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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: I just finished reading the "Father and Child Reunion", and it's just great. The book gathers a great collection of facts that speak for themselves... theories that give these facts firm grounding... a strong connection to men's emotions... and a respectful and empathetic attitude toward women that is geared to promoting better understanding between the genders... At the end, the part on "Playing the Abuse Card" felt to me like a harrowing crescendo on the theme of the book. The abuse issue is clearly positioned as the extreme part of a continuum in the way society views men and treats us. Warren Farrell describe several solutions - some individual, some societal - that form a very exciting program. I believe the book itself is one of the solutions - more men need to be exposed to these ideas to break through the shame that prevents us from being ourselves.Serge Prengel Author, Still A Dad
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Summary: Awesome!!!
Review: I wish...the Davidson County Juvenile Court would read this. This author is right on target about how non custodial fathers always get the shaft. This should be required reading for every family court judge and lawmaker.
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Summary: Awesome!!!
Review: I wish...the Davidson County Juvenile Court would read this. This author is right on target about how non custodial fathers always get the shaft. This should be required reading for every family court judge and lawmaker.
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Summary: Sadly Ahead of its Time
Review: I've owned this book for four hours and have read most of it. I have experienced firsthand the shocking bias and injustice towards fathers, and undoubtedly have much more to face. This book is sadly ahead of its time. It cuts right through the political correctness, media ignorance, feminist propoganda, and false sense of equality most men feel they have. Farrell backs up his statements with facts and reliable data, and extends his credibility by explaining why he originally agreed with but now rejects the oversold feminist movement. Here in Iowa, Governor Vilsack has recently announced the creation of a task force to determine how fathers can play a bigger role in the lives of their children. While its name, "The Task Force for Responsible Fatherhood", makes it sound like a quest for any remaining gestapo tactics left unused against fathers, it appears to recognize that both parents can engage in the financial and emotional support of children. If the final report, due Spring of 2002, acknowledges half of what Farrell clearly explains, and half of that works its way into legislation a few years later, perhaps Iowa children will begin to benefit from the fathers they are being deprived of by malicious mothers, archaic family courts, ignorant social workers and psychologists, and lazy and greedy attorneys. If you want to be ahead of the times, Farrell is not only fair, he is right!
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Summary: One of the most important books in print!
Review: It is no coincidence that every single one of the 80 or so male customer reviewers who have reviewed a book by Warren Farrell on amazon.com have given it a rave review. It wakes people up to the undeniable reality of how little we care about men's rights compared to women's rights. Having read Farrell's last four books, I can say that never have I felt so strongly about supporting a cause as I do with the men's/father's rights movement. The only comparable book that has had such a profound impact on me as Farrell's books is a book I read nearly a decade ago when I was in University: "The Naked Ape" by Desmond Morris. Up until that time I had considered myself to be a religious Christian, but upon reading that book I realized I would never be a Christian again, or most likely ever be religious of any sort whatsoever -- and haven't. (Not that I don't think Christianity has a great many positive aspects to it as well as many other religions; I do.) For all you atheists and agnostics out there, I'm here to tell you that supporting the men's rights movement is certainly a no less logical position to take if you look at the facts objectively and are concerned about the direction in which our society is headed. It is shocking how unjustly men are treated compared to women in our society by looking at Farrell's objective analysis of this. My first impression of "The Myth of Male Power" when I saw it in a bookstore was of "men whining". In retrospect, that turned out to be perhaps the most naive and inaccurate prejudgment I've ever made about a book before reading it. Farrell proves, unequivocally, in that book that men actually have far fewer rights in our society than do women. Before I read that book I used to consider myself a left winger and always voted accordingly; since then, I will probably never again vote left-wing. (As much as I dislike many of the positions taken and championed by right-wingers.) This new release illustrates one of the areas in which men are mistreated and discriminated against the worst in our society: the family court system. It also shows how women and children in effect end up being among the losers in the system as well as dads. Not that I don't think that the vast majority of single mothers raise their children with wonderfully good intent; I do. With masterful, entertaining and easy to follow logic, he explodes the myth of the deadbeat dad, and reveals some shocking statistics: divorce leaves men 10 times more likely than women to commit suicide; the government spends $340 dollars disciplining dads for each dollar it spends on disciplining moms; and only 1.5 out of 1000 child-abuse investigations end up being a substantiated case of sexual abuse by the natural father, to state a few. I've given lots of money to various charities in my 30 years, much more than most people in proportion to the various incomes I've had. I now give the vast majority of my donations to men's/father's rights groups. It makes me feel good and is in keeping with my character. Finally, there is something I feel would be useful to say to fathers and any men considering fatherhood: Disregard this book at your own risk!
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Summary: This book puts it into perspective
Review: Mr. Farrell has done the displaced/divorced father a huge service. There is no way I can thank him enough for helping me put my feelings into perspective, and learn enough about how laws and public opinion are single-mindedly against all men in the divorce court, whether or not the man is a fine father and provider to his kids. Wish I had read this earlier. Dads, read this book!
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Summary: For Absent Fathers
Review: Mr. Farrell's book speaks a great deal of truth about an issue that is largely ignored in our society: father's rights. I know, firsthand, about what he is saying because I have been there. For over nine years I have had to continually fight to remain in my daughter's life.
Our society expects men to be stoical about these issues, while it is acceptable for women to vent their anger and garner sympathy from peers and family members. I have had to fight the gender bias of the so-called family court system, and the indifference of family members regarding something that can be very frustrating and painful for the non-custodial parent, i.e., fathers.
Although it is considered politically correct to view women as victims in our society, absent and disenfranchised fathers are also victims. Men are more than just paychecks and spermbanks -- they are integral people in their childrens' lives.
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Summary: Outstanding and Timely
Review: There has been a great deal of pressure for changes in how the Canadian Goverment curently deals with divorce, separation and the care of children. This has come about because of a growing discontent with how things are presently working, [or rather not working]. Warren Farrell has drawn from a wide base of independent research all pointing in the same direction...our present philosophy and approach to separation, divorce, custody and access is having a devasting effect on our children and society as a whole. This easy to read book, with constant reference to the substantiating background research, will change how you think about parenting and the roles of each parent. The facts are undeniable. This is a significant contribution to the evolution of the family structure and the health and nurturing of children. I certainly hope it gets into the hands of every parent and lawmaker.
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Summary: Must read for all fathers,mothers,stepparents&politicions
Review: There is truth and common sense in this book. It is
apparent that there are answers to the one of the main
roots feeding to the horrendous problems of our nations
schools and our childrens problems with parents and
the temptations that effect the emotional intelligence
of our children. A must read for all state and federal
politicions and judicial branches of government.The
Divorce Industry would go bankrupt if people would
take the advice of this book.
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Summary: The father's bible
Review: Thirty years ago I opened the first refuge (shelter) in the world for battered women and their children. I was aware from the beginning that there was a huge injustice being done to men. Domestic violence is not a gender issue. Violence is a learned pattern of behavior from early childhood. Governments, courts, social workers, probation officers turned their backs on the vital need for children to be loved by both their mothers and their fathers. I have just finished reading Father and Child Reunion and I am breathless with admiration for Warren Farrell's love and compassion for parents. I have always followed his work and his writings but this time he has surpassed himself and written 'the bible of fatherhood.' In very simple easily understood sentences, Warren Farrell manages to turn the often difficult and complicated concept into lucid prose. Farrell understands the human condition is fallable and woefully human but he does not pull his punches when he describes the last thirty years of destruction meted out to fathers and men in geneneral. This book should be made widely available to all markets. Anyone who loves children and wants to build a better world for them, should read this book and then send copies to their friends. Erin Pizzey
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