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Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood Paperback – Large Print, October 28, 2008

by Steve Doocy (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
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Publishing types tell me that if you're reading this, it means you're looking for a reason to buy this book. Personally, I think the eye-catching cover shot of me in my pajamas is reason enough. (By the way, those are my real kids on the cover, and yes, those are my actual ankles. No, I'm not retaining water.)

What you're holding in your hands is a very funny and sometimes remarkably poignant look at fathers, not from the mother's point of view or the child's, but from the dad's side. Which is why it's called Tales from the Dad Side.

It's filled with stories of what it's like to be a dad and a son, from a child's first day of kindergarten to the awkward sex talk and right up to the day the always-practical dad tries to pay for college with bonus miles. I was there for every landmark in my children's lives, except the day I was on the riding lawn mower and missed my son's first words, which my wife insists were “trust fund.”

As children get older, the lessons of the father get harder, like teaching my son how to shave just as my father taught me, with a rusty double-edged safety razor. At the end of my dad's lesson, I emerged from the bathroom nicked and gouged, looking like an extra from a Quentin Tarantino film. My more civilized son is a Norelco man. With my high-school-age daughters, I promised them a day on which I'd take them anywhere and do anything with them they wanted, expecting them to ask for dinner and a movie; I was horrified when they told me they wanted all of us to get manicures and pedicures together. That was not the answer I was expecting; it was like discovering Lou Dobbs was an illegal alien.

Over the course of raising three children, I have learned with my wife that fathers are different from mothers. That could be the greatest understatement since Noah turned on the Weather Channel and found out that the next forty days called for a 20 percent chance of light rain.

The truth is, fatherhood is like Wikipedia: some parts based in fact, others just made up along the way. And while bookstores are filled with tales of mothers, their children and families, there are few from the dad's side. Now, as a public service, I'm doing my part to right this wrong.

I sincerely hope this answers your questions. If perhaps it's not exactly your cup of tea, I bet you've got a father or mother in your life who'd like the stone-cold truth about dads. Besides, for the same money, you can either put three gallons of gas in your car or take home this book, which has a highway rating of 29 smiles an hour.

Steve Doocy

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    336 pages
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    Harper Large Print
  4. Publication date
    October 28, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0061668192
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0061668197
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Steve Doocy does it again, with a often laugh-out-loud guide to the joys and perils of parenting in the modern age... Little league and Joe Namath, water moccasins and camping, rushes to the emergency room, college visits―it’s all here and it’s all funny. — Hugh Hewitt

About the Author

Steve Doocy is an Emmy Award-winning television personality and journalist. The longtime morning host of Fox & Friends, he previously worked as a host and news anchor for NBC and CBS and in local television. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook (with his wife, Kathy) and Tales from the Dad Side. A one-time contestant on Food Network's Ready, Set, Cook!, Doocy was a wunderkind in the kitchen-- at age nine he won a blue ribbon at the Kansas State Fair for baking chocolate chip cookies (he used the recipe on the bag).

Kathy Doocy co-authored The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook and was previously the host of ESPN's Sidelines and worked at NBC. She started her career as a Ford model and actress starring in many commercialsshe threw the rental car keys to OJ and lip-synched "You Deserve a Break Today" for McDonald's. When Kathy and Steve got married and the kids came along, she became a stay-at-home mom and the family CEO.

The Doocys have three grown children and more than twenty-five recipes for pot roast. They live in New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Large Print; Lgr edition (October 28, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061668192
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061668197
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 106 ratings

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Steve Doocy is the longtime host of America’s number 1 cable morning news show FOX News Channel's FOX & Friends (weekdays 6-9AM/ET) and is the host of Cooking with Steve Doocy and Cooking in a Hurry on FNC’s on demand subscription-based streaming service FOX Nation. Throughout his broadcasting career, Mr. Doocy has received 11 local EMMY Awards for feature coverage, as well as the Associated Press' Feature Reporter of the Year Award.

Steve and his wife Kathy are the co-authors of the New York Times bestsellers "The Happy Cookbook”, "The Mr. and Mrs Happy Handbook" and the forthcoming “The Happy in a Hurry Cookbook: 101 Fast and Easy New Recipes That Taste Like Home.” Steve also wrote “Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood.” Doocy received his B.A. in journalism from the University of Kansas.

The Doocys live just outside New York City in suburban New Jersey.

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Tales from the Dad SideSteve Doocy talks about his relationship with his own father and with that of his children. He has it organized in such a way where the topic is related. For example, in one chapter he talks about being a child in Boy Scouts interacting with his Dad and then about his time as a Dad when his son was in Boy Scouts.I was not familiar with Steve Doocy before reading this book. It struck me as a fun title, so I picked it up. He certainly has the Dad level humor and it made the book quite fun. As a Dad myself, I could relate to most of the stories. Steve narrated the book and did a very good job.Content Warning: none
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tales from the Dad Side is a found Treasure
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2022
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Steve Goofy is a wonderful writer. I loved the warmth,wisdom and humor and love he shared with his father and his own wife and children.
I started this book last night and could not put it down. Steve Doocy 's wit and tenderness made his whole family come alive. You could not help but grow to love them all.
I know this is not a new book . It is a true treasure. I laughed and shared in both joy , growth and sorrow. I highly recommend you read it.
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James A. Hatherley
5.0 out of 5 stars At Last ... the truth from the Dad's side!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2008
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"Tales from the Dad Side" is disarmingly powerful.

Readers are forewarned that this is a "funny book," and it is all of that. Steve Doocy has a very engaging writing style that features an endless stream of humorous, laugh-out-loud metaphors and pop culture side shots on every page. You can almost hear the rim shots in the back of your head. Absolutely awesome.

And yet, if this book is so funny, why was I so misty-eyed as I turned the pages, in much the same way I reacted while watching "The Bucket List"? If you are a Dad it's as simple as this - this book hits your humerus on its way to your head and your heart.

What we have here is an author who is skillfully presenting his life in a humorous and poignant fashion. Along the way he invites his fellow Dads - and sons - to remember all the similar times and moments of their lives, and, with the wisdom gained from the passage of time, to re-enact and re-interpret, even retrospectively understand, their meanings and emotions.

It's great to read a book that celebrates the value and contributions of fathers, rather than bash or ridicule or minimize them, which seems to have been too popular a trend for too long.

Hurrah to Steve Doocy. Read his tales at your pleasure, but be ready for some serious introspection.
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Calico mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Doocy family antics
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2023
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I read before going to sleep. This book is so funny that I can’t wait to read the next chapter. Would recommend this book for everyone
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Frank J. Konopka
5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed and cried
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2008
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Steve Doocy and I have a lot in common (other than the fact that he's taller, younger, better-looking, and makes a lot more money). We both have wonderful wives, three kids, with a son the oldest, and who is going to Villanova (mine graduated in 1994). This book brought back a lot of memories, from when I was a kid, to the days of my own childrens' births, and their subsequent growing up years. There are many, many extremely funny episodes in the book, and my loud guffaws were really annoying my wife, who was trying to read her own book. Also, there were poignant and sad parts and those made me tear up (Steve seems like a sensitve guy also). Even though this is a book geared mainly for dads, I don't see why moms can't read it also, and I intend to give it to my son to read, as he is the father of two very beautiful daughters, who are the light of my life. If you have no sentiment, don't read this book, but if you can look back on your life with fondness, hilarity and sorrow, you'll love this book as much as I did!
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Gwen Haines
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2014
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Funny funny, funny
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Martha Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023
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I bought 3 copies of this book for male family members for Xmas & I heard back from them, positive reviews!
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E. Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for Dads of all ages!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2008
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I bought this because my I like Steve Doocy and his easy going manner and as a gift for my husband. I also have two sons who have just become fathers and thought they would enjoy this book. I read it and laughed out loud! I can relate to so many incidents, funny and sad, that Doocy described in the book and know my sons and husband will as well. Each of the boys will get a copy for Christmas. It's refreshing to read something that makes us feel good all over.
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BG
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Funny a d heart warming!
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018
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Loved the honesty and humor! Laughed through the whole book! A great read about fathers and their children! A great book for anyone with children.
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