Families: A Memoir and a Celebration

by Wyatt Cooper

Personal experiences are recounted in a celebration of the family which illuminates the significance of blood relationships

Genres: History, Memoir, Biography

199 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1975

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Under my mother's tutelage, I've read this book from the time I was too young to fully comprehend it. Now, opening its pages is like going home again.

Note: yes, this is authored by Anderson Cooper's father, Gloria Vanderbilt's husband and Mississippi's son.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much that after selling it for a high price, I bought it again and re-read it. The author, the father of CNN commentator Anderson Cooper, writes beautifully of his Mississippi boyhood and all the relatives who made him who he is. Points out that our first views of the world come from our families.

[J.D. Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is especially dear to me because it is about my own family. It's amazing to have my ancestors immortalized into print for me to read time and time again. I wish everyone had this opportunity.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

1975 compilation of memories and thoughts about the family the author came from and the family he had with his famous wife and two young sons. Especially poignant due to the knowledge that he died just a few years later. Seems like a decent, thoughtful man.

[Cheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This man had more talent than he was ever given credit for. His heart and soul were poured forth in this book and it has moved me beyond words.

[Debbie Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book to read after reading Anderson Cooper's last book. He mentioned that his father had written a book before his death and that he considered it almost as if his father had written this book to leave words of wisdom for himself and his brother after his passing. So....I found myself reading the book by Wyatt Cooper as if it were meant to be the last words for his son, Anderson Cooper. The book was interesting in that it mentioned many things I had forgotten. It was published in the early 70's, I believe. The references and words of wisdom were almost dated and were indeed words left for his sons. (The older son, Anderson's brother, Carter, committed suicide several years after the father's passing.) It was an interesting read. I enjoyed Wyatt's ramblings and thoughts.

[Sequella Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting… families are all unique… the stories help understand how the personalities develop. Entertaining read.

[Sandra Fiegi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. amazing how relevant it is 40+ years after it was written.