It certainly won't hurt to give him the book, but give it to him with NO expectations that he will suddenly grow up and do something right.
I did something similar in my sitch. I gave my WW a book called "Between Two Worlds" (a good 'kids and divorce' book). She just got mad at me, saying that the kids would be better off with divorced parents than parents that don't love each other.
I was doing it to make a point, and I thuoght it might "reach her." But my expectations were dashed.
So, give it to him if you want, but have zero expectations.
