky and telescope – Shurefire lines – Cosmodemonic – Boyland – A textbook father – The omega glory – Getting out – Radio silence – Normal time – Xmas – The amateur family – Daughter of the Commandment.
Unabridged
Read by the author

1. American essays--21st century. 2. Authors, American – Biography. 3. Chabon, Michael -- Family. 4. Chabon, Michael -- Marriage. 5. Fatherhood -- United States. 6. Fathers -- United States – Biography. 7. Husbands -- United States -- Biography. 8. Marriage -- United States. 9. Masculinity -- United States. 10. Men -- United States – Biography. 11. Sons -- United States -- Biography.

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Chabon uses his personal experiences to essay into various topics of masculinity and family. Divorce, his and his parents, feelings of inadequacy, love and relationships, honesty, growing up as a child in the 1970s, the joys of being a geek, being honest with your children about drug use. As in his novels, he manages to tie many seemingly unrelated topics together to produce sparkling literate prose.