Happy Father's Day

Categories: Staff Picks , Nonfiction , Fiction

As I was searching the web for ideas to blog about, I ran across a great article on USA TODAY's website that reccomended four great books about the father/child relationship.  All four books focus on the lessons that each father taught the author and how each child/author enjoyed spending time with their father. 

This got me thinking (which is very dangerous) about things that I learned from my dad when my brother and I would spend our Saturdays at my father's hobby shop.  Looking back now, I realize I learned a lot of my work ethic and customer service skills from those Saturdays spent watching him interact with his customers and just how much it meant to get to spend that time with him. 

To keep this about books, I recommend Molly O'Neill's Mostly True for adults (bonus points for Molly being former Reds great Paul O'Neill's older sister), and for families I recommend Satomi Ichikawa's My Father's Shop.

Happy Father's Day to every father out there, especially my own!  And thanks for all of the valuable lessons that you've bestowed upon us.