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1	The Birdcage more books like this by Mrs. Marcia Willett Written with shining honesty and compassion, "The Birdcage" is a multi-generational story of a bittersweet love affair with far-flung repercussions. Martin's Press. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem more books like this by David Blankenhorn Never before in American history have so many men abandoned their families or failed to form them. For our society is not only losing fathers, it is losing the very ideal of fatherhood. Men are increasingly seen as expendable - or as part of the problem. "We are simply changing our minds about the role of men in family life", the authors of this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Raising Fences more books like this by Michael Datcher This memoirist was determined all his life not to become an absentee dad like so many around him in his African-American community. This memoir explores his search for self in an environment with a dearth of role models and and an abundance of hopeless characters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father more books like this by Maxine Harris Maxine Harris gathers information on what it's like to lose a parent at an early age, with stories from C.S. Lewis, Virginia Woolf, Eleanor Roosevelt and others, who have contributed their personal accounts of pain and growth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.93! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Hannah's Hope more books like this by Karen Kingsbury 15-year-old Hannah Roberts remembers when her father was her closest friend. The image is hazy, though, pulled from her distant childhood memories, and her father is now very cold and distant. Her mother is not much better. Feeling orphaned, Hannah lives a lonely life with her wealthy, ailing grandmother. As Christmas nears, Hannah learns a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Harris Family more books like this by R M Johnson "The unforgettable crew of characters that made RM Johnson's debut novel" The Harris Men "a bestseller return in this riveting story of love, loss, and second chances. Life hasn't been easy for Julius Harris since he walked out on his wife and three sons twenty-five years ago. He may be blessed with the love of a wonderful new woman and a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.06! \| first editions \| SVS
7	God-Shaped Hole more books like this by Tiffanie DeBartolo Beatrice Jordan is a jewelry designer in L.A., and when she meets kind, handsome Jacob Grace she knows that he's the man for her: not only do they have great sex, but they both had problems with their fathers, which they work out together. Then disaster strikes.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters & Food more books like this by Margo Maine, Craig L Johnson (Photographer) This work explores the ways in which fathers who withhold affection may have unintentionally contributed to their daughters' eating disorders. Drawing on case studies involving females who have suffered from anorexia and bulimia nervosa, the authors show how a girl's curious eating patterns can be traced to her father's behavior and explain how an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Raising Fences: A Black Man's Love Story more books like this by Michael Datcher This memoirist was determined all his life not to become an absentee dad like so many around him in his African-American community. This memoir explores his search for self in an environment with a dearth of role models and and an abundance of hopeless characters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Fatherloss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms with the Death of Their Dads more books like this by Neil Chethik Based on a national survey of 300 men, and in-depth interviews with 70 others, this landmark book focuses specifically on how sons cope with the deaths of their fathers, offering a fresh insight into the unique male grieving process. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Loss That Is Forever: 8the Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father more books like this by Maxine Harris Maxine Harris gathers information on what it's like to lose a parent at an early age, with stories from C.S. Lewis, Virginia Woolf, Eleanor Roosevelt and others, who have contributed their personal accounts of pain and growth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.85! \| first editions
12 view cover	Longing for Daddy: Healing from the Pain of an Absent or Emotionally Distant Father more books like this by Monique Robinson, Terri McFaddin In "Longing for Daddy," daughters can discover the impact that an absent father has had on their entire life and learn how they can break free of resulting negative behaviors. see all copies from $3.86! new only from $3.86! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Way a Door Closes more books like this by Hope Anita Smith, Shane W Evans (Illustrator) There are so many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing; it's the knowing. In this beautifully written and powerfully moving novel in poems, Smith tells the story of a young man's struggle to accept a father who has walked out on his family. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Longing for Dad: Father Loss and Its Impact more books like this by Dr. Beth M Erickson Dr. Erickson helps readers and therapists identify and pinpoint the causes of father hunger, and explore the spiritual crises that unresolved losses such as this generate. Provocative exercises present strategies for resolving these losses and escaping the cycle of anguish. see all copies from $8.91! new only from $8.91! \| SVS
15	Father Loss more books like this by Elyce Wakerman see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Daddy, Where Were You?: Healing for the Father-Deprived Daughter more books like this by Heather Harpham Kopp, Heather Harpham-Kopp Father deprivation is a problem that just doesn't go away, and many women find themselves struggling with a sense of loss throughout their lives. "Daddy, Where Were You?" is meant to be a starting place--a spotlight to show struggling women that there is an answer. God wants to be their Father and to love them with a love that does not fail. see all copies from $3.03!
17 view cover	Shut the Door more books like this by Amanda Marquit In the vein of "American Beauty", "Shut the Door" offers a glimpse into the world of a family in crisis. It focuses on two teenage sisters struggling to carve out their identities as young adults, taking risks and undergoing disturbing transformations that go unchallenged by their emotionally absent parents. Meanwhile, their parents' marriage is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Darkest Part of the Woods more books like this by Ramsey Campbell People have been drawn to Goodmanswood for centuries, and the Lennox family is no exception. There is something waiting in the midst of the forest, something very old, very patient, and very nasty.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Raising Sons Without Fathers: A Woman's Guide to Parenting Strong, Successful Boys more books like this by Leif Terdal, Patricia Kennedy Compared with fatherless daughters, boys without fathers are less likely to finish high school and more likely to suffer emotionally and economically in their adult lives. The authors describe the problems that sons without fathers face, and advise single mothers how they can cope with and raise more self-reliant young men. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Number We End Up with more books like this by Beth Goldner An accountant named Anjou loses her job soon after her philandering boyfriend first dumped her and then was hit by a car and killed. To make matters worse, she is estranged from her father--another womanizing guy with a trail of broken hearts behind him. She takes a job with the census, querying her neighbors' vital statistics, but she's fired yet ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Lost Fathers: The Politics of Fatherlessness more books like this by Cynthia R Daniels (Editor) The concept of fatherlessness has emerged at the centre of debates over welfare, poverty, sexuality, divorce, family values and "racial disorder". Do children need fathers? Do mothers need husbands? Should we celebrate or grieve the loss (or transformation) of fatherhood? Is there a relation between "fatherlessness" and the destitution and crime ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $81.47! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Book of Lost Fathers: Stories more books like this by Professor Robley Wilson In his fifth collection of short stories, Robley Wilson treats fundamental questions of love, suffering, and humanity. "Why is it the worst things happen when you're most relaxed and your head's empty of everything serious?" These words, from the narrator of the story "Grief," are at the heart of The Book of Lost Fathers, the new collection of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Do I Have a Daddy?: A Story about a Single-Parent Child more books like this by Jeanne Warren Lindsay, Jami Moffett (Illustrator) Thousands of children are forced to grow up without their fathers. This book helps kids with absent, deceased, and unknown dads talk about and deal with this difficult situation. In the story, Erik, a preschooler, is teased by other children about not having a dad. His mother explains that there are many kinds of fathers, and not all of them live ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.39! \| SVS
24	Life Without Father: Influences of an Unknown Man more books like this by William Wartman see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Daddy, Where Were You?: Healing for the Father-Deprived Daughter more books like this by Heather Harpham-Kopp, Heather Harpham Kopp see all copies from $1.99!

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