27 Books like Self-Made Man

Man Enough

by Justin Baldoni • 2021

He had the fame, the abs, and the misery. Change began when he stopped performing.

4.07

5k+

💣 Deconstructing Masculinity ❤️‍🩹 Men And Emotions 🪞 Male Body Image 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Healing

Man Enough 96%

He had the fame, the abs, and the misery. Change began when he stopped performing.

by Justin Baldoni 2021

4.07

5k+ ratings

💣 Deconstructing Masculinity ❤️‍🩹 Men And Emotions 🪞 Male Body Image 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧬 Generational Healing

What About Men?

by Caitlin Moran • 2023

Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.

3.66

4k+

🧔 Modern Masculinity 💬 Emotional Literacy ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Male Friendship 🫥 Body Image

What About Men? 95%

Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.

by Caitlin Moran 2023

3.66

4k+ ratings

🧔 Modern Masculinity 💬 Emotional Literacy ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 🤝 Male Friendship 🫥 Body Image

For the Love of Men

by Liz Plank • 2019

Boys are taught to be men, and the lessons are lethal. A path out through feminism.

4.27

8k+

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 📚 Masculinity Studies 👶 Gender Socialization 🧠 Men's Mental Health 🎭 Male Stoicism

For the Love of Men 95%

Boys are taught to be men, and the lessons are lethal. A path out through feminism.

by Liz Plank 2019

4.27

8k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 📚 Masculinity Studies 👶 Gender Socialization 🧠 Men's Mental Health 🎭 Male Stoicism

Fire in the Belly

by Sam Keen • 1991

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

3.80

1k+

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Fire in the Belly 95%

The false rites of work, war, and sex. The inward pilgrimage to a fiercer, humbler manhood.

by Sam Keen 1991

3.80

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Men's Work 👔 Modern Masculinity 🗿 Archetypal Psychology 🚪 Rites Of Passage 🎭 Cultural Criticism

The Mask of Masculinity

by Lewis Howes • 2017

Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.

3.98

2k+

🧔 Men's Self-Help 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👦 Male Socialization 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Mask of Masculinity 95%

Men perform toughness, silence, and control because the alternative feels like weakness. It isn't.

by Lewis Howes 2017

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧔 Men's Self-Help 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👦 Male Socialization 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Mask Off

by J.J. Bola • 2019

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

3.94

3k+

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Mask Off 95%

The biggest killer of men under 45 is not a disease. It is a script.

by J.J. Bola 2019

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Masculinity 🏛️ Patriarchy Critique 💔 Male Vulnerability 🧠 Men's Mental Health ⚠️ Rape Culture

Modern Manhood

by Cleo Stiller • 2019

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

3.68

106

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

Modern Manhood 95%

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

by Cleo Stiller 2019

3.68

106 ratings

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

Billy No-Mates

by Max Dickins • 2022

No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.

4.16

463

🧱 Male Friendship 📖 Masculinity Studies 🏚️ Male Loneliness 🤝 Adult Friendship 💔 Men And Emotions

Billy No-Mates 94%

No close male friends at 30: an engaged man investigates the male friendship crisis.

by Max Dickins 2022

4.16

463 ratings

🧱 Male Friendship 📖 Masculinity Studies 🏚️ Male Loneliness 🤝 Adult Friendship 💔 Men And Emotions

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication

by Paul Hodkinson • 2021

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms 🚧 Help-Seeking Barriers 💻 Online Support Communities

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication Summary

New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication 94%

One in four new fathers get depressed. Nobody screened them, so they found each other online.

by Paul Hodkinson 2021

📚 Fatherhood Studies 🍼 Perinatal Mental Health 💪 Masculinity Norms 🚧 Help-Seeking Barriers 💻 Online Support Communities

The Myth of Male Power

by Warren Farrell • 1993

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

3.93

985

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

The Myth of Male Power 94%

Men die younger, work deadlier jobs, and kill themselves more often. What if that is not power?

by Warren Farrell 1993

3.93

985 ratings

⚖️ Gender Politics 🧔 Men's Studies 🏛️ Power Structures 🧠 Social Conditioning 🎭 Victimhood Culture

The Way of Men

by Jack Donovan • 2012

Four virtues once defined manhood across every culture. Modern life has made all four obsolete.

3.80

7k+

🚨 Masculinity Crisis 🏕️ Tribalism 🤝 Male Bonding ⚔️ Honor Culture 🌲 Men's Movement

The Way of Men 94%

Four virtues once defined manhood across every culture. Modern life has made all four obsolete.

by Jack Donovan 2012

3.80

7k+ ratings

🚨 Masculinity Crisis 🏕️ Tribalism 🤝 Male Bonding ⚔️ Honor Culture 🌲 Men's Movement

Of Boys and Men

by Richard V. Reeves • 2022

The left pathologizes masculinity, the right wants to restore it. Both miss what boys need.

4.00

12k+

🛑 Male Disadvantage 🛠️ Men And Work 🧑‍🎓 Boys And Education 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧠 Male Brain Development

Of Boys and Men 94%

The left pathologizes masculinity, the right wants to restore it. Both miss what boys need.

by Richard V. Reeves 2022

4.00

12k+ ratings

🛑 Male Disadvantage 🛠️ Men And Work 🧑‍🎓 Boys And Education 👨‍👧 Modern Fatherhood 🧠 Male Brain Development

To Be a Man

by Robert Augustus Masters • 2015

Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.

3.96

334

🛠️ Men's Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Healthy Masculinity 🫂 Shame And Healing 🧠 Jungian Psychology

To Be a Man 94%

Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.

by Robert Augustus Masters 2015

3.96

334 ratings

🛠️ Men's Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Healthy Masculinity 🫂 Shame And Healing 🧠 Jungian Psychology

Iron John

by Robert Bly • 1990

Modern manhood offers two broken scripts. One Grimm tale reveals a third, and it hurts.

3.91

8k+

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Iron John 94%

Modern manhood offers two broken scripts. One Grimm tale reveals a third, and it hurts.

by Robert Bly 1990

3.91

8k+ ratings

🧠 Masculine Psychology 🏺 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Amateur

by Thomas Page McBee • 2018

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

4.20

4k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

Amateur 94%

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

by Thomas Page McBee 2018

4.20

4k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

The Wall Speaks

by Jerr • 2021

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

4.42

241

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint 🏋️ Behavioral Discipline 🩹 Father Wound

The Wall Speaks 94%

A substitute father's manual: build composure, ration affection, and become the man she chases.

by Jerr 2021

4.42

241 ratings

🧱 Masculine Self-Help 🧲 Attraction Dynamics 🧊 Emotional Restraint 🏋️ Behavioral Discipline 🩹 Father Wound

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons

by Guy Corneau • 1991

Masculinity isn't automatic. Without a present father, a boy builds a shell instead of a spine.

3.92

439

🕳️ Absent Fathers 🧔 Masculine Identity 🌓 Jungian Psychology 💙 Male Emotions 🔥 Male Initiation

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons 94%

Masculinity isn't automatic. Without a present father, a boy builds a shell instead of a spine.

by Guy Corneau 1991

3.92

439 ratings

🕳️ Absent Fathers 🧔 Masculine Identity 🌓 Jungian Psychology 💙 Male Emotions 🔥 Male Initiation

If Men Could Talk

by Alon Gratch • 2001

Why men don't say what they feel, and how to read what behavior reveals instead.

3.92

162

🧠 Male Psychology 🪞 Masculine Identity 🛡️ Shame And Vulnerability 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚥ Gender Psychology

If Men Could Talk 94%

Why men don't say what they feel, and how to read what behavior reveals instead.

by Alon Gratch 2001

3.92

162 ratings

🧠 Male Psychology 🪞 Masculine Identity 🛡️ Shame And Vulnerability 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚥ Gender Psychology

The Boy Crisis

by Warren Farrell • 2019

Boys' suicide rate is four times higher. The missing piece: involved fathers and emotional skills.

3.91

2k+

👦 Boys' Development 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📚 Gender Gap In Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 ADHD Natural Treatment

The Boy Crisis 93%

Boys' suicide rate is four times higher. The missing piece: involved fathers and emotional skills.

by Warren Farrell 2019

3.91

2k+ ratings

👦 Boys' Development 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📚 Gender Gap In Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 ADHD Natural Treatment

Boys & Sex

by Peggy Orenstein • 2020

The sex ed boys actually get: porn, peers, and a masculinity that forbids feeling.

4.23

7k+

🔬 Masculinity Studies 🍻 Hookup Culture 📖 Sex Education 📱 Porn And Society ⛓️ Toxic Masculinity

Boys & Sex 93%

The sex ed boys actually get: porn, peers, and a masculinity that forbids feeling.

by Peggy Orenstein 2020

4.23

7k+ ratings

🔬 Masculinity Studies 🍻 Hookup Culture 📖 Sex Education 📱 Porn And Society ⛓️ Toxic Masculinity

A World Without Men

by Aaron Clarey • 2023

Civilization runs on male labor. Remove it, and the grid fails, food stops, GDP drops by a fifth.

4.08

121

📊 Labor Economics 👷 Gender And Work 📉 Male Labor Force 🔧 Skilled Trades ⚡ Infrastructure Fragility

A World Without Men 93%

Civilization runs on male labor. Remove it, and the grid fails, food stops, GDP drops by a fifth.

by Aaron Clarey 2023

4.08

121 ratings

📊 Labor Economics 👷 Gender And Work 📉 Male Labor Force 🔧 Skilled Trades ⚡ Infrastructure Fragility

Raising Boys

by Steve Biddulph • 1997

Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.

3.73

5k+

🧒 Raising Sons 🧠 Male Psychology 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonding 📚 Boyhood Education 🧬 Nature And Nurture

Raising Boys 93%

Boys grow through phases, not years. What each one demands from the adults who love them.

by Steve Biddulph 1997

3.73

5k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons 🧠 Male Psychology 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonding 📚 Boyhood Education 🧬 Nature And Nurture

Is There Anything Good About Men?

by Roy F. Baumeister • 2016

The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.

3.74

356

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Male Psychology 💘 Sexual Selection 🏋️ Masculinity Studies 🏆 Status Competition

Is There Anything Good About Men? Summary

Is There Anything Good About Men? 93%

The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.

by Roy F. Baumeister 2016

3.74

356 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👤 Male Psychology 💘 Sexual Selection 🏋️ Masculinity Studies 🏆 Status Competition

Sociopath

by Patric Gagne • 2024

Five stages explain why men pursue glory, build empires, and disappear into silence. Learn the map.

3.74

116k+

🧠 Male Psychology 💑 Relationship Advice ⚔️ Masculine Identity 🐛 Developmental Stages 💍 Marriage Advice

Sociopath 93%

Five stages explain why men pursue glory, build empires, and disappear into silence. Learn the map.

by Patric Gagne 2024

3.74

116k+ ratings

🧠 Male Psychology 💑 Relationship Advice ⚔️ Masculine Identity 🐛 Developmental Stages 💍 Marriage Advice

Warrior, Magician, Lover, King

by Rod Boothroyd • 2018

Four inner figures drive every man. Healing the childhood wounds that distort them.

4.30

156

🧠 Jungian Psychology 👤 Masculine Psychology ⚡ Masculine Archetypes 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

Warrior, Magician, Lover, King 93%

Four inner figures drive every man. Healing the childhood wounds that distort them.

by Rod Boothroyd 2018

4.30

156 ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 👤 Masculine Psychology ⚡ Masculine Archetypes 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

The Psychology of Gender

by Gary W. Wood • 2018

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

3.71

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

The Psychology of Gender 93%

The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.

by Gary W. Wood 2018

3.71

76 ratings

🧠 Gender Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🏷️ Gender Stereotypes 🔍 Cognitive Biases ✊ Feminist Psychology

Seduction

by Rachel O'Neill • 2018

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

4.59

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

Seduction 93%

How pickup culture turns male loneliness into a commodity and reframes sexual coercion as a skill.

by Rachel O'Neill 2018

4.59

41 ratings

🔍 Seduction Communities 🧔 Modern Masculinity 💰 Commodified Intimacy ⚠️ Rape Culture 😤 Aggrieved Masculinity

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