Climbing Lessons: Stories of Fathers, Sons, and the Bond Between - Couverture souple

Bascom, Tim

 
9781611533446: Climbing Lessons: Stories of Fathers, Sons, and the Bond Between
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ISBN 10 : 1611533449 ISBN 13 : 9781611533446
Editeur : Torchflame Books, 2020

Synopsis

When Doc Bascom tries to show his grade school sons how to climb a huge sycamore, he ends up dropping 12 feet flat-out on his back. Stunned, he finally gasps, ""So that's how it's done."" And in that moment, he becomes an emblem for all fathers-trying to lead the way, failing, then getting up and trying again.This ""climbing lesson"" is just one of 40 playful, sometimes poignant stories by award-winning author Tim Bascom, who illustrates the special bond between fathers and sons-and how that relationship must change with time. When Tim takes his own turn at fathering, he realizes that his devoted toddlers are turning into unimpressed teenagers. No longer the hero he had hoped to be, he must accept a new, flawed version of himself, not unlike his father before him.These brief inter-linked stories show that abiding affection can still prevail, bringing fathers and sons closer, even as they tackle the steepest parts of the climb.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tim Bascom is the author of five books, including the memoirs Chameleon Days (winner of the Bakeless Prize in Nonfiction) and Running to the Fire (Finalist for the Indiefab Memoir of the Year. The memoirs chronicle years he spent in Ethiopia as the son of missionaries, during the reign of Emperor Selassie and during the Marxist Revolution that overthrew the emperor. In addition, His essays have been published in major anthologies such as Best Creative Nonfiction and Best American Travel Writing. As a native Kansan, Tim has lived most his life in the prairie region of the U.S. In Climbing Lessons, he draws on the experience of 4 generations of his Midwestern family-with three uncles, two brothers, and two sons. Sometimes, when he is most lucky, he still plays soccer with those grown sons, who love to debate with him.

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Éditeur
Torchflame Books
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611533449
ISBN 13 
9781611533446
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Buchpark GmbH
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