Rules For My Unborn Son by Walker Lamond is chock full of fatherly aphorisms, affirmations & advice. Words to live by – you could say. Lamond packed 224 pages with sage advice like, “When in doubt, wear a tie,” and “Men with facial hair have something to hide.” Part entertainment, part real wisdom, this book is a great gift for a father-to-be or your own inner child who still hasn’t grown up.
Back in the old days, no self-respecting man would sip a mango martini. Drinks were for growing chest hair. If you’re ordering drinks made with blue liqueur or have never had something like a rusty nail or a sidecar – you need to get this book. And it’s not just a recipe book for man drinks, Old Man Drinks: Recipes, Advice, and Barstool Wisdom by Robert Schnakenberg, gives you some perspective on real drinking. Which, let’s face it Mr. Mojito, you could use.
What you saw of Steven Adler on Celebrity Rehab was a horror show. The effects of his days with Guns’N’Roses made disturbingly clear. There’s more: his soon-to-be-released book from Harper-Collins digs even deeper into the belly of the beast. Welcome to the jungle indeed. My Appetite for Destruction: Sex & Drugs & Guns N’ Roses tells it all. In their prime, Adler and the boys hit “obscene levels of reckless abandon.” Even if you weren’t a big fan of these 80s icons…the story is certainly compelling.
Are you a man? Will you become a man? Were you once a man? The list of requirements for The Maxims of Manhood: 100 Rules Every Real Man Must Live By is nothing short of testosterone-infused. There are a lot of “be a man” books out there – but this one’s a bit different. Do you use smiley faces in your email? Read the book.
The horseshoe. The Lampshade. El Insecto. The beard is back. Time to brush up on your lingo…and skills. The Bearded Gentleman: The Style Guide to Shaving Face is equally funny and enlightening. There’s more to a five o’clock shadow than foregoing the Gillette.
In Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper played Peter Fonda’s super-cool sidekick Billy. Maybe you knew that. But did you know Hopper directed this cinema classic? Well…Hopper had a lot of talents. Actor, sculptor, painter-he was also an accomplished photographer. Taschen’s limited-edition box collection includes hundreds of Hopper’s images from the 60s. From celebrity portraiture to snapshots of Andy Warhol to his experiments in abstract expressionism, this book is a visual road map to everything considered “hip” today. Dennis Hopper was there.
Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm, crawls into the mind of a soldier in War. In the bloody world of endless bombs & bullets, Junger portrays a head-strong soldier who is ready to protect his “brothers” at any cost. Based on his 14-month experience with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Afghanistan, this read is an unforgettable portrait of men under fire.
Former Shell Oil President, John Hofmeister offers an inside view of energy company posturing & feather-nesting politicians in his new read Why We Hate the Oil Companies. Tackling the energy controversy head-on & with no regard – this one’s as relevant as today’s front-page.
BBQ Makes Everything Better is co-authored by the same two guys who invented the famous heart attack on a plate. Lest we forget, the 2 pounds of Italian sausage wrapped in 2 pounds of bacon? Each easy-to-follow recipe promises a mouth-watering meal – if not a clogged artery.
The 15-minute daily regime guaranteed to “make a more graceful, strong and symmetrical man.” Exercises for Gentlemen: 50 Exercises to Do With Your Suit On includes original illustrations & instruction taken from The School of Health circa 1900. If you ever wondered how great-gramps stayed ripped – here is your answer.
