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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man A Memoir

Tom Junod

THE NEW YORK TIMES Big Lou Junod dominated every room he entered. He worshipped the sun and the sea, his own bronzed body, Frank Sinatra, and beautiful women. He was a successful traveling handbag salesman who carried himself like a celebrity. He’d return from the road with stories of going to nigh...

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The book was presented as Tom Junod's new work, blending memoir and detective storytelling to explore fatherhood and the legacy a father leaves behind.

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In the Days of My Youth, I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. And it's a powerful meditation on what we need from a father, what we inherit from a father, and how we somehow make peace with the gap i...

— Episode: Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?

Episode: Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?

The book was presented as Tom Junod's new work, blending memoir and detective storytelling to explore fatherhood and the legacy a father leaves behind.

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In the Days of My Youth, I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. And it's a powerful meditation on what we need from a father, what we inherit from a father, and how we somehow make peace with the gap in between those.

So, here's the disconnect that I have, having read your book. This intimidating guy, he sells purses.

Tom, thank you for being here, for talking about your dad and for the gift of this book.

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