Men and their favorite books

JDMPWR

I read a lot and I seem to be reading a lot of Men's type books. Some of you know that I didn't have my dad around a lot when i was younger so I didn't really learn all the staples of a man's wardrobe, bar, etiquette(I still don't know this) but I do have my ever faithful Alpha male genetics to help me through most of it.

Anywho lately I have found myself reading a few intersting books:

How to be a Man by Glenn O'Brien
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Stuff Every Man Should Know
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus
The Game
Catcher in the Rye
The Count of Monte Cristo
Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism
One The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Selfish Gene
ANABOLICS, 10th Ed. (William Llewellyn's ANABOLICS)
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Meditation for Dummies
Mied Kampf(I found it to be crazy but interesting)

Please share some of the books that you have read lately that interested you as a man......

leighton1245

Its not a book but i read mens fitness and mens health.

DizzieLittleLifter

obviously I'm not a dude, lol but.....I bet you'd like:

Way of The Peaceful warrior
Teaching of Don juan a yaqui way of knowledge (who doesn't like this book?)
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Homers Iliad (seriously if you haven't read it, it is a must read!)

Smittyinthesun2

10 ways to pick up women

MrBrown72

http://artofmanliness.com/

Hilarious site.

TromaRon

Iron Joe Bob, by Joe Bob Briggs. Incredible book. Took it on my honeymoon, ...and read it!

Also:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Great Shark Hunt - Hunter S. Thompson
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum
A Christmas Carol - Charles ****ens

Pandorian

Belly Off Diet
Book of the Farm
Guide to Modern Homesteading
everything Matthew Reily has published (contest, Area 7, 5 deadly wonders etc in case I spelled his name wrong...)
Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food & Financial Independence Handbook
The Renewable Energy Handbook: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living
The All You Can Eat Gardening Handbook

Interesting Videos
Frontier House
Colonial House
Victorian Farm

Still have to find 1940's house and Pioneer Quest and Ranch House


ETA - and since magazines have been tossed in Mother Earth News, Hobby Farmer.

Gilbrod

JTuner, been there. Maybe that's why my wife says I'm a good father. I do the opposite of what my father did. Anyway, here's my list.

Dune by Frank Hebert
The Jungle by Upton Sinclaire
The Whole Left Behind series by John Hegee
To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
A Time To Kill by John Grisham
What An Expectant Father Should Expect by Armin Brott
For Him Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
Life On The Edge by James Dobson
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
and many more.

Those are the ones that stand out. I read Catcher and the Rye just to see what the big fuss was. I didn't see the big deal. Maybe because we're more desensitized. But you also can't go wrong with Mens Health and Mens Fitness.

Gilbrod

Homers Iliad (seriously if you haven't read it, it is a must read!)

How could I forget that one?!

Gilbrod

Homers Iliad (seriously if you haven't read it, it is a must read!)

How could I forget that one?!

NA_Willie

Mike Hammer books from Mickey Spillaine.

Philip Marlowe books from Raymond Chandler.

ItsCasey

I read a lot and I seem to be reading a lot of Men's type books. Some of you know that I didn't have my dad around a lot when i was younger so I didn't really learn all the staples of a man's wardrobe, bar, etiquette(I still don't know this) but I do have my ever faithful Alpha male genetics to help me through most of it.

Anywho lately I have found myself reading a few intersting books:

How to be a Man by Glenn O'Brien
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Stuff Every Man Should Know
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus
The Game
Catcher in the Rye
The Count of Monte Cristo
Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism
One The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Selfish Gene
ANABOLICS, 10th Ed. (William Llewellyn's ANABOLICS)
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Meditation for Dummies
Mied Kampf(I found it to be crazy but interesting)

Please share some of the books that you have read lately that interested you as a man......

I'm a woman, but I'm curious what you thought about The Game. I'm reading The Manual by Steve Santagati right now. A female friend of mine told me I'd be disgusted by it because let's just say he doesn't beat around the bush about what men think when it comes to women and relationships, but I've actually found it to be refreshingly honest.

FryingPanda

Calculating God by Robert Sawyer (love it for the Royal Ontario Museum ref)
Kendo: Elements, Rules, and Philosophy by Jinichi Tokeishi
And the most exciting book is..... Oregon Drivers Manual.

kingkong123

bump

truenorth4

Sun Tzu - Art of War. Timeless

JDMPWR

Sun Tzu - Art of War. Timeless

I was about to add this to my list.....still reading it.

JDMPWR

I read a lot and I seem to be reading a lot of Men's type books. Some of you know that I didn't have my dad around a lot when i was younger so I didn't really learn all the staples of a man's wardrobe, bar, etiquette(I still don't know this) but I do have my ever faithful Alpha male genetics to help me through most of it.

Anywho lately I have found myself reading a few intersting books:

How to be a Man by Glenn O'Brien
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Stuff Every Man Should Know
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus
The Game
Catcher in the Rye
The Count of Monte Cristo
Charles & Ray Eames: 1907-1978, 1912-1988 Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism
One The Road by Jack Kerouac
The Selfish Gene
ANABOLICS, 10th Ed. (William Llewellyn's ANABOLICS)
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Meditation for Dummies
Mied Kampf(I found it to be crazy but interesting)

Please share some of the books that you have read lately that interested you as a man......

I'm a woman, but I'm curious what you thought about The Game. I'm reading The Manual by Steve Santagati right now. A female friend of mine told me I'd be disgusted by it because let's just say he doesn't beat around the bush about what men think when it comes to women and relationships, but I've actually found it to be refreshingly honest.

To give you an idea I have a huge fascination with male and female psychology and how women see men in dating, I started to read this book as well as other along with David D when I hit a rut with women, and it dawned on me that I hit a rutt because I wasn't being my typical Alpha male self and letting the female perspective of dating into my head.

I think The Game gives a good direction to dating if it doesn't come naturally which once reading it and talking with my best of friends they said that I normally do anyways but when I actually take the situation to seriously is when I lose it. I noticed the same as I am very sarcastic and I do a lot of counter intuitive stuff to begin and my confidence can be taken as arrogance. I can literally say that every girl I have ever dated bluntly told me that they thought I was an *kitten* or very confident.

I feel that this book is not as "rough" as the one you speak of and at give someone a guide to dating or at the very least becoming more in themselves and their own self worth/confidence. It also focuses on how women choose a mate even though 90% of women will argue that this is untrue but how the womens subconscious really have a bigger effect on the decision making process then they let on.

CaptainGordo

Seriously?! No one has mentioned Brad Thor or Vince Flynn novels?!

RoadDog

Of Mice and Men -- John Steinbeck
The Judoka -- W.D. Norwood
Dando Shaft -- Don Calhoun
Always on the Run -- Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick, Dave Anderson
Flood -- Andrew Vachss
Point of Impact -- Stephen Hunter (I like all the Bob Lee Swagger books)

i_love_vinegar

Does Playboy count as a book....


Or can we at least say it counts as a book

BamBam1113

Anything by Dan Brown (DaVinci Code), James Patterson, David Baldacci (the Camel Club series), or W.E.B. Griffin (the Corps series) ... currently reading (finally) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

LorinaLynn

I'm not a guy, but every guy I've ever dated has had one thing in common. Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

kyodi

Bump for after my move.

JDMPWR

I'm not a guy, but every guy I've ever dated has had one thing in common. Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Sounds lame....:)

sillygoose1977

Seriously?! No one has mentioned Brad Thor or Vince Flynn novels?!

My BF reads this crap all the time. He also reads Laurel Hamilton though. :laugh:

AtticusFinch

I've nearly reached page 6 of 'Janet and John go Quantity Surveying'.

It was a bit slow to start with, but just got exciting after Spot caught the ball

CaptainGordo

Seriously?! No one has mentioned Brad Thor or Vince Flynn novels?!

My BF reads this crap all the time. He also reads Laurel Hamilton though. :laugh:

CRAP?! Dude...

kmarx65

If you like info on different personalities you might enjoy "Showing Our True Colors" by Mary Miscisin. Easy read and a lot of fun!

alex215

World War Z
Then Zombie Survival Guide
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
Anything by Chuck Palahniuk (except Pygmy)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

just a few books i have read recently

joamarelo

Does Playboy count as a book....


Or can we at least say it counts as a book

LOL! epic win

zombiesama

The dark tower series by Steven king