Diversity in All Forms! discussion

The diversity topic we will cover in November is Men & Masculinity. Please suggest books! You have till 9/22/18 and then we will vote :)

The Devotion of Suspect X

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education by Mychal Denzel Smith

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity by Miles White

I haven't read any of these, but I hear they all talk about construction of identity (and some with its downward spiral)?
I don't know: tada!

I've heard great things about How Not To Be a Boy by Robert Webb.

He's a great comedian in the UK and I've seen quite a bit of promotion of this book that explores his experiences of masculinity.

I was about to suggest Fight Club, but Erin beat me to it. The book presents a satirical view of the toxic masculinity present in society today.

Will to change by bell hooks!

I've read and would love to discuss The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry. I found it really interesting and thought provoking.

ooo i like
The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry
How Not To Be a Boy by Robert Webb
From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity by Miles White
so hard to choose.
and more books are being nominated...

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

This one looks really interesting about men and war.

So many good suggestions! I'm gonna add The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert and Manhood: How to Be a Better Man-or Just Live with One by Terry Crews. Sorry I don't know how to do those handy book links.

There's also the classic Tao of War

just finished Manhood: How to Be a Better Man-or Just Live with One and i really liked it. it is a memoir but a lot of life lessons and inspiration. some reviews were disappointed by the title. basically Terry shows one how to be a man by his example. the book shows how Terry finally reached manhood and learned how to be a better man.

Kay Dee wrote: "just finished Manhood: How to Be a Better Man-or Just Live with One and i really liked it. it is a memoir but a lot of life lessons and inspiration. some reviews were disappointed b..."

I listened to that on Radio 4 a couple of months ago. It was Book of the Week and should still be on the I-player. Very interested.