A Sky Without Eagles: Selected Essays and Speeches 2010-2014

by Jack Donovan

A Sky Without Eagles is the first printed collection of The Way of Men author Jack Donovan's essays and speeches. Beginning with his viral hit, "Violence is Golden," A Sky Without Eagles assembles Donovan's best standalone commentary from 2010 through 2014. In his straightforward but disarmingly sincere style, Donovan channels the widespread disillusionment and frustration of men in the increasingly restrictive developed world. A Sky Without Eagles covers race realism, criticizes feminism's degenerative influence on masculinity, and in the title speech, laments the lack of virtue and nobility in American leadership.

Donovan wrote three new essays for A Sky Without Eagles . The first, "Train For Honor," deals with his search for meaning in strength training."CROM!" sums up Donovan's agnostic take on what kind of religion men need today. This collection concludes with "The Brotherhood" -- Donovan's imagining of a better, manlier and more spiritually unified tribe of men.


Table of Contents

Preface
Violence Is Golden
A Sky Without Eagles (Speech Transcript - NEW)
Anarcho-Fascism
Mighty White
Vote With Your Ass
The Grievance Table
There Is No Honor In Competition With Women
Mother May I? Masculinity
Draw The Line
Everyone A Harlot
Train For Honor (NEW)
The Physical Challenge (NEW)
Principles of Convenience
The Manly Barbarian
Becoming The New Barbarians (Speech Transcript)
CROM! (NEW)
The Brotherhood (NEW)

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Politics, Self Help, Psychology, Essays

167 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 2014

About the author

Jack Donovan has been writing and speaking about masculinity, masculine philosophy and spirituality for over a decade. His foundational book, The Way of Men, has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish.

Donovan is an occasional speaker and often appears on podcasts to discuss masculinity and the challenges faced by men who want to live masculine lives in the 21st Century.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he has constructed an “experimental pagan ritual space” called “Waldgang,” somewhere in the hinterlands.

Reviews

[Leo Nightingale · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just wish I knew about these kinds of writer's when I was a boy, so I didn't have to flounder around dazed and confused for almost two decades. With no real guiding figure or sense of who I was and why I've always felt so at odds with the world and most things around me.

Our world and our lives are not natural. Men are not happy these days and it is time they started waking up to the reasons why. No, it isn't because they don't talk about their feelings and other such nonsense. We are the dispossessed and we want answers and a real purpose.

If you are male and at odds with the world then Donovan can provide you some insight and answers. Now if only I had a tribe or group of people I could build and depend on in this absurd world of globalisation, multiculturalism and toxic feminism.

Here's to finding that and here's to you finding that too friend. Cheers.

[Gwen Hurd · Rating 1 out of 5]

Picked up this GEM at a free library box in my neighborhood. I was super excited to get my hands on a White Nationalist text without contributing to the author’s finances.

I’m a woman (AKA: girl, bimbo, tang) so I’m clearly not the target audience for this deeply misogynistic collection. This author casually approves of the rape of women while simultaneously writing about the grave importance of reclaiming male honor:

“Hell, in some places, when a man is ready to take a wife, he just picks one and kidnaps her.”

Broski, that’s not honor. Honestly, this dude just seems to be really fucking confused. He’s gay, which I think is important to note, because he REALLY hates women and says he “has no use for them.”

Also states he believes that “gay pride parades and gay marriage are ridiculous.” Wat. But. You are gay? The self loathing is strong in this one.

He writes about war and combat but hasn’t served in the military. For all the men and boys reading this… Go talk to actual veterans. Actual heroes. Real men AND women who have protected their countries and their homes.

ALsoooo being emotional doesn’t make you less of a man!!!! Fuck, if you’re sad, get help. Therapy is okay dude, and you REALLY NEED IT. Jackie, are you trying to make more mass murderers? Is this book a joke or a really good Troll? It almost seems too outrageous to be real.

[Jesse Dvorak · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great supplement to the author’s landmark book, “The Way of Men”.

In this series of short essays, Jack Donovan fleshes out his refreshing take on gender theory and reflects on how his understanding of masculinity provides a new lens with which to view various parallel issues such as violence, political theory, and feminism.

Wielding the insight of a well studied sociological professional, coupled with the direct, down to earth writing style that Donovan is known for makes this collection both obviously relevant and deeply memorable.

[Mattster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even when I don't agree with him, he still is though provoking. A challenge to return to tribe based goals.

[Curtis Meade · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book introduced me to the word ressentiment,(a deep-seated resentment, frustration, and hostility accompanied by a sense of being powerless to express these feelings directly) and from there it shed light in many questions concerning pockets of modern American culture that are entirely hostile to the notion that all men are created equal.
I am a white man, and I love America, but like Jack I'd hardly call myself a white nationalist. He goes on a bit about race though, and why it matters to our identity,(as well as country of origin) but effectively lays out his bold blueprint for a small society he occupies where "modernity" is given the blood eagle treatment from ancestral values.
Good on you Jack. I enjoy your books, and know in my heart that indeed Crom does laugh at my feelings.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whether white people are superior or not isn't the point, The point is that white people, are my people. Were an ethnic and racial group with a common heritage. Because stereotypes aren't going away, because humans are tribal, and because we're a group that is well on its way to becoming just another minority, we have every right to organize as a
group and take care of our own.
I'm pro-white because, I am.

I am also pro-me. I'm pro-my family. I'm in favor of remembering my ancestors in a positive light. But, I also know that the accomplishments of great white men
are not my personal achievements, and I know I can't trade on them as if they entitle me to special treatment, but these things are just as important to my identity as the histories of other people are to their identities.

[Michael Kidd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Donovan is definitely better at writing isolated essays than books. I've enjoyed all of his main writings over the past month. By this collection was by far my favorite. I may not agree with every fine detail. Bit the guys is not the mysoginist that hyper liberals want to make him out to be. He has stretched my thinking and hit at some deep rooted instincts of mine that have found no place for expression in the current society.

[Derek Jasnoch · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting collection of short essays that go against the usual grey narrative we are fed. Mostly to do with men and our roles in life. There are many wake up moments in the collection. As the author said , there is no need to read them in order. Pick the ones that interest you and read them first. My favorites were “The Brotherhood “, “Crom” and “A Sky Without Eagles”. What a cool breath of clear thinking fresh air in this age of sterility and conformism.

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Donovan is one of my favorite experts on masculinity. This is a collection of his essays and speeches, so perhaps not much new material for fans. I don't agree with everything he says, but it is clearly organized and thought provoking. And makes me want to be more of a barbarian. His thoughts on the inherent aspects of tribalism are excellent.

[Antonín Praus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike other Donovan's books, this one is not focused on a specific issue, but rather is a collection of his speeches ranging from 2010 to 2014.
The topics vary, in one he discusses elections (hard disagree with him there), the motivations for physical training in another.
Not a place to start with Donovan, but a good read for anyone who already enjoyed his earlier works.

[Callum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great essays, and others not so much. Your mileage may vary, but I'd encourage the read. It's concise and may just challenge some of your points of view. Opinions are assumptions waiting to be tested after all, and this is a good start.

[Sylvester · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Jack Donovan's raw energy. He explained his worldview without a hint of bashfulness and it was beautiful.

It is a must read for people who feel disenfranchised by the System and wanting to find a community of people to have values worth fighting for.

[Chris McDonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better had he not associated with white nationalists, but still some good essays. 2 are excellent.

[Johnny · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
It's alright. It has some good essays in it, and some bad ones.

[Jared Trueheart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every essay here is well written. His arguments are sound. He is uses too many paragraph breaks but other than that it is a thoroughly enjoyable read especially is you like the way of men.