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Tag Archives: Of Boys and Men
The Old Man and the Boy
The Old Man and the Boy© 1957 Robert Ruark303 pages Of the various titles on my Classics Club Strikes back list, The Old Man and the Boy is something of an outlier; I’d venture to say that most people haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Classics Club Strikes Back, Nature, Of Boys and Men, outdoors, Robert Ruark, Southern Literature, sports and outdoors
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Of Romans, manly saints, and the beginning of the end
I spent much of August crawling through the first volume of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. I was very careful, in making my list, that I specified “Volume I”: I had little interest in trying … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged "classic", Catholicism, history, Of Boys and Men, Rome, survey
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Manhood in the Making
Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity272 pages© David Gilmore 1991 What is it to “be a man”? Manhood in the Making reviews various ethnographic studies that focused on sex and gender roles, throughout the world. In it, the … Continue reading
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Tagged gangs tribes and parties, men, Of Boys and Men, sexuality, sociology
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The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished© 1938 William Faulkner254 pages Years ago in a ninth-grade literature class, I chose to read a book by William Faulkner for a class project on the basis that he was a southern writer. My teacher cautioned me against … Continue reading
Out of the Ashes
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture © 2017 Anthony Esolen 256 pages Some things, like a Roman bridge, can last for millennia through the virtue of their design, the simplicity of their use, and the inherent strength of their … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, Society and Culture
Tagged Anthony Esolen, Catholicism, Christian humanism, Christianity, education, localism, marriage and family, Of Boys and Men, participation, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, sacramental living, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Podcast of the Week: Lewis, Tolkien, and the Great War
This week I’m highlighting #272 of the Art of Manliness podcast, an interview with the author of A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War. This book examines C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s role in the Great War and delves … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged C.S.Lewis, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Of Boys and Men, Podcast of the Week
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Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies© 1954 William Golding156 pages A group of boys marooned on a tiny Pacific Island must work together, battling the elements and one another. If they don’t adapt, they’ll be voted off the island — or thrown … Continue reading
Demonic Males
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence© 1996 Dale Peterson and Richard Wrangham350 pages Why is the world run by violent men? Demonic Males argues that human males are by violent by nature, a trait we share with … Continue reading
Posted in science
Tagged anthropology, evolution, gangs tribes and parties, Of Boys and Men, primates, science
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The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner © 2003 Khaled Hosseini 400 pages . The Kite Runner is a stirring story of betrayal and redemption set in Afghanistan as the country is destroyed through revolution, war, and the takeover by Taliban militias. The novel … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Central Asia, fathers and sons, historical fiction, Middle East, Near East, Of Boys and Men
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Pedal to the Metal
Petal to the Metal: The Work Lives of Truckers© 1994 Lawrence Ouelett247 pages ICC is a-checkin’ on down the lineI’m a little overweight, and my logbook’s way behind But nothin’ bothers me tonight, I can dodge all the scales all … Continue reading
