Heroes for My Son
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| Author | Brad Meltzer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperStudio |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 128 pp |
| ISBN | 9780061905285 |
| OCLC | 456180617 |
Heroes for my Son is a 2010 non-fiction book written by Brad Meltzer. It contains a series of vignettes on inspiring heroes — famous and lesser known — whose stories Brad wanted to share with his son. According to WorldCat, the book is in 737 libraries.[1]
Meltzer's Heroes for My Daughter was published later in 2012.
Contents[edit]
The book contains vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of Meltzer's heroes, with details on their "character-building values":[2]
- The Wright Brothers
- Team Hoyt
- Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel
- Mr. Rogers
- Miep Gies
- Roberto Clemente
- Amelia Earhart
- Nelson Mandela
- Norman Borlaug
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Anne Sullivan
- John Lennon
- Harriet Tubman
- Harry Houdini
- Jackie Robinson
- Albert Einstein
- Jesse Owens
- Jim Henson
- Jonas Salk
- Dr. Seuss
- Bella Abzug
- Dan West
- Mother Teresa
- Steven Spielberg
- George H. W. Bush
- Lucille Ball
- George Washington
- Charlie Chaplin
- Oprah Winfrey
- Frank Shankwitz
- Mark Twain
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Neil Armstrong
- Paul Newman
- Pelé
- Barbara Johns
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- Eli Segal
- Abraham Lincoln
- Andy Miyares (Special Olympics swimmer)[2]
- Clara Hale
- Muhammad Ali
- Barack Obama
- Harper Lee
- Thomas Jefferson
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Frederick Douglass
- Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Rosa Parks
- Lou Gehrig
- Teri Meltzer (the author's mother)[3]
- Ben Rubin (the author's maternal grandfather)[3]
Inspiration[edit]
Brad Meltzer began collecting a list of heroes whose virtues and skills he wanted to share with his son when he grew up. The list grew to fifty-two people.
Press[edit]
The book reached number two on the New York Times Bestseller List.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ WorldCat item record
- ^ a b "Review: Heroes for my Son". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ a b Meltzer, Brad (2008-05-02). "Brad's Eulogy: What My Mother Gave Me Before She Died". bradmeltzer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "New York Times Bestseller List". The New York Times.