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| Introduction |
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| Part One: Latitude and Longitude |
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Mothers: Like Mother, Like son |
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Fathers: The Family Album |
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Gratitude: Love in All the Right Places |
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40 | (7) |
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Daughters: Like Father, Like Daughter |
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47 | (8) |
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Sons: Separate and Shared Agenda |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (7) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Things I Wish I'd Said to My Father |
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67 | (4) |
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| Part Two: Private Pilgrimages |
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Vulnerability: A Broken Heart |
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71 | (12) |
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83 | (8) |
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91 | (10) |
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101 | (7) |
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Fear: the Bravest Thing I Ever Did |
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108 | (10) |
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Vanity: A Man and His Hair |
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118 | (6) |
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Mood: The Tyranny of Gloom |
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124 | (6) |
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Conscience: The Burden of Truth |
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130 | (10) |
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Meditation: The Question of Zen |
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140 | (5) |
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145 | (7) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Things Every Man Worth His Salt Should Know How to Do |
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152 | (3) |
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| Part Three: Rules of the Road |
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155 | (7) |
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162 | (8) |
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Patriotism: A Higher Calling |
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170 | (5) |
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Risk: Let Your Soul Be Your Bookie |
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175 | (5) |
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Resilience: Love Among the Ruins |
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180 | (10) |
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Faith: My Problem with Prayer |
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190 | (7) |
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Courage: To Thine Own Self |
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197 | (7) |
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Loyalty: Coffee and sympathy |
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204 | (8) |
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Boundaries: Fathers to the Community |
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212 | (6) |
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Mentoring: In loco parentis |
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218 | (7) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Things I Hope My Kids Learn Sooner Than I Did |
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225 | (4) |
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| Part Four: Islands of Fame and Fortune |
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Money: You Can Never Lose Enough |
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229 | (10) |
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Harmony: Making Perfect Dirt |
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239 | (6) |
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Recruitment: A Professor for All Seasons |
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245 | (10) |
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Work: Blood, Sweat, and Cheers |
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255 | (7) |
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Listening: Finding Your Calling |
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262 | (11) |
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Chance: A Planned Life Can Only Be Endured |
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273 | (6) |
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279 | (7) |
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286 | (6) |
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Freedom: The wild Blue Yonder |
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292 | (11) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Questions a Man Should Know the Answers To |
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303 | (4) |
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| Part Five: Diversions and Detours |
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Humor: Accustomed to Her Laughter |
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307 | (6) |
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Beauty: Eye of the Beholder |
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313 | (8) |
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The Wedding: The Great Groomal Expo |
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321 | (6) |
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Companions: Heartbeat of the Running Dog |
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327 | (10) |
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Cars: Hers Is a Lush Situation |
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337 | (8) |
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Fans: They Killed Our Fathers and Grandfathers and Now the Sonsabitches Are Coming for Us |
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345 | (7) |
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352 | (8) |
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Icons: Some Real Good Men |
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360 | (7) |
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367 | (5) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Things I want My Lover/Partner/Wife to Know |
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372 | (3) |
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| Part Six: True North |
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Soulmate: First Love, Again |
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375 | (10) |
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Authentic Success: Hero to His Children |
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385 | (11) |
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Redemption: The Love of a Good Woman |
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396 | (6) |
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Death: Beyond the Chrysalis |
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402 | (8) |
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Joy: Cultivating Life As an Act of Love |
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410 | (7) |
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Thoughts for the Road: Ten Things Every Man Should Keep in Mind at All Times |
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417 | (2) |
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| With Thanks and Appreciation |
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419 | (4) |
| Selected Bibliography |
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423 | (6) |
| Contributor Biographies |
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429 | (10) |
| Index |
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