"A man who won't read has no advantage over a man who can't read ."  -  Mark Twain

Essential Books for Men

The Catcher In The Rye - J.D. Salinger
 Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
 Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

The Catcher In The Rye
J.D. Salinger

Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days......more

Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.....more

Catch-22
Joseph Heller

Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy.....more
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks - Adam Carolla
 The Black Swan - Nassin Nicholas Taleb
 The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

In 50 Years We'll All Be Chicks...
Adam Carolla

The "Ace Man" formerly of "Love Line" and "The Man Show" shares his whimsical philisophy on manhood, life, and society in general.  He will make you think about the day to day mess we are all wading through.  Carolla's perspective.....more

The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than.....more

Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of.....more
A Brief History Of Time - Stephen Hawking
 The Maxims Of Manhood - Jeff Wilser
 The Heroin Diaries - Nikki Sixx

Brief History of Time...
Stephen Hawking

A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when.....more

The Maxims Of Manhood
Jeff Wilser

Your dog must be larger than a toaster. Tip well. Never use the word "blossom." Outperform the GPS. Know how to chug a beer (and know that you shouldn't). Always hold the door. Never use emoticons.

These are The Maxims of Manhood.....more

Heroin Diaries
Nikki Sixx

In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, MÖtley CrÜe's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary from people who were there at the time, and from.....more