| How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood Contributor(s): Beller, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393326837 ISBN-13: 9780393326833 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: From strip clubs to the Academy Awards to the basketball court, this title is a ride through the landscape of guyhood. Through stints as a bike messenger, a drummer, a boyfriend and--possibly, potentially, finally--a husband, Beller writes about the life-changing effects of love and marriage, 256 pp. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005015095 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed fiction writer Thomas Beller digs deep into his own history in this humorous and insightful collection about the state of masculinity. With sharp and engaging eloquence he discourses on T-shirts; being your mother's date at the Academy Awards; life at a bagel factory; the irrational pleasures of old American cars--and the mysterious disappearance of the author's own particular vehicle from a street in downtown Manhattan; love, sex, and breakups in an office environment; the social ecology of street basketball--including the sudden peril befalling a particular court in Manhattan and the heartwarming efforts of previously disparate community members to save it; coaches; the death of a parent; getting over J. D. Salinger; and an attempt to build a complicated piece of furniture for a beloved. Through stints as a bike messenger, a drummer, a boyfriend and--possibly, potentially, finally--a husband, Beller writes about the life-changing effects of love and marriage--past, present, and future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beller, Thomas: - Thomas Beller is the author of Seduction Theory, The Sleep-Over Artist and How to Be a Man. He is a founder and editor of Open City magazine and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.com. He lives in New York City and New Orleans. |
