false 72829 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 72829 5 1139957 2007 Alternadad total:311|5:44|4:109|3:108|2:37|1:13| 311 1067 452 100 41185 3.37 904 225 6703516 412677 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 304 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 2 5 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 24 09:40:49 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 09:42:35 -0700 2007
listening to the clash and shopping at whole foods does not make you an "alternative" dad. neither does ignoring your family.

sincerely,
chris pez
(not so alternative dad of juliet, 9 and sam, 8)]]> 6894344 163734 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 1 4 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 10:48:14 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 11:47:33 -0700 2007 this guy spent more time explaining the brands of organic food he bought for his kid than explaining how he remained "cool" while being a father. I suspect he was never cool.]]> 22787402 204590 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 4 3 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 19:36:11 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 20:24:18 -0700 2008
Neal and his wife, Regina, are a writer and an artist who find themselves pregnant and living in that hi...more...]]> 16514922 247896 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 2 2 false Tue Jun 03 13:35:50 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 27 09:40:11 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 13:35:50 -0700 2008
The book was mildly entertaining, but suffered from exactly what it was advertised to be... true stories of a hipster dad and his hipster wife raising a kid. It is full of cute stories of their g...more...]]> 6329164 387049 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 1 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 17 10:06:59 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 10:12:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 6151060 365163 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 4 1 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 13 10:27:11 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 10:41:58 -0700 2007
This is a good road map for fathers and mothers w...more...]]> 23157580 721021 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 2 1 false Wed May 28 14:57:12 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 04:53:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 69729815 37400 1152473 1400095581 9781400095582 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1152473.Alternadad_The_True_Story_of_One_Family_s_Struggle_to_Raise_a_Cool_Kid_in_America 3.67 6 Alternadad, he tells the hilarious and poignant story of how he learned to be a father to his son, Elijah, after the failure of his short-lived rock ’n’ roll dreams.

Pollack and his wife, Regina, were determined to raise their son without growing up too much themselves. They welcomed the responsibility but were worried that they’d become uptight and out of touch. Through the ups and downs of the first years of their son’s life their determination is put to the test, and they find themselves changing in ways they never expected, particularly after Elijah develops a biting problem in preschool.

Alternadad is a refreshingly honest book about the wonders, terrors, and idiocies of parenting today. From enrolling his son in an absurd corporate gymnastics class to a disastrous visit to a rock festival to uncomfortable encounters with other parents whom he’d ordinarily avoid, Pollack candidly explores the everyday struggles and the long-term compromises that come with parenthood.

Mixing ironic skepticism with an appreciation for the absurdities of everyday life, Alternadad is a portrait of a new version of the American family: responsible if unorthodox parents raising kids who know the difference between the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. Wildly funny, surprising, and often moving, it just might be the parenting bible for a new generation of mothers and fathers.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2007 3 0 false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 15:42:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 15:50:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66158914 2568160 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:20:42 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:28:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19744616 1030421 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 1 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 08 14:58:21 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 15:01:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4673330 220306 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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]]> 2007 0 0 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:47:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:51:30 -0700 2009
"I WANT A TUB OF ACID AS DEEP AS THE MOON"

anyway this callout is absolutely hysterical. so i was like oh, hey, neal pollack! i'll read your book.

i got ...more...]]> 25293302 1224750 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 1 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 24 06:42:49 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 06:42:49 -0700 2008 41367338 1847140 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 2 1 false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 21:26:46 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 10:10:55 -0800 2009 54386587 748819 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 4 0 false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 12:46:59 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 13:19:26 -0700 2009
A worthwhile read for any male aged 16+ who fears that becoming a dad will entail a "personality make...more...]]> 57141566 885037 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 07:43:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:23:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5387913 312409 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 2 1 false Sun Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 17:39:42 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 17:39:42 -0700 2007 21130011 1097503 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
]]> 2007 1 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 27 17:55:08 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 17:55:59 -0700 2008 10974384 56828 72829 0375423621 9780375423628 98 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893m/72829.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170818893s/72829.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72829.Alternadad 3.43 311 Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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