As most divorced couples know -- with kids in the mix -- it is very difficult to have a positive influence on a child particularly when dad lives out of state -- far removed from the rigors of the day to day challenges of raising a child. My original plan was to write one life lesson each week and mail it to my daughter for her to read, study and keep for future reference. Sort of like homework with dad yet still be educational and fun in the process. I wrote my first Life Lesson on June 28, 2011. After many revisions, the book was completed a year later. At the time, I would hand write the Life Lesson on a legal sized piece of paper and photocopy it at the local Post Net store and send the original to my daughter Kelsey in Seattle. I kept the photocopy. After dozens of trips, the young woman working behind the counter, Kate Krutilova, says "You know Thorp, you need to write a book!" I thought about it for a moment and realized she was absolutely right! I finally reached my goal of 100 Life Lessons... Three weeks later another one popped into my head at 3am in the morning... So I ended up with 101! The funny thing about reading this book is that there is no rhyme or reason as to the order in which each Life Lesson is written. It's just what came to me at the time. (That is the great thing about having ADD.) Special thanks to Dr. Victoria Ibric at the Neurofeedback & NeuroRehab Institute in Pasadena, CA. I hope you will find this book entertaining, heart-warming and full of really good tips. Buy one for yourself... Better yet, buy two and give it to someone you care about. Thanks for your support! Enjoy!

What Does It Take to Be a Great Dad? Action! If being a great dad doesn't come natural to you, welcome to the club. No guy has fatherhood totally figured out, and that's okay. What matters are the small, consistent steps you take to show your kids you care and you are there. Bestselling author Jay Payleitner shares 101 creative ways you can love, teach, and lead your children. Unleash the great dad within when you stop and catch the fireflies, even while wearing a three-piece suit give horsey rides instead of spending money on Disney World trigger traditions (If you don't keep them, who will?) explain syzygy (Don't worry, it will be explained to you first.) teach your kids how to love and be loved by knowing the source of love ...and try 96 other amazingly dad-doable tasks! Join other aspiring awesome fathers in walking the talk every day in simple yet powerful ways.

From the host of the YouTube channel that went viral—Dad, How Do I?—comes a book that’s part memoir/part inspiration/part DIY. Rob Kenney’s father left him and his seven siblings when he was fourteen years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics—how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly—as well as succeed in life. But he and his siblings had to figure these things out on their own. Now a father himself, Rob decided that he would help people out by providing how-to tips as well as advice—and even throw in some bad dad jokes. He started a YouTube channel for anyone looking for fatherly advice, and in the course of three months, gained a following of nearly 2.5 million subscribers, with millions of views for his how-to and inspirational videos. In this book, Rob shares his story of overcoming a difficult childhood with the strength of faith and family, and offers inspiration and hope. In addition, he provides 50 practical DYI instructions (30 of which will be unique to the book), illustrated with helpful line drawings.

This story is about two German Baronesses that traveled across the world teaching life lessons to those children and adults who needed the most help and for those that needed to be taught a lesson. The Baronesses, Emma and Natasha Von Lekton did not travel traditionally by car, or airplane, or train, or by bus. Instead, they are transported along with the magnificent castle where they reside to a location in the world where they are needed most. Baroness Emma Von Lekton is a very kind, innocent and compassionate teacher. Her lessons are meant for the students who are children. Her twin sister, Baroness Natasha Von Lekton, is very mischievous. She likes to play pranks on her sister and her students. Fortunately, the students she teaches are adults. There are some secrets that the Baronesses withhold until the end of the story, and some, they withhold until the next lessons. The students that needed the Baronesses help this time are a father and his son. The father's name is Nicholas Botticelli, and his son name is Vinnie. Nicholas and Vinnie live in a small town in Connecticut called Beacon Falls. Connecticut is one of fifty states in the United States. The lessons that the Baronesses teach are not taught from a book, but rather they are taught through magical adventures that their students must take. The lessons that the Baronesses teach are wholesome with benefits for all readers. This book is meant for older children, teens, and young adults. However, those adult readers who like to read fantasies about magical adventures will find this series a delight.

If you're looking for a book that'll entertain you (no matter how close you are to exceeding the limits of your medication), this is it. It's fun, and funny, and filled with crazy adventures. It's about a guy and his boat having way too much fun off the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine. The guy's name is Dennis. The boat's name is Aislyn, and she is the place upon which magic becomes possible. The "characters" in these stories are real people who are really characters. Join Dennis and his family & friends as they do their worst to do their best. If you think that mistakes and bad decisions make for great stories, then you're in luck. Lobster Tales, Life Lessons, and Laughter is chunkin' full of them You will...  learn pantloads about lobsters and lobstering.  pick up some skinny on boat navigation, saltwater fishing, and nautical knot tying.  gain a few choice recipes for the next time you decide to eat a few bugs. (lobsters)  build an armory of snappy comebacks, New England style.  enjoy more than a couple of interesting insights into human nature.  acquire the scoop on some prime eateries, retailers, and services providers that the locals love to visit.  have a ball looking at the pictures and using the QRC codes and web-links to visit most of the businesses & attractions mentioned, as well as nautical charts of the waters they played in. And that's only part of the fun. Scope out the Table of Contents and you'll see what we're talking about. Go on, do yourself a favor. Read this book. After all, it comes with the author's personal guarantee: "If you don't laugh out loud at least five times while reading this book, I'll be go to hell."

Extraordinary men and women-we see them in our communities every day. They impact countless lives, they uplift and they inspire. But where did their inspiration come from? How did they become extraordinary? Through the personal stories of twenty men and women, Dare To Be Extraordinary: A Collection of Life Lessons From African American Fathers breathes life into one of today's most compelling familial and social issues: fatherhood in the African American community. In-depth discourse allows business leaders, cultural icons, athletes, politicians, activists, doctors, newsmakers, and some of the best and brightest minds of our time, the chance to share-with honesty, wit and intellect-lessons learned from their fathers. Dare To Be Extraordinary recognizes and honors the wisdom and teachings of African American fathers passed down to both sons and daughters who took those lessons to heart and have led extraordinary lives.