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How to Feel Manly in a Minivan: The Desperate Dad's Survival Guide

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...and I should know. I have been reading Craig's books, essays and letters for more than thirty years. His essay in elementary school, "Who Is This Craig Boreth Kid?" is particularly memorable. All his books are "must reads," but I alone have been privileged to read just about everything he has ever written, and I feel very special. That's right - I'm his Dad, and as he says in his book, I did a damn fine job.

I bought this for my husband who was adjusting to life with our new baby and my 2 sons (his stepsons). It uses great guy humor and my husband actually read the whole thing.

I'm not a father, but I really enjoyed reading this book. Like its predecessor "How to Iron your Own Damn Shirt", this book made me laugh out loud. I highly recommend it!

I got this book as a present for a recent dad and ended up keeping it for myself! I thought it was a cute idea and concept and would make a great present, but I didn't expect that it would end up in my permanent collection. Boreth offers a clever and highly entertaining look (from a man's perspective) at the whole pregnancy/infant care universe. What I really liked was that he doesn't just make a few jokes about the process of becoming a new father, he also gives you a lot of useful tips and techniques - strategies you might actually use...All in all, a fun and informative little book.

I'm not a dad and heretofore the idea of being one has frightened me to no end. Ah, but after reading Craig Boreth's witty and insightful tome I now have hope that I might someday be able to pull it off. I highly recommend "Manly in a Minivan" ... one of the breeziest and best reads I've had all year.
-Dan Dunn

From one desperate Dad to the next, READ this book! Craig's advice calms and makes you take note of the important things. My kid is only 10 day's old and he's already sounding out the word "Dad"! (No, it's not just gas! Really.)

If you know someone thinking about being a new Dad, this is a good reference. A mixture of humor, experience and good common sense from a writer that clearly knows from where he speaks.

For anyone who is a father, Boreth's journey from his wife's pregnancy through the early stages of fatherhood will make you laugh out loud at yourself and your gender while recalling all the wonderful events, big and small, that make fatherhood an amazing experience. For anyone who is not yet a father, this book will teach you all you need to know about how to survive fatherhood: stop to smell the roses, and don't take yourself too seriously!