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Love that boy what two presidents, eight road trips, and my son taught me about a parent's expectations

"Ron Fournier, bestselling author, editor of the National Journal, and former head of the Associated Press's Washington Bureau, writes movingly of the outsized and crushing expectations that come from parents and with parenting today, through the lens of his relationship with his son, Tyle...

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Main Author: Fournier, Ron, 1963- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Harmony, [2016]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Fournier, Ron, > 1963-
Fournier, Tyler > Mental health.
Asperger's syndrome in children > Patients > Biography.
Asperger's syndrome in children > Patients > Family relationships.
Fathers and sons > Biography.
Parents of autistic children.
Summary: "Ron Fournier, bestselling author, editor of the National Journal, and former head of the Associated Press's Washington Bureau, writes movingly of the outsized and crushing expectations that come from parents and with parenting today, through the lens of his relationship with his son, Tyler, who has mild Asperger's."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: x, 228 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780804140485
0804140480
Author Notes: RON FOURNIER is Publisher and editor of Crain's Detroit Business, formerly the Senior Political Columnist for National Journal. He began his family and career in Arkansas, covering then Governor Bill Clinton before moving to Washington in 1993, where he covered politics and the presidency during the administrations of Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Fournier also served as a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, where he co-wrote the New York Times bestseller Applebee's America . He holds the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for coverage of the 2000 elections, and he is a four-time winner of the prestigious White House Correspondents' Association Merriman Smith Memorial Award.

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