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The Art Of Manliness - Manvotionals (2011)

by Brett McKay(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

F+W Media

review 1: I found the Art of Manliness blog a few years ago and I've been loving it ever since. I decided to buy this book last year and I'm so glad I did. I don't think it's really intended to be read straight through. I spread the first chunk out but finished up the second half in about 3 days.The book is essentially an anthology of works and quotes of many great men broken into seven themed chapters. They are: manliness, courage, industry, resolution, self-reliance, discipline, and honor. There are so many wise tidbits in the book, it's difficult to pull out just a few favorites. I would say that one enduring theme I did get from the book was that every decision really matters. Every fork in the road is fixing my character more and more. As Aristotle defined it, "virtue is a habi... moret of rightdoing." That concept helped me remember that I cannot expect myself to become the man I want to become overnight or even in a couple of weeks. It is absolutely a process that I have already begun, and that I can continue to work at to shape my character over time.I fully expect to keep coming back to this book for inspiration. I am taking the Art of Manliness blog's advice on writing myself a manifesto, or statement of my beliefs, and the thoughts in this collection will continue to guide my writing. I enjoyed reading parts of this book with my little brothers, and I want to share the rest of it with them when the time is right.
review 2: There is not much in here that can't be already found online, as the book is almost entirely borrowed content from other authors in the form of essays, journal entries, poems, speeches, and letters. The book is useful because it spares the reader the trouble of having to go and find all these tidbits of patriarchal wisdom.Since Susan says my reviews are entirely too long, I'll act as though she was right and end with simply this: The book is a must-have for men. less

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