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  <title><![CDATA[The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition]]></title>
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  <default_description>An information-packed guide to all the emotional, financial and  physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his  partner's pregnancy.  Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from  obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, this  book is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, as well as &lt;i&gt;New  Yorker&lt;/i&gt;-style cartoons that will keep anxious fathers-to-be chuckling.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1995</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Armin A. Brott]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Josh]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 12 04:29:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 10 16:09:11 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When you’re having a baby, almost everyone whose had one has some advice for you, whether you want it or not. Unfortunately, it’s still considered rude in our society to tell those people to shut up.<br/>This book is kind of like that. It’s more or less one person’s opinions and experience ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17577917">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44760505">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rick]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 29 10:28:56 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 29 10:28:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book with a lot of factual information for impending fathers.  It's not goofy or aimed at blockheads who are wondering why their wives eat pickles and ice cream.  I found the explanations of what your partner is feeling from month to month to be spot on.  It was almost uncanny a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44760505">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8372325">
    <user id="553577">
    <name><![CDATA[Madasi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Any expectant dads]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 28 21:13:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 28 21:19:43 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[  This book is fantastic. The first time you and your wife become pregnant, books will start appearing out of thin air telling her every minute detail of what is happening each day of the pregnancy, what the baby is doing now, how big it is, what might go wrong now, and how to deal with it. If you a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8372325">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39296884">
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    <name><![CDATA[Randy]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[New Fathers who are incredibly stupid and/or bored]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 10:53:29 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 13 00:53:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of a lot of extraneous information gets in the way of what should be a much shorter book. This book insulted my intelligence. I guess this wasn't really what I was looking for. It's too broad to be of any real use to me. I much prefer brief, no-bullshit specific advice on things that are not su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39296884">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65858554">
    <user id="74961">
    <name><![CDATA[Chad]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atlanta, GA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 02 07:42:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 02 07:46:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic.  The information is presented in a clear and concise way, without a lot of extraneous details.  Written in a good colloquial style that teaches without talking down to you.  And I guarantee it's the only pregnancy book that's going to treat you (the father) as more than a trained monkey i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65858554">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49059993">
    <user id="1609700">
    <name><![CDATA[Caris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 12 13:19:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 18 14:38:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one was a good, fast read that was filled with valuable information for the novice father. It focused on issues relevant to the man who wants to be involved with his children, starting at pregnancy. It gave basic developmental information for each month of the unborn baby's life, as well as som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49059993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42203261">
    <user id="1129593">
    <name><![CDATA[Vince]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kansas City, MO]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 06:24:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 07 19:17:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, who knew, I knew so little (actually, I knew!).  I had been reading along as Nico grows inside Jessica's belly, but I just had to finish the 9th month and subsequent chapters the past week.  Impending Joy/Fear tells me I need to start reading about infant and toddler care.<br/><br/>Thankfull...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42203261">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10013849">
    <user id="203456">
    <name><![CDATA[Jesse]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Expectant fathers :-)]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 05 20:17:14 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 12 20:25:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wish goodreads would let you give half stars, because I liked this more than 3, but not sure I can give it 4 stars.  Anyhow, this isn't the kind of book you read from start to finish.  Each chapter basically details what's going on physically, psychologically, developmentally with your part...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10013849">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10013849]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5234599">
    <user id="317002">
    <name><![CDATA[Mick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 28 11:39:46 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 16 11:26:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It feels like an eternity since I read this book in preparation of my first child's birth (who's only 10 weeks old). That being said, it served as a concise, and positive, guide to the months leading to a child's birth.  <br/><br/>I found it to have a good, practical perspective that often seemed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5234599">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5234599]]></url>
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    <review id="46124412">
    <user id="346653">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeff]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, AL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Duh]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 12 05:05:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 23 17:46:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's pretty decent I guess. I'll see how well prepared I was after the baby arrives. Most of the advice is fine, and there's a lot of personal experiences thrown in by the author. It's near condescending attitude toward the reader is a little annoying, making the average man out to be some ham fiste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46124412">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68289110">
    <user id="1876669">
    <name><![CDATA[Teddy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 21:18:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 21:20:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read a whole bunch of books in preparation for fatherhood, and most of them were just full of list of things to bring to the hospital or warning about things you need to give up with impending parenthood. This book, however, pulls together a lot of research and anecdotes from research and parentho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68289110">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71638411">
    <user id="1186478">
    <name><![CDATA[Tyner]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Sep 18 00:02:29 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 18 00:34:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Disappointing.  This book is very incomplete, perhaps intended as a survey of issues.  The unique material is the father-specific perspective, however the author's voice becomes so loud it drowns out the material.  <br/><br/>The survey of other subjects ends up being sort of worthless since it is co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71638411">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71638411]]></url>
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    <review id="57443754">
    <user id="2197872">
    <name><![CDATA[Glocal Family]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 26 19:19:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 26 19:20:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, it's been about 3 years since I read this, but I recall it being a great book for me when Anita was pregnant with Robbie. Perhaps if we add a second kid to the Glocal Family mix I'll give it a bonus read.]]></body>
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    <review id="41269051">
    <user id="466649">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Maplewood, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 30 05:39:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 30 05:41:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of information.  Probably the most formal of the &quot;expectant dad&quot; books that I've read.  Did a much better job than any of the other books of describing what is going on with the mother and the baby.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41269051]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="71394947">
    <user id="368346">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Paul, MN]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 05:58:19 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 15 10:27:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There aren't many books out there that focus on to-be dads and this one seems to be one of the first.  I didn't learn a ton of new things but the authors did package the common sense stuff together in a new way that was easy to read.  In addition, there were several questions that the authors encour...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71394947">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71394947]]></url>
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    <review id="22436142">
    <user id="357190">
    <name><![CDATA[Sean]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Expectant fathers, just like the title says]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 17 11:18:35 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 17 16:47:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best book for Dads-to-be that I've read (there aren't many available). Each of the initial chapters correspond to a month of pregnancy and begin with 3 lists: what your spouse is going through, what the baby is going through, and what you are going through. The parts about what the father is goi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22436142">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22436142]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48555117">
    <user id="398534">
    <name><![CDATA[Owen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Carlsbad, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 07 19:21:05 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 07 19:21:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book very helpful... it was nice to read something about parenting where being a dad was dealt with in more than a sentence!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48555117]]></url>
</review>
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    <body><![CDATA[Can't recommend this book enough for those of you who find yourselves expectant fathers...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was the best book for dads.  Funny but still informative on a variety of topics.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Decent read, but I should have just gone to the library. This kind of book is far from timeless, and so disposable. I would rate it &quot;one star&quot; because of this, but given that most books are in the disposable category these days (such as some of the sci-fi that I have rate relatively highly...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6994730">more...</a>]]></body>
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