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Male Midlife Crisis Murder Mystery Now we're talkin'. I love a good mystery and want to share this synopsis: A quirky cocktail of obsession, adultery, revenge, hazardous waste, golf, murder, fatherhood, and love, A Trout in the Sea of Cortez is a smart, sarcastic, and riveting mid-life crisis murder mystery. Read more →

Male Menopause, Irritability & Mood Swings No longer the sole domain of women, Gail Sheehy, author, details the psychology of men over 40 in her book, Understanding Men's Passages: Discovering the New Map of Men's Lives. I haven't read the book yet, but I've been a fan of Sheehy's for... Read more →

Jim Belushi Talks Real to Men What does a sophisticated, intellectual woman from Detroit have in common with a portly guy's guy from Chicago? We both hit rock-bottom in relationships. The fact that the guy from Chicago is famous doesn't make us less equal. In the end, whether man or... Read more →

"Self-Made Man" Strikes a Chord The blogosphere is "a-blather" with the recent release of Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again, by Norah Vincent who travels undercover as a man to learn the unabridged version of men's minds. Presumably, it's different than when women are standing around.... Read more →

What Does a Naked Detective Have to do With Mid-life Men? I needed a break from the mundane task of backing up my hard drive, so I decided to return a few library books. When I'm not blogging, I'm reading. Answers have always come to me through books, but I... Read more →

Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless Wisdom on Being a Man Mensight Magazine's October Book-of-the-Month excerpts chapter one. Here's a summary: This book, written by Elliot Katz, is about what a man can do to make things better with the woman in his life. Is this familiar? No... Read more →

What it Means to Be a Man

"Most men don't have a life," writes Steve Biddulph. "Instead, we have an act, an outer show, kept up for protection." And so begins The Secret Life of Men*, one of the most compelling and honest looks at the role of men in modern society and the hidden, deep-seated unhappiness... Read more →