The Code: A Book of Wisdom for Men

by Michael Reist

A book for men about finding meaning, passion, and commitment in life.Technology and feminism have changed everything, as traditional roles society assigned to men and women have, more and more, become things of the past. Much as this has been liberating, it has also left many men feeling disoriented by the lack of models for how to be a “good” man in a rapidly changing society. These changes, and the challenges and opportunities they bring, have necessarily affected men differently than women. Not only have their traditional roles begun to fade away, but so have many of their traditional jobs. This book is meant to be part of the conversation about being a man today and how to live one’s life in a new kind of world.Michael Reist has spent a lifetime thinking about what it means to be a man and how to get through the day with all the challenges, insecurities, and changing realities men face. We live in a shallow culture with few good role models. We feel like we are making it up as we go along. We all need a mentor ― someone to point out possible roads to take. In The Code , Reist offers one way forward.

136 pages, Paperback

Published November 3, 2018

About the author

Michael Reist is a nationally-recognized authority on the needs of children. He is the author of the Canadian bestseller Raising Boys In A New Kind Of World as well as What Every Parent Should Know About School and The Dysfunctional School: Uncomfortable Truths and Awkward Insights on School, Learning and Teaching.

His most recent book is entitled Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys.

He has published over 90 articles on topics ranging from education, spirituality and parenting to movies, books and popular culture.

Michael’s work has been featured on CBC Television and Radio, Global TV, CityTV, TV Ontario, Today’s Parent Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The National Post and the Toronto Star.

He is a frequent speaker to parent groups and conferences across Canada where his workshops on how boys and girls learn differently and the influence of technology on kids have drawn large crowds and enthusiastic responses.

A classroom teacher for over thirty years, Michael now works in private practice where he is a mentor to countless young people and their parents.