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A nostalgic collection contains reminiscences about famous, infamous, and fictional fathers from their children, with contributions by Candice Bergen, Angelica Huston, Thurgood Marshall, Calvin Coolidge, and other notables. 50,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.
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Despite its well-defined topic, this collection of writings about fathers (some fictional, most factual) is diminished by its scattered treatment. The thoughtful, crafted excellence of certain entries is diminished by the preponderance of flip or elliptical, snippet-length observations, many of them only a sentence or two. Reminiscences about John Wayne at his last Oscar ceremony or about Kurt Vonnegut Sr.'s, architectural career, blighted by the Great Depression, are among the most affecting. Such well-known figures as Woody Guthrie and Nat Cole represent the father as hero, while comments by Lauren Bacall, Alexander Woollcott, Norman Lear and Ken Stabler depict the father as villain. A few of the observations are as poignant as Barbra Streisand's "I would have liked to have a father," but in general, this is a distractingly uneven anthology from the author of The Portable Curmudgeon .
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1993 Hard Cover. First Printing. 226 pgs. No marks, clean pgs, binding tight. DJ excellent. Remainder mark bottom. Whether he was good, bad, drunk, heroic, or just plain absent, chances are your father has left his stamp upon you. In this warmhearted, sometimes droll, often poignant collection, a host of men and women reminisce about their fathers - from wrathful patriarchs to incorrigible eccentrics to doting dads. Aissa Wayne offers a heartfelt account of John Wayne's final, heroic appearance at the Oscars. Arthur Ashe remembers his father's personal triumph over the injustices of racism. Sean Lennon wistfully recalls the brief five years of his life before John Lennon's murder. Seller Inventory # 000105
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Presents reminiscences about famous, infamous, and fictional fathers from their children, with contributions by Candice Bergen, Anjelica Huston, Thurgood Marshall, Calvin Coolidge, and other notables Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123684643