Manhood for Amateurs : The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son (CD-Audio)

from brianjayjones

Fantastically fun. Chabon waxes eloquent on adults taking the fun out of childhood, men faking their ability to use power tools, pop culture as international diplomacy, and why today's Lego toys are so lame. Chabon doesn't pretend to have all the answers -- this isn't really a "men's help" book -...

from brianjayjones

Fantastically fun. Chabon waxes eloquent on adults taking the fun out of childhood, men faking their ability to use power tools, pop culture as international diplomacy, and why today's Lego toys are so lame. Chabon doesn't pretend to have all the answers -- this isn't really a "men's help" book -...

from Ameise1

It was a great pleasure to read this book. There were such a lot of déjà vu for me. All those funny little experiences with own children which I've remembered could be really identically to the authors one. The only differences are that in my country children are still able to play out in the nei...

from wdwilson3

This review is for the unabridged CD version of the book, read by the author. Manhood for Amateurs is the most delightful, insightful work of non-fiction I've read in years. A series of essays drawing from Michael Chabon's experiences, it chronicles his efforts to be a competent husband, father, ...

from bnbooklady

A women's studies professor I had in graduate school once suggested that the real problems of sexism were not caused so much by the ways we define femininity and womanhood as by our complete inability to define masculinity and manhood except in opposition to womanhood. If I am a man, and I can on...