Books

This is a collection of titles that have either been referred to in the Man-Making book or suggested by contributors. They are in no particular order and I don’t necessarily endorse the ideas in every book. I offer them as a broad spectrum of view points on man-making, manhood, and related topics. Clicking a title will take you directly to Amazon.com or the book’s website where you can read more about the book and purchase it if you’re interested.

• How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew ; by Erin Bried
• Retribing: The Unpaved Road to Manhood ; by A.J. Rippo
• Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger; by Kevin Bolger
• Hold On to Your N.U.T.s: The Relationship Manual for Men; by Wayne M. Levine
• Men on a Mission – Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities; by William Marsiglio
• Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men; by Leonard Sax
• The Secret Lives of Boys – Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens; by Malina Saval
• Squires to Knights – Mentoring Our Teenage Boys; by Jeff Purkiss
• Boy Smarts: Mentoring Boys for Success at School; by Barry MacDonnald
• Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring, and Community; by Paul Kivel
• The Lord of the Flies; by William Golding
• The Wonder of Boys; by Michael Gurian
• The Peter Pan Syndrome; by Dan Kiley
• The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons From Falling Behind in School and Life; by Michael Gurian
• Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers, and Counselors can help “Bad Boys” become Good Men; by Aaron Kipnis
• Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood; by William S. Pollack
• Puberty Boy; by Geoff Price
• Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys; by Michael Thompson and Dan Kindlon
• Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them; by James Garbarino
• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover : Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine ; by Robert Moore, Douglas Gillette
• Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence; by Myriam Miedzian
• Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren’t Telling You About Stimulants and ADHD ; by Peter R. Breggin and Dick Scruggs
• From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives; Audiobook by Robert Fulghum
• The Ceremonial Circle: Practice, Ritual, and Renewal for Personal and Community Healing; by Sedonia Cahill, Joshua Halpern
• The Art of Ritual: Creating and Performing Ceremonies for Growth and Change; written by Renee Beck, Metrick
• A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles; by Marianne Williamson
• Manhood; by Steven Biddulph
• Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men; by Steven Biddulph
• The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By; written by Carol S. Pearson
• Reviving the Wonder: 76 Activities That Touch the Inner Spirit of Youth; written by Ric Stuecker, Suze Rutherford
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces ; by Joseph Campbell
• Primitive Mythology – The Masks of God ; by Joseph Campbell
• Adam’s Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation; by Richard Rohr
• The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life; by James Hillman
• Death of a Hero, Birth of the Soul: Answering the Call of Midlife; by John C. Robinson
• From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older; by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ronald S. Miller
• Stories of Men, Meaning, and Prayer: The Reconciliation of Heart and Soul in Modern Manhood; by Jeffrey Duvall and James Churchill