{"product_id":"dad-bod-9781459749474","title":"Dad Bod","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brisk, humorous collection of essays that redefines the mythos of fatherhood depicted in film, television, and video games.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do dads tell us about the world? Not your real dad, but dads in general. Dads are everywhere. Lurking in our movies, television shows, and video games. Spouting homespun wisdom and atrocious jokes, wallowing in might-have-beens and back-in-my-days, or rigidly defending the status quo. These fictional dads fuel a myth of fatherhood. What is that myth trying to tell us? And what is it trying to sell us? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDad Bod\u003c\/i\u003e is a clever, riveting collection of essays about father figures in popular culture. From Gandalf to Homer Simpson, \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Mandalorian\u003c\/i\u003e, these essays unpack the tropes that inform our collective image of fatherhood. Follow Cian Cruise, newly minted dad, as he riffs on the stereotypes and lore of fatherhood, traces a contemporary art history of dads in popular culture, and journeys to the heart of da\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny, perceptive, and thoughtful, Cian Cruise’s \u003ci\u003eDad Bod\u003c\/i\u003e is constantly curious about the pop culture artifacts it interrogates. Plus, he extracts parenting advice from \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, which no book has ever done before. * Naben Ruthnum, author of A Hero of Our Time *\u003cbr\u003eCian Cruise is a great writer and a great father, and a never–ending source of interesting insights. \u003ci\u003eDad Bod\u003c\/i\u003e takes those qualities and mashes them up with the dads you know from popular culture, to figure out what it means to be a father. * Misha Glouberman, co-author of The Chairs Are Where The People Go *\u003cbr\u003eCian Cruise’s irreverent exploration of fatherhood in pop-culture shrouds a cosmic reverence for the teaching it contains, whether that’s in video games, television, or movies. The religious attention that the essays of \u003ci\u003eDad Bod\u003c\/i\u003e bring to beloved media properties provide new insight not only to their subjects but also to human life and all of its deepest mysteries. * André Babyn *\u003cbr\u003eI rarely think about the challenges of fatherhood…this book offered me a brand new perspective I have never considered. * I’ve Read This blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDad Bod \u003c\/i\u003e explores pop culture papas with irrepressible verve...It shines as a cultural criticism, a memoir, and a parenting guide. * Foreword Reviews, starred review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart One: Foundations\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Way of Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e404 Dad Not Found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword, Afterword, Side-to-Sideword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePart Two: The Good, the Dad, and the Ugly\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Absent Heart of Robin Williams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRambo’s Big Tantrum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sitcom Dad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Distant Driven Dad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor Dad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Litany of Bad Dads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePart Three: Tales of Adventure\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e’Ware the Wanderer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnter Pappas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wanderers Return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eInterlude: Gandalf vs. Obi-Wan\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDads of Destiny\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003ePart Four: Children’s Television\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHumbled by a Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003ePart Five: The End\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie, Die-Hard, or the \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e Dilemma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown for the Count\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dad Becoming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885722743127,"sku":"9781459749474","price":12.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459749474.jpg?v=1722537462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dad-bod-9781459749474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}