This wonderful book directs our attention to the reciprocal male development of fathers and sons with such passion and clarity that Diamond helps us perceive the harmonies, melodies, and nuances in the father-son dialogue. Diamond specifically focuses on the inner, emotional experiences in the life cycle of sons and fathers. Typically, in conversations about fatherhood, we tend to concentrate mainly on the concrete challenges: the diapers men change, the parent-teacher meetings they attend, the soccer games they participate in as coaches, the custody battles they engage in. The hopes and fears, the joys and sorrows of fatherhood remain largely unexplored. Now we know that fathers make their own, distinctive contributions.