The opposite of a 'Tiger Father': leaving your children behind

Frank Rizzuto

Frank Rizzuto says that he never wanted to be a father.

"I had this idea that fatherhood was this really all-encompassing thing," he explained on the Today Show, where he was talking about his new memoir,"Hiroshima in the Morning." "I was afraid of being swallowed up by that."

Ten years ago, when his sons were 5 and 3, Rizzuto received a fellowship to spend six months in Japan, researching a book about the survivors of Hiroshima. Four months in, when his children came to visit, he had an epiphany: He didn't want to be a full-time father anymore. When he returned to New York, he ended his 20-year marriage and chose not to be his kids' custodial parent.


[This is a parody!]

The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder Available Now!

Update 2/27/11 - Amazon has put The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder on sale for $9.35 ($8.88 for Kindle). Don't know how long this will last. Thanks, Amazon!

Update 2/23/11 - The Facebook launch is official:

E-Launch of The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder

It's official! My book, The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder, is available in both Kindle and paperback on Amazon. Just waiting on Amazon to correct the book description for the paperback before sending out an electronic launch FB event tomorrow.

I'd be honored if you'd buy my book.

Launch Date for Self-Improvement Book Club Murder

UPDATE: Due to user error (me being the user) the launch date for for The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder has been moved back to the 23rd of February. It will be worth the wait!

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The launch date for The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder will be 16 February. That's the date I anticipate that the softcover version will be available on Amazon. It's already available in Kindle e-book format.

I must say that early "test market" results are very positive. Thanks, everyone, for your interest and encouragement!