The Fatherhood Playlist

Fatherhood by Papa B

A Game-changing Guide for Parents, Father Figures and Fathers-to-be

By: Bode Aboderin
Narrated by: Bode Aboderin
Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

A relatable and practical guide, shaking up the narrative on what it means to be a present-day father

Father of three, Motivational Speaker and Influencer Bodé Aboderin (AKA Papa B) is on a mission to show the world that Black fatherhood is not only compatible with ambition, but can inspire, nourish and amplify it too.

Doing away with the negative... Read more

The Intentional Father

A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character

By: Jon Tyson
Narrated by: Jon Tyson
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Self-initiation is killing our young men. Without strong mentors, boys are walking alone into a wilderness of conflicting messages about who they should be as men. It's no wonder that our sons are confused about what the world expects from them and what they should expect of themselves.



The Intentional Father is the antidote. This concise book is... Read more

The Book of Joy

Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton Abrams
Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, Francois Chau & Peter Francis James
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity.
 
The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The... Read more

Ghostbuster's Daughter

Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis

By: Violet Ramis Stiel
Narrated by: Violet Ramis Stiel & Seth Rogen
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

From the daughter of comedy legend Harold Ramis (and featuring a Foreword by Seth Rogen) comes a hilarious and heartwarming account of his life, work, and legacy.

Most of us know Harold Ramis as the writer, director, and actor who brought warmth and humor to the big screen in classics like Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, National... Read more

Act Like You Got Some Sense

And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

By: Jamie Foxx
Narrated by: Jamie Foxx & Corinne Foxx
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters. Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent... Read more

Dreams from My Father

A Story of Race and Inheritance

By: Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 14 hours 4 minutes

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In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World).
 
In... Read more

Going to the Mountain

Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela

By: Ndaba Mandela
Narrated by: Michael Boatman & Ndaba Mandela
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him, chronicling Ndaba Mandela's life living with, and learning from, one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known.

To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned... Read more

Good Good Father

By: Chris Tomlin & Pat Barrett
Narrated by: Chris Tomlin
Length: 7 minutes

Tucker wants to give the King a gift in hopes that the King will help his friends. But what is the perfect gift for a King? Inspired by the #1 hit worship song by Chris Tomlin, this precious story teaches children about our Father God's unconditional love and acceptance and that the only gift God wants is our hearts.Grammy Award-winning music... Read more

Sh*t My Dad Says

By: Justin Halpern
Narrated by: Sean Schemmel
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is ""like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair,"" has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to... Read more

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

By: Brian Cox
Narrated by: Brian Cox
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

“Brian Cox plays Logan Roy on HBO's Succession: history's most toxic tv dad. This book is everything I like a celebrity memoir to be: he names the names, gives gracious credit where it's due, and slams idiots with gusto! Not a perfect individual himself, he owns up to his failures and is brutally honest about his vulnerabilities. Emotional,... Read more

Just Let Me Look at You

On Fatherhood

By: Bill Gaston
Narrated by: Bill Gaston
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Shortlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize

Shortlisted for the 2019 BC Book Prize - Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize

Shortlisted for the 2019 BC Book Prize - Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize

From Giller-nominated, award-winning Bill Gaston, a tender, wry, and unforgettable memoir about alcohol, fishing, and all the things fathers and sons won't say... Read more

Father-ish

Laugh-Out-Loud Tales From a Dad Trying Not to Ruin His Kids' Lives

By: Clint Edwards
Narrated by: Clint Edwards
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

In his third book, Clint Edwards shares honest, relatable and unbearably funny tales of botching birthdays and holidays as a father of three.

Clint Edwards, author of the hit book I'm Sorry...Love Your Husband, and the follow up Silence is a Scary Sound, is back with a third collection of essays chronicling honest tales of struggling to raise... Read more

First Dads

Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama

By: Joshua Kendall
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

Every president has had some experience as a parent. Of the 43 men who have served in the nation's highest office, 38 have fathered biological children and the other five adopted children. Each president's parenting style reveals much about his beliefs as well as his psychological make-up. James Garfield enjoyed jumping on the bed with his kids.... Read more

Beautiful Boy

A Father’s Journey through His Son’s Meth Addiction

By: David Sheff
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

The #1 New York Times best-selling story of addiction and a father’s love: “A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts.”—Anne LamottNow a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.What had happened to... Read more

All That Moves Us

A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience

By: Jay Wellons
Narrated by: Jay Wellons
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as well as he can operate provides a whole other level of amazement.”—Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth

“A powerful and moving account of the intense joys and sorrows of being a pediatric neurosurgeon.”—Henry Marsh,... Read more

A Father's Son

Family, football and forgiveness

By: Mat Rogers
Narrated by: Mat Rogers
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

'A book about humanity as much as sport. It’s like sitting at the kitchen table with your best mate and he’s pouring his heart out – about his life, his loss, his triumphs and his faults … and the love that got him through. Honest, generous, and most of all, courageous.' Markus Zusak, bestselling author of The Book Thief
 
Mat Rogers is an... Read more

Fatherhood for Beginners

The father’s practical guide to balancing kids, family, and work. Everything you need to know about family planning, pregnancy, birth, and babies

Family & partnership

By: Darren Hartmann
Narrated by: Alan Morris
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

How to quickly become an expert on all aspects of having a baby Do you want to learn all there is to know about family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and babies? Are you wondering how to balance family and work in your new role as a father, regardless of whether you have a permanent job or a freelance career? And you'd like to successfully... Read more

Fatherhood

A Comprehensive Guide to Birth, Budgeting, Finding Flow, and Becoming a Happy Parent

By: Fatherly
Narrated by: K.C. Bragg
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Becoming a parent can be daunting . . . terrifying, in fact.This is especially true for dads. Where’s the road map? Well, you’re looking at it. This book from the editors of Fatherly, the largest digital brand for dads, is a one-stop source for fathers-to-be, empowering them to be the best parent they can be--with both confidence and joy.New... Read more