"The owner of a gun store embarks on a scheme to avoid bankruptcy by using his son’s resurrection from a near-fatal drug overdose to create what he believes is the greatest television commercial anyone has ever seen"--

"Set in Naples, this stunning, atmospheric novel follows an ambitious and frustrated father, genuinely talented but full of arrogance and resentment, whose first-born, years later, sifts the lies from the truth to tell the story of a man he spent his whole life trying not to resemble."--

"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--

A companion to "You Be Mommy" finds a tuckered-out father inviting his child to swap caregiver roles by suggesting comforting hugs, running a warm bath, and building a fort for two.

"Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian's house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. Holmes rushes after...

"Single father Rowan Quinn moves to a tight-knit coastal community in South Africa to give his son the family he never had and meets a former heiress who makes it her personal mission to induct him into the town's circle of single dads to give him the support he needs."--

In this rhyming adaptation for children of "Why a Son Needs a Dad: 100 Reasons" by Gregory E. Lang, a father holds his newborn son and lists all the ways he will help him grow, reminding him to be independent, upstanding, humble, and, most important, true to himself.

"In this punny, laugh-out-loud picture book, Captain Dad, who has brought along his treasure chest of jokes, and his crew spend the day at the beach!"--

"The arrest of his father for a series of unspeakable crimes shattered Lyle Edison's suburban teenage life. There was no way to pick up the pieces, so he ran. Now at last, after years of hiding under a false name to escape his father's wicked legacy, Lyle has begun to build a future with the woman he loves. But after an encounter with a stranger named Icarus who seems to know Lyle's secrets - a man with a questionable grip on reality who claims to...

"A child asks their father to tell them a story. But not just any old story, a new story. 'And make it about a lion!' The dad begins, but the child interrupts again and again--'Why is the lion so small? Doesn't he eat dinner?'--Finally, Dad suggests telling the lion story together and the reader is invited to fill in the blanks--and join in the fun"-Provided by publisher.