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In You Throw Like a Girl, former Syracuse University quarterback and NFL veteran Don McPherson examines how the narrow definition of masculinity adversely impacts women and creates many "blind spots" that hinder the healthy development of men. Dissecting the strict set of beliefs and behaviors that underpin our understanding of masculinity, he contends that we don't raise boys to be men, we raise them not to be women. 

Ce livre audio est le résultat d'une étude qui porte sur le contenu du cœur masculin et qui a été initiée à partir de la question "Comment et pourquoi, moi, en tant que mâle, je cache mes émotions ?" L'auteur s'ouvre à vous avec complicité, d'une façon profonde, chaleureuse et humaine. L'émotion est au cœur de la souffrance de l'homme, car elle y reste prisonnière, ce qui le laisse avec le sentiment culpabilisant d'être insensible, avec une souffrance de solitude et un manque d'identité.

Shawna Potter, singer for the band War on Women, has tackled sexism and harassment in lyrics and on stage for years. Taking the battle to music venues themselves, she has trained night clubs and community spaces in how to create safer environments for marginalized people. Now she’s turned decades of experience into a clear and concise guide for public spaces of all sorts, from art galleries to bagel shops to concert halls, that want to shut down harassers wherever they show up.

Men are commonly expected to act "masculine" (e.g., self-sufficient, stoic, strong, dependable, brave, tough, and hard-working) while avoiding stereotypically "feminine" traits (e.g., emotional expressivity, empathy, and nurturance). Few, however, realize that these qualities - when taken to the extreme - can cause emotional constriction, substance abuse, depression, aggression, and violence in many men. 

In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, using his skills as an immersion journalist to perform a deep dive on himself. Here, he offers a memoir of his life as a journalist, editor, husband, father, and Pittsburgh native, not only recounting his many triumphs, but also exposing his missteps and challenges. 

In his groundbreaking book, noted expert on teenage and adult masculine behavior Andrew Smiler debunks the myth that teenage boys and young men are barely able to control their sex drives, which may lead to destructive hyper-sexuality, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Smiler helps us to recognize that the majority of boys and men do not fit this stereotype and that boys' sexual development is multi-faceted.

When a woman or a father attacks a naive male, he immediately opens himself up and takes the attack right into himself. "Oh, yes, that is true. I am really bad!" It does not occur to him that the attack may be something quite different. Maybe the woman or father is angry at something else and is displacing or projecting the anger onto the man. The naive male takes in the attack, feels the wound, and then bends over, psychologically.

In ordinary life, a mentor can guide a young man through various disciplines, helping to bring him out of boyhood into manhood; and that in turn is associated not with bodybuilding, but with building an emotional body capable of containing more than one sort of ecstasy.

"Boys will be boys," the saying goes -- but what does that actually mean? A leading anthropologist investigates Why do men behave the way they do? Is it their male brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room talk to mansplaining to sexual harassment, society is too quick to explain...

From digital-age parenting expert Jordan Shapiro, a thoughtful and long-overdue exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century. There are hundreds of books on parenting, and with good reason—becoming a parent is scary, difficult, and life-changing. But when it comes to books...

With engaging personal stories and insight into biblical truths, Nathan Clarkson declares to today's man that he is more than what the culture is telling him he is - angry, selfish, predatory, violent, and bored. Instead, still on the journey himself, Nathan calls today's man to find his identity in the one who created him on purpose, for a purpose, and encourages him to live an honest, authentic life marked by a winsome combination of confidence and humility. 

From NYU professor of developmental psychology Niobe Way, an in-depth exploration about what boys and young men teach us about themselves, us, and the toxic culture we have created, one in which we value money over people, toys over human connection, and academic achievement over kindness. Based...

Life throws curveballs. Stress piles up. Anger flares. Work gets intense. Relationships get messy. And most guys feel like they have to "tough it out." That approach? Not exactly working. Man Therapy gives men straightforward tools for dealing with real-life challenges, without the lectures...

O que uma das revistas mais marcantes e polêmicas do século XX tem a nos revelar para além da nudez de mulheres famosas? Com seu pensamento insurgente, Preciado analisa a revista Playboy e faz uma radiografia da masculinidade moderna e da espetacularização da intimidade. Em Pornotopia...

Pendant neuf mois, Pierre Gault a infiltré les principaux réseaux masculinistes en France. Sous une fausse identité, il a suivi et imité les centaines d'hommes qui épousent la cause masculiniste : formations sur Internet, stages en forêt, sessions de coaching, forums privés, séances de drague de rue. Très vite, au-delà du sexisme ordinaire surgit la partie immergée de l'iceberg : business florissant de marchands de misère, apologie du viol, complotisme, liens avec l'idéologie d'extrême droite.

How to talk with kids about fascism—and what you can do about it "This book is a parent’s trusted companion through roiling political waters, and just in time. A skillful, urgent and loving intervention.” —Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger From Conspirituality co-host Matthew Remski: A...

From gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino comes Equal Partners, an informed guide about how we can all collectively work to undo harmful gender norms and create greater household equity. As American society shut down due to Covid, millions of women had to leave their jobs to...

His Side brings previously silenced straight male perspectives to light with in-person interviews by psychologist and men's rights advocate Helen Smith, author of Men on Strike. These interviews are first-person accounts of how young, middle-aged, and older men experience dating apps, marriage, and work while living in a world that no longer values masculine traits and desires.

Professional wrestling is both a cultural phenomenon and a multibillion-dollar industry that has launched some of the biggest names in entertainment. But what does it take for a wrestler to break through? In Rough House, journalist Alison Lyn Miller introduces Hunter James, an aspiring star born into a family of wrestlers in Georgia. Hunter lifts, runs, and pounds protein, sculpting himself into a human action figure with the goal of being signed by a major promotion and finishing what his father started.

In seinem Sachbuch-Debüt Alpha-Boys geht Comedian Aurel Mertz dorthin, wo wenig geweint und noch weniger gelacht wird: zu den Brutstätten der neuen Männlichkeit. Aurel Mertz, selbst Mann, ist davon komplett verwirrt: Warum nach Muskeln und Krypto-Geld streben, statt die Freiheiten einfach anzunehmen? In Alpha-Boys begibt sich Aurel Mertz auf eine Reise durch die Manosphere und sucht all jene Orte auf, an denen die Männerseele leidet, aber auch Leid und Misogynie verbreitet.