Any good Dad books out there??

[VictorianSqualor]

DP has been the most wonderful stepdaddy for the last year and a bit but I am now pregnant with our own child and keep forgetting that it's all going to be new for him.

Tbh am kind of worried I'll just go into autopilot doing what I have found worked with my other two and will be leaving him out. I have told him to join MN incase he has questions he wants answering that he doesn't want to ask me. (He'd likely thing he was burdening me when I already had enough to deal with.

I was hoping to find him a book of some sort, preferrably a man's view on fatherhood, and one that although is true is quite humourous, he's not likely to read anything too spiritual or what he'd call 'namby pamby' so was hoping someone could reccommend one either they read as a dad and thought it was good or that someone else has raved about to them.

[stockingfiller]

mothercare have one will see if i can find link fab book has how all of you changing all while etc

[Kathyis6incheshigh]

Surely this is the best one out there?! www.amazon.co.uk/Dadlands-Alternative-Handbook-New-Fathers/dp/1841126799/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=b&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 ooks&qid=1196856347&sr=8-1

[VictorianSqualor]

I had thought about that one Kathy, That Daniel Blythe does write a good book.

[clerkKent]

I enjoyed Fatherhood by Bill Cosby.

[stockingfiller]

its no longer on there site and dont have clue what it's called sorry

[VictorianSqualor]

No problem stockingfiller, thanks for looking.

[VictorianSqualor]

anymore ideas?

[PatsyCline]

Yes, Kathyissixincheshigh, that Daniel Blythe is a very talented individual. Today, I received his "Encyclopaedia of '80s Pop" from Amazon and it'll keep my DH quiet for months.

However, I know that he is a serious writer with serious books available and I will get one of those too as soon as possible.

[mrsruffallo]

John O'Farrell books -he is not a parenting expert and they are fiction but are really funny and form a man's point of view.

[VictorianSqualor]

I personally think that an Encylcopedia of 80's pop is very serious business indeed.

[PatsyCline]

Yes, every intellectual worth his/her salt must research Tiffany's back catalogue. (sorry, for some reason that sounds a bit 'Carry On')

[VictorianSqualor]

Tiffany may be taking it slightly too far, though I have to say I am interested as to whether or not she has much of a back catalogue.

[MerryAnnSinglemas]

I'm reading Traversa by Fran Sandham - about a solo walk across Africa from coast to coast totally alone and unsponsored- the writing is very good and the bloke who wrote it is great (I used to work with him as a bookseller years ago)

[MerryAnnSinglemas]

dang, didn't read op properly - this is nothing about fatherhood and as far as I know the author isn't a dad, but it is quite spiritual in a practical way (going on a solo journey/finding yourself/testing inner resources kind of way), plus would make a nice Christmas pressie, being a hardback,with photos in.

[MerryAnnSinglemas]

will second John O'Farrell too

[sarah5505]

My husband's just finished reading 'Everything I Need to Know About Being a Manager, I Learned From my Kids' by Ian Durston. It's actually a business book but has got a lot of good parenting stuff in there too and he seemed to find it very amusing. Good one for those Dad's that struggle with work life balance!

[TinyTimLivesinVictorianSqualor]

Thanks Sarah