Pops : learning to be a son and a father / Craig Melvin.
Pops : learning to be a son and a father / Craig Melvin.
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Publisher
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Call Numbers
G 2021/1789
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. Being there -- Where I'm coming from -- Dad and Mom and me -- Role models, mentors, and the ghost -- College, climbing the ladder, and love -- Dads (including occasionally me) got this -- Brothers -- "Who is this guy?" -- "I'm here".
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Publisher
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
The news anchor of NBC News' Today tells the story of the father figures in his life as well as his reconciliation and understanding of his own father, and how all these experiences and encounters have informed his understanding of his own role as a dad.
Growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, Melvin had a fraught relationship with his father. Lawrence Melvin was a distant, often absent parent due to his drinking as well as his job working the graveyard shift at a postal facility. Fortunately, he had a fiercely protective mother who held the family together. He also had a series of surrogate father...
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Full title
Pops : learning to be a son and a father / Craig Melvin.
Portion of title
Learning to be a son and a father
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Date Copyright
©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/1789
Record Identifier
74VKaazp7Wm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaazp7Wm3
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ISBN
0063071991
9780063071995
DDC
070.92
MMS ID
991024420919602626
