The Good Men Project
"Good Men is a revelation, a frank, exhilarating glimpse into the lives of men who are on the quest toward self-awareness."
"The stories in The Good Men Project are powerful, poignant, funny, and courageous. The book has what few other books dealing with the subject of what it means to be a man in today's society have: balls."
"The essays pack unusual power, just plain, healthy, straightforward, emotional power. It's wonderful that such a book exists. Such a grand and truthful rarity, it's in a class by itself."
"Good Men is a revelation, a frank, exhilarating glimpse into the lives of men who are on the quest toward self- awareness. Every story is compelling. I finished this book grateful to know there men—and to know that I am not alone."
"Meaty. Worth second and third and fourth looks."
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Men as role models for young folks are under-discussed and under-represented in the written word and mainstream media. It is curious and strange that publishers routinely ignore this subject as if it would not sell or could not possibly be interesting. Is it because the vast majority of readers are women, I should think not. This book tackles a broad range of manhood deliberately, not allowing a pigeon-hole of fatherhood, filial relation, or other bucket to cloud the central issue. Be a MAN (or Be a MAN for an afternoon) and read this BOOK.
STEPHEN B. SIEGEL
at 11:19 am October 1 2009
As a Urologist, I thought that I knew all there was to know about men. Thanks to the authors of this book, I have learned so much more. It's rare that men get together and talk about these type of issues- most of us run out of things to say after we talk about our favorite sports team and the car we want to buy. It is so important as individuals and, especially at times like these, that we define for ourselves and for our children, what it really takes to be a Good Man. This book breaks down our roles as Fathers, Husbands, Workers, etc and tells amazing stories of people that either are good men or figured out how to become one. We need these examples. We need to see that it is possible to fail initially, but succeed in the end. We need to show ourselves and our children that we get "it." Most of us will never be on the cover of Sports Illustrated or People magazine, but we need to know that getting there certainly doesn't define anyone as good. Fame and fortune are so far down the list of what's important. If you need to have that lesson retold to you, this is the book. Good men come from all walks of life and we all have it in us, its just a matter of finding it. I am thankful that these authors understand the importance of that lesson and are so willing to share their stories. This book is one that truly makes a great gift for anyone, but, really, I think it is a great gift to give yourself.