Bruce Feiler: The Council of Dads
Diagnosed with cancer, Bruce Feiler worried first about his young family. So, as he shares in this funny, rambling and ultimately thoughtful talk he asked his closest friends to become a “Council of Dads,” bringing their own lifetimes of wisdom to advise his twin daughters as they grow.
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ABOUT Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler is the author of nine books, including ‘Walking the Bible’, ‘Abraham’, and ‘America’s Prophet’. He is also the writer/presenter of the PBS mini series Walking the Bible. His latest book, The Council of Dads, tells the uplifting story of how friendship and community can help one survive life’s greatest challenges.
Bruce’s early books involve immersing himself in different cultures and bringing other worlds vividly to life. These include ‘Learning to Bow’, an account of the year he spent teaching in rural Japan; ‘Looking for Class’, about life inside Oxford and Cambridge; and ‘Under the Big Top’, that depicts the year he spent performing as a clown in the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus.
‘Walking the Bible’ describes his perilous, 10,000-mile journey retracing the Five Books of Moses through the desert. The book was hailed as an “instant classic” by the Washington Post and “thoughtful, informed, and perceptive” by the New York Times.
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1. Homepage 2. Book:The Council of Dads: Family, Fatherhood, and Life Lessons to Leave My Daughters 3. Book: Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses 4. Book: Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan 5. Book: America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story 6. Book: Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths 7. Book: Looking for Class: Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge
