Lessons From A Knucklehead
COMING NOVEMBER 2026
Before cell phones. Before GPS. Before helicopter parents. Back then, adventure was only limited by imagination—and common sense was often optional.
Lessons from a Knucklehead reminds me of Stand by Me with a little bit of Jackass. If you’ve ever experienced—or even heard about—the wild things boys do for fun, this book will bring back memories.
— Dale T. Phillips, author of the Zack Taylor Mystery Series
Set on Long Island during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lessons from a Knucklehead is a hilarious and heartfelt memoir filled with unforgettable true stories of childhood freedom, lifelong friendships, spectacular misadventures, and the lessons learned along the way. From a snowball that changed everything to secret forts in the woods, homemade rockets, outrageous scavenger hunts, and more than a few encounters with the police, every chapter captures a time when kids explored the world on two wheels, came home only when the streetlights came on, and somehow lived to tell about it.
More than a collection of funny stories, Lessons from a Knucklehead is a nostalgic journey back to a childhood that millions will recognize as their own. It’s a celebration of growing up before the digital age—when the greatest adventures happened outside, friendships were forged face-to-face, and every mistake became another story worth telling.
If you’ve ever smiled while saying, “Kids today would never believe the things we used to do,” this book is for you.
