Book Reviews

Pizza is the perfect food

February 20, 2011 By PJ Mullen Leave a Comment

A review of Thursday Night Pizza: Father Dominic’s Favorite Pizza Recipes by Father Dominic Garramone

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Sugar Milk has Vitamin C in it and stuff

October 8, 2010 By PJ Mullen 19 Comments

Another post, another NSFW Denis Leary reference. Yeah, I have issues. For those of you that don’t know Sugar Milk author Ron Mattocks or his blog Clark Kent’s Lunchbox, then you should know before upfront that this review is going to be very biased. Ron is one of my favorite bloggers. He is witty, creative [...]

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Time for Bed, Baby Ted – A Review

April 26, 2010 By PJ Mullen 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I received a review copy of the new childrens book Time for Bed, Baby Ted. It was a pretty opportune time for us to be receive this book, as we are presently bracing ourselves for transitioning little man from his crib to his toddler bed in advance of the birth of our daughter.

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Inside the mind of a stay-at-home-dad

December 11, 2009 By PJ Mullen 27 Comments

There are an increasing number of books coming out written about fatherhood these days. In his book “Daddy, where’s your vagina?” author Joe Schatz breaks down many of the roles and responsibilities that this generation of fathers need to embrace. In this ‘Dad 2.0′ world, as he puts it, fathers are no longer just viewed [...]

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What does it mean to be a good man?

December 1, 2009 By PJ Mullen 14 Comments

About a week and a half ago I reviewed The Good Men Project, a compilation of essays written by men on the topic of modern manhood as it relates to marriage, fatherhood, being a son and a worker. The book spawned a lot of my own thoughts about modern manhood, but I held back on [...]

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Defining modern manhood

November 20, 2009 By PJ Mullen 24 Comments

Recently I was offered the opportunity to review a copy of The Good Men Project either in paperback or DVD form. After perusing the foundation’s website and reading an excerpt chapter written by Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett (one of my all time favorite Patriots), I knew immediately that I wanted to dive into [...]

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Taking back my crayons

October 12, 2009 By PJ Mullen 15 Comments

Image by Laughing Squid via Flickr On my flight back from California I finally had the opportunity to catch up on some reading I’ve been meaning to do. One of the first books on the docket was Hugh MacLeod‘s ‘Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity’, which was born out of a series of [...]

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Being a Trust Agent in the business of fatherhood

September 7, 2009 By PJ Mullen 30 Comments

A few years ago when all the noise about social media started to really gain some momentum, I turned to a friend of mine, C.C. Chapman, who you all met through my ‘Any Major Dad Will Tell You‘ series, for some advice. Dissatisfied with my career, I was trying to find ways to expand my [...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Featured Tagged With: Brian Clark, Chris Brogan, Eric Ripert, Julien Smith, Mario Batali, Parenting, Social media, Trust Agent, Trust Agents

Igniting Their Spark

July 24, 2009 By PJ Mullen 14 Comments

I recently received the book ‘The Path to Purpose’ by William Damon from the Free Press through a friend of mine. The topic of the book intrigued me because as a parent I obviously want the best for my child. I firmly believe that it is part of my responsibility to encourage my son to [...]

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Don’t Be a PASV and Other Sage Advice

July 8, 2009 By PJ Mullen 6 Comments

Through our battles with the teething monster I finally found the time to finish reading the review copy of DadLabs Guide to Fatherhood: Pregnancy and Year One that I received from their publisher, Quirk Books. It was a good, entertaining read, but I’ll be honest I’m a little annoyed. Why, you ask? Because what I [...]