Dad the Man Who Lied to Save the Planet: 12 Timeless Virtues Handed Down to a Son by an Everyday Dad - Hardcover

Pratt, James Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570089787 ISBN 13: 9781570089787

Publisher: Shadow Mountain, 2003

Synopsis

Recalling his growing-up years in Los Angeles following World War II, author James Pratt describes twelve lessons he learned from observing his father, an unpretentious and uneducated man who acquired little of this world's wealth but who lived an honorable life. "For some, these twelve virtues may seem antiquated, out of date, or hopelessly provincial," writes Pratt. "I don't see it that way. What my father practiced and conveyed to me were principles that made it possible for children to grow up in a stable, two-parent home, where there was a widely accepted code of decency, honesty, honor, and patriotism." This book recalls simpler times, when Southern California was still filled with dusty little towns and when a mand could have purchased the bean fields that have become LAX for $5 an acre - if he had somehow had five dollars. Readers will enjoy this loving retrospective, a fitting tribute to dads everywhere.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A veteran of World War II, and a member of the generation Tom Brokaw has called " the greatest generation," skinny Grant Pratt lied about his weight to enlist in The United States Army.

He was an unpretentious man who acquired little of this world's wealth. What he did possess, in rich abundance, was a set of old-fashioned values, which he somehow succeeded in passing along to his family of ten children ~ values that current readers are bound to find refreshing.

In this loving tribute to an "ordinary" dad, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author James Pratt evokes a simpler time in American history ~ the years following the Great Depression and World War II, when Southern California was filled with dusty little towns and when a man could have purchased the bean fields that have become LAX for $5 an acre, except no one had five dollars.

Through heart-warming stories and nostalgic recollections, James Pratt reminds us of twelve timeless virtues that are in increasingly short supply in today's world. In doing so, he reaffirms for today's dads the unique power a father has to shape and mold his children's characters.

About the Author:

James Pratt burst onto the national literary scene in 1998 when his first novel, "The Last Valentine", became a New York Times bestseller. A master of stories about love and war, he has since published three other novels. "The Lighthouse Keeper" and "Ticket Home" were each featured selections in The DoubleDay and The Literary Guild bookclubs. His fourth novel, "Paradise Bay", was released in the spring of 2002. James Pratt has been married to his wife, Jeanne, for twenty-five years. They are the parents of two children and reside in Provo, Utah.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shadow Mountain
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570089787
• ISBN 13: 9781570089787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128