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  1. Iron John

    by Robert Bly

    In this deeply learned book, poet and translator Robert Bly offers nothing less than a new vision of what it is to be a man. Bly's vision is based on his ongoing work with men and reflections on his own life. He addresses the devastating effects of remote fathers and mourns the disappearance... (learn more about this book)

  2. Alternadad

    by Neal Pollack

    A few years ago, Neal Pollack was probably the least likely father you’ve ever met: a pop-culture-obsessed writer and self-styled party guy known mostly for outrageous literary antics. In typical fashion, he responded to the birth of his son by forming a mediocre rock band and taking it on... (learn more about this book)

  3. Be Prepared

    by Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden

    An indispensable survival manual for guys entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad. Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need... (learn more about this book)

  4. Guyland

    by Michael Kimmel

    Why do so many guys seem stuck between adolescence and adulthood? Why do so many of them fail to launch? Just what is going on with America's young men? The passage from adolescence to adulthood was once clear, coherent, and relatively secure: in their late teenage years and early... (learn more about this book)

  5. Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives

    by Laura Schlessinger

    For every woman who wants to know what her man is thinking. Internationally syndicated radio superhost and columnist, controversial psycho-therapist, and author of the break-out New York Times bestsellers How Could You Do That?! and Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, ... (learn more about this book)

  6. The Bastard on the Couch

    by Daniel Jones

    The husband of The Bitch in the House responds with a collection of original essays in which male writers describe what men desire, need, love, and loathe in their relationships and in the world today. Cathi Hanauer's bestselling The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex,... (learn more about this book)

  7. Y: The Descent of Men

    by Steve Jones

    In his highly entertaining and enlightening book, the acclaimed geneticist and author Steve Jones offers a landmark exploration of maleness. With effervescent wit, Jones argues that men, biologically speaking, are the true second sex. Here he lays out the cases for and against masculinity --... (learn more about this book)

  8. CAD: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor

    by Rick Marin

    The Los Angeles Times bestseller, now in paperback -- tales of the notorious New York dating scene, told from the other side of the bed. Rick Marin offers himself up for an in-depth look at man's superficial nature. At 28, a brief, doomed first marriage thrusts Marin back into Bachelor... (learn more about this book)

  9. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male

    by Alfred C. Kinsey

    Named one of the "100 Best Books of the 20th Century" by Logos Magazine (UK). Will be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair 1999.

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  10. The Metrosexual Guide To Style: A Handbook For The Modern Man

    by Michael Flocker

    From what to order and how to order it to what to wear and how to wear it, the essentials of "metrosexual" savoir faire. The old-fashioned, repressed, un-moisturized man has been banished to the hinterlands and a new breed is taking center stage. He is a man of style, sophistication, and... (learn more about this book)

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