Letters to My Son: A Father’s Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love

220 Pages·2014·24.91 MB·English

by  Kent Nerburn

Clearand gentle guidance about the big issues of life . . . Nerburn delivers an eloquent
sptrttual philosophy to lathers in a way that men can easily hear." -UTNE READER
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Revised Edition Copyright 1999 by Kent Nerburn
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Original Edition Copyright 1994 by Kent Nerburn
Cover design: Jason Gardner and MaryAnn Casler
Cover photo ofKent Nerburn and his father, Lloyd:
Virginia Nerburn, 1948
Text design: Jason Gardner
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LibraryofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nerburn, Kent, 1946-
Letters to myson : a father's wisdom on manho—od, life, and love
/ Kent Nerburn ; foreword by Richard Carlson. Rev. ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57731-031-4 (alk. paper)
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\. Young men Conduct oflife. L Title.
BJ1671.N48 1999
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170'.81 dc2i 98-51499
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First printing, February 1999
ISBN 1-57731-031-4
Printed in Canada on acid-free, recycled paper
Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West
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