The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
Man Up!\ While it's definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling and six-pack abs, true manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly are not synonymous.\ Taking lessons from classic gentlemen such as Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, authors Brett and Kate McKay have created a collection of the most useful advice every man needs to know to live life to its full potential.\ This book contains a wealth of information that ranges from survival skills to social skills to...
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Man Up!While it's definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling an d six-pack abs, true manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly are not synonymous.Taking lessons from classic gentlemen such as Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, authors Brett and Kate McKay have created a collection of the most useful advice every man needs to know to live life to its full potential.This book contains a wealth of information that ranges from survival skills to social skills to advice on how to improve your character. Whether you are braving the wilds with your friends, courting your girlfriend or raising a family, inside you-ll find practical information and inspiration for every area of life. You'll learn the basics all modern men should know, including how to:Shave like your grandpaBe a perfect houseguestFight like a gentleman using the art of bartitsuHelp a friend with a problemGive a man hugPerform a fireman's carryAsk for a woman's hand in marriageRaise resilient kidsPredict the weather like a frontiersmanStart a fire without matchesGive a dynamic speechLive a well-balanced lifeSo jump in today and gain the skills and knowledge you need to be a real man in the 21st century.
Introduction 1Chapter 1 The Gentleman 4Dress Like a GentlemanGetting Fitted for a SuitHowtoRockaPocket SquareThree Ways to Tie aTieBringing Back the HatAttention to DetailsGroom Like a GentlemanWhy Every Man Should Go to a BarbershopShave Like Your GrandpaBehave Like a GentlemanHow to Be the Perfect Party GuestTable Manners for GentlemenThe Dos and Don'ts of ConversationHow to Be the Perfect HouseguestThe Art of Thank-You-Note WritingA Gentleman's Guide to TippingModern Technology and the New Rules of EtiquetteChapter 2 The Friend 64The History of Man FriendshipsBand of Brothers: Making and Keeping Strong FriendshipsLearn the Secret Handshake: Join a Fraternal LodgeHow to Help a Friend With a ProblemThe Mechanics of the Man HugBeyond G-Strings and Keg Stands: Throwing a Classy Bach-elor PartyGive a Best Man Speech That Won't Make People CringeChapter 3 The Hero 89Fight Like a GentlemanBreak Down a DoorPerform the Fireman's CarrySave a Drowning PersonTreat a SnakebiteBe a Hero on the RoadMayday! Mayday! Land a Plane in an EmergencyChapter 4 The Lover 116The Art of ChivalryStop Hanging Out With Women and Start Dating ThemNice Guys Don't Have to Finish LastGive Flowers Like a Victorian GentlemanBreak Up With a Woman Like a GentlemanHow Do You Know When She's the One?Stop Dragging Your Feet and Make a CommitmentAsking for a Woman's Hand in MarriageAffair-Proof Your MarriageChapter 5 The Father 143Take Care of a Pregnant WifeDeliver a Baby in a PinchChange a DiaperQuiet a Crying BabyBalance Work and FamilyRaise ResilientKidsTeach Your Kid to Ridea BikeEntertain the KidsHave "The Talk" With Your KidsGive Your Son a Rite of PassageChapter 6 The Outdoorsman 177Streamline Your Camping Tripset Up CampMan and FireFive Ways to Start a Fire Without MatchesPredict the Weather Like a FrontiersmanNavigate Without a CompassFour Knots Every Man Should KnowChapter 7 The Leader 207Five Traits of LeadershipExude Magnetic CharismaHow to Shake Hands Like a ManPrepare and Deliver a Dynamite SpeechGive and Accept Criticism Without Coming Off Like a CadChapter 8 The Virtuous Man 230Franklin's Quest for Moral PerfectionApplying Franklin's Pursuit of "The Virtuous life" to Your LifeTemperanceSilenceOrderResolutionFrugalityIndustrySincerityJusticeModerationCleanlinessTranquillityChastityHumilityAfterword 264Appendix A One Hundred Books Every Man Should Read 266Appendix B Glossary Of Manly Nineteenth-Century Vernacular 271Appendix C Cards To Cut Out And Carry 274
\ From the Publisher“This couple shows that you can be a man without being a jerk." —-MDAA, Toronto Star.com\ \
