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Manhood
Author: Steve Biddulph

'Most men don't have a life' is the dramatic opening to Steve Biddulph's bestseller Manhood. Exploring two critical social issues: establishing a healthy masculinity and how men can release themselves from suffocating and outdated social moulds, Biddulph addresses the problems and possibilities confronting men in their daily life. Women have found the book to be a profoundly moving and revealing read; while men acquire recognition and a sense of hope that life can be different. Topics include:--Seven steps to manhood--You and your father - breaking down the defences--Sex and spirit - coming alive--Being a real father - turning your love into action--Real male friends - be proud of being male and much more-This edition has been revised and updated to meet the needs of younger men, who are struggling with these issues in the twenty-first century.'Steve Biddulph should be in the UK what he is in Australia, the household name in the business of raising boys and being a man' Dorothy Rowe, psychologist and writer.

The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex
Author: Warren Farrell

The bestselling author of Why Men Are the Way They Are sheds new light on the state of men in today's society, arguing that male power is a myth with startling and eye-opening facts. Farrell brilliantly illusrtrates how the male-as-oppressor image has fueled hatred between the sexes: making women feel angry and victimized and men unloved and unappreciated.

Why Men Are the Way They Are
Author: Warren Farrell

Farrell has conducted role-playing workshops with thousands of men and women for more than 20 years. His ground-breaking research is the basis for the book, which most experts agree may be one of the most extraordinary, eye-opening books of our time.

The Real Man's Tool Box, A DIY Health Manual for Men
Author: Author: Tammy Farrell

Most men look after their cars. They look after their trucks. They make sure their fishing rods are maintained, and look after their golf clubs. But too many men don't look after themselves. It's not hard. Simple changes can literally mean the difference between life and death. Tammy Farrell is a registered nurse who has often been called on by males to demystify the medical world. Taking this role a step further, she saw a need to talk to men about their health and started giving 'tool box talks' to miners. With her focus on what men need to hear and want to know, in this book she has created the manual every man needs to live a healthier life.

Puberty Boy
Author: Geoff Price

An invaluable source of information for growing boys, parents, and caregivers, this beautifully packaged guide offers pre-teen boys an appealing and fresh take on entering adolescence. Straightforward, conversational advice presents young boys with answers to the questions they may be too embarrassed to ask. This celebration of maturing bodies and spirits is invariably positive and provid factual information on acne, sexual development, body odor, and other physical changes. Also honestly detailed are the emotional changes that young boys encounter, as well as advice on interacting with girls. Complete with real-life stories from other boys and grown men, this book includes colorful photographs of real boys that create a sense of shared community, while instructional illustrations teach young boys about their changing bodies.

Fathering from the Fast Lane: Practical Ideas for Busy Dads
Author: Bruce Robinson

Addressing the issue of how men in demanding jobs can ensure they are good fathers to their children, this guide presents numerous ways to improve both the quality and amount of time that fathers spend with their children. Interviewed are more than 75 men from different backgrounds and professions, from pig farmers and plumbers to doctors and politicians. These men speak about the ways they balance demanding jobs with being food dads and offer suggestions for making work help, rather than hinder, fathering. All fathers, whether in separated or intact families, can benefit from the experiences of these successful, busy dads.

Daughters and Their Dads: Tips for Fathers, Adult Daughters, Husbands and Father-figures
Author: Bruce Robinson

A daughter's relationship with her father is usually her first male-female relationship, and it has a profound effect on her life, for good or bad. Daughters and their Dads offers simple information plus a range of suggested strategies to improve the relationship that fathers have with daughters and that in turn daughters have with their fathers and their husbands.

Fathers and daughters need each other. A dad can give a daughter a special confidence and sense of her own value in a very special way. A strong father/daughter bond helps a daughter navigate through the many tough challenges of the teenage years and early adulthood.
Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia

Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character
Author: Rick Johnson

The relationship between a father and a son is like none other. Dads have a God-given role to protect and provide for their families, always striving to teach their sons the life skills they'll need to grow into honorable men. But many dads struggle with feelings of inadequacy regarding their fathering abilities. They want to be better dads. Rick Johnson can show them how. In this insightful and practical book, Johnson shows how fathers can be equipped and inspired to be positive role models for their sons. He stresses the significance of male bonding, discipline, and spiritual leadership; discusses important topics such as sexual purity, respect, and self-discipline; and reveals the top ten mistakes to avoid as a father. From commitment and courage to honesty and humility, Better Dads, Stronger Sons helps men strive to be the dads God designed them to b - so their sons can grow to be everything they are meant to be.

The Importance of Fathers
Author: Alicia Etchegoyen, Judith Trowell

It is widely acknowledged that children need structure, security, stability and attachment to develop and flourish, and that the father is an important part of this. Issues such as high divorce rates, new family structures, increased mobility, women's liberation and contraception are very common in society.;This book sets out to explore what has happened to men and to fathers during all these changes and transitions. Judith Trowell and Alicia Etchegoyen, along with other contributors, consider the importance of fathers in various situations, including: the role of the father at different stage of children's development; the missing father; loss of a father; grandfathers. It is argued that the father is important not only to support the main carer (usually the mother), but also to provide a caring, thinking, comfortable, confident presence.

Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey
Author: Calvin Sandborn

The macho society that held John Wayne as a role model has created an emotional wasteland where eighty percent of men are unable to accurately express their feelings, and where that same percentage feel estranged from their fathers. The stifled male, disconnected and out of touch, fills the void with apathy or anger and the toll is staggering: short unhealthy lives, ruined relationships and damaged children. This destructive behaviour repeats itself in the next generation as the sins of the father continue the cycle. In "Becoming the Kind Father", Calvin Sandborn aims to break that cycle. His intensely personal story is heart-searing and inspirational. Brought up to fear his father's alcohol-fuelled fury and hateful put-downs, the author buried his feelings and fine-tuned his own rage. His father's early death and the collapse of the author's marriage provided catalysts for change. Interspersing clever literary references with painful childhood memories, intense self-examination and astute observations, Sandborn provides well-researched psychological findings and self-help tips, including how to: identify and share feelings; treat yourself as a kind father would; form trusting male friendships; break the anger habit; forgive the world, and yourself. This guide offers helpful insight for the millions of men who want to become kinder human beings. It is a "must-read" for every woman who loves an angry or emotionally distant man.

101 Ways to Be a Special Dad
Author: Vicki Lansky

The author of the popular 101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special presents a heartwarming collection of tips and special ideas for Dads. The delightfully illustrated book shows good dads how to enrich the parenting experience with thoughtful activities, thus creating special memories to last a lifetime.

Father to Son: Life Lessons on Raising a Boy
Author: Harry H. Harrison

A young boy doesn't come with instructions. He just comes with boundless energy, spirit, and love, all waiting to be shaped. And one of the powerful forces in the shaping is the wish to grow up to be "just like Dad," who was himself a young boy once. A little book of wisdom for fathers on raising boys, FATHER TO SON is a guide to the joys and responsibilities of fatherhood. Divided into sections covering the different stages of a boy's life, the book features one succinct lesson per page - some light-hearted, some serious, all supported by the book's strong moral backbone to guide, to remind, to teach, to inspire.

Father to Daughter: Life Lessons on Raising a Girl
Author: Harry H. Harrison

Filled with short, sweet and inspirational words of wisdom, this is a book of guidance for dads on loving, shaping - and learning to comprehend - their inscrutable little girls. Divided into stages from infancy up, it offers a lesson on every page.

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