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Fatherhood caught McGlynn by surprise. In his funny, poignant account of modern fatherhood, McGlynn translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into "life lessons" about fatherhood.

McGlynn's trek through young parenthood-missteps, brawls, avalanches, and all-is as entertaining and shrewd as any book I've read in some time." -James McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street One Day You'll Thank Me translates the small, often hilarious moments common among parents of young children, especially dads, into "life lessons" about fatherhood. Comprised of interconnected chapters, the stories invoke a sense of humor and honesty ...

In 1991, McGlynn's closest friend and a fellow swimmer is found murdered on his living room floor. As the crime goes unsolved, he is vulnerable and searching for answers. This book charts the violent origins of one young man's faith and the struggle to find meaning in painful uncertainties.

This debut collection received critical acclaim and is now available for the first time in trade paper. The stories in "The End of the Straight and Narrow" take on the inner lives of the zealous, their passions and desires, and the ways religious faith is both the compass for navigating daily life and the force that makes ordinary life impossible. In "Landslide, " an aspiring evangelist witnesses the miraculous event that launches his career, ...

On a warm September night in 1991, in a quiet neighborhood north of Houston, Texas, David McGlynn's closest friend and teammate on the high school swimming team is found murdered on his living room floor. As the crime goes unsolved and his friends turn to drugs and violence, McGlynn is vulnerable, searching for answers. He is drawn into the eccentric and often radical world of evangelical Christianity--a journey that leads him to a proselytizi...