The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood

by Houghton, James

• ISBN13: 9780615357362
• ISBN10: 0615357369
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Llc

Summary

The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood is more than a book; it is the centerpeice of a national discussion about what manhood means today. Thirty-one essays by a broad range of men--rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight, urban, rural, famous, ordinary--describe the challenges, obstacles, triumphs, failures, and life-changing moments that collectively help define what it means to be a man in America. Matt Gannon's documentary The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood accompanies the book. The film mixes riveting footage and breathtaking photography with candid narration from ten disparate men describing the experiences that have defined their lives. DVDs of the film are available at www.goodmenproject.com Proceeds from sales of the book and the DVD will benefit The Good Men Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation supporting organizations that provide educational, social, financial, or legal support to men and boys at risk.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
Samurai Song	p. 11
Fathers
Iowa Black Dirt	p. 15
Here's the Bad News, Son	p. 25
No One Saw a Thing	p. 33
Blindfolded	p. 41
Graduation Day	p. 47
Birth of a Father	p. 51
Plum Island	p. 55
The Act You've Known for all These Years	p. 61
A Death and a Birth	p. 67
Being There	p. 73
Crash and Learn	p. 79
Sons
Fight or Flight	p. 89
The Most Important Job	p. 97
Whatever It Takes	p. 101
The Most Normal Thing	p. 105
Skeff	p. 109
God of My Father	p. 125
Neon	p. 133
Husbands
Sex and Drugs Made Me a Man	p. 147
In Bed with the Sunday Times	p. 153
Talking Shop	p. 159
Silence	p. 163
Structural Failure	p. 169
The Not-So-Dolce Vita	p. 179
Workers
Stay at Home, Dad	p. 187
Shooting the Truth	p. 195
Blood-Spattered	p. 203
The BFI	p. 213
Khan without the Wrath	p. 221
Heart of a Beginner	p. 229
Resolution	p. 235
The Knight's Prayer	p. 238
Contributors	p. 241
Acknowledgments	p. 249
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