Heroes for My Son
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| author = Brad Meltzer
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| publisher = HarperStudio
| release_date = 2010
| media_type = Print (Hardback)
| pages = 128 pp
| isbn = 9780061905285
| oclc= 456180617
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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.[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/456180617 WorldCat item record]
Meltzer's Heroes for My Daughter was published later in 2012.
Contents
The book contains vignettes, quotations, and black and white photos of Meltzer's heroes, with details on their "character-building values":{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/brad-meltzer/heroes-for-my-son/ |title=Review: Heroes for my Son |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=2016-09-19 |access-date=2020-06-03}}
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- 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)
- 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){{cite web |url=https://bradmeltzer.blogspot.com/2008/05/brads-eulogy.html |title=Brad's Eulogy: What My Mother Gave Me Before She Died |first=Brad |last=Meltzer |website=bradmeltzer.blogspot.com |date=2008-05-02 |access-date=2020-06-03}}
- Ben Rubin (the author's maternal grandfather)
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Inspiration
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
The book reached number two on the New York Times Bestseller List.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-05-30/hardcover-advice/list.html|title=New York Times Bestseller List|website=The New York Times }}
References
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External links
- [http://bradmeltzer.com/book/heroes-for-my-son/ Official website]
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Category:2010 non-fiction books