Protective. Goofy. Heroic. Hardworking. Stoic. Knowledgeable. Jovial. There are a number of adjectives that can be used to describe fathers and the significant role they play in their children’s lives. But each father has his own unique story –- a story that may never be told.
Below are some of our favorite books written by children about their dads. Whether a father is interested in sports, film, history, suspense, or the military, he’s sure to find some of the subjects (and stories) interesting and appealing.
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My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider’s Journey through Hollywood
Portrait Of A Father
My Father, Daniel Boone: The Draper Interviews with Nathan Boone
Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical
Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting
Battlefield Surgeon: Life and Death on the Front Lines of World War II
Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father’s Unsolved Murder
Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense: The Life of Screenwriter Charles Bennett
The University Press of Kentucky 