A better man: a (mostly serious) letter to my son
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Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, ©2020.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
291 pages ; 19 cm
Status:
Orange/Case Adult Nonfiction Book
305.31 Black
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"Michael Ian Black takes a poignant look at manhood, written in the form of a heartfelt letter to his teenage son before he leaves for college. Black offers a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love"--
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781616209117, 1616209119
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"Michael Ian Black takes a poignant look at manhood, written in the form of a heartfelt letter to his teenage son before he leaves for college. Black offers a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Black, M. I. (2020). A better man: a (mostly serious) letter to my son. First edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Black, Michael Ian, 1971-. 2020. A Better Man: A (mostly Serious) Letter to My Son. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Black, Michael Ian, 1971-, A Better Man: A (mostly Serious) Letter to My Son. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Black, Michael Ian. A Better Man: A (mostly Serious) Letter to My Son. First edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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