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Man made a stupid quest for masculinity

Seeking to learn that masculinity is not defined by the size of his muscles but by the size of his heart, Stein confronts his effete nature by doing a 24-hour shift with LA firefighters, going hunting, rebuilding a house, enduring three days of basic training with the Marine Corps, and going into th...

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Main Author: Stein, Joel.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Masculinity > Humor.
Fatherhood > Humor.
Summary: Seeking to learn that masculinity is not defined by the size of his muscles but by the size of his heart, Stein confronts his effete nature by doing a 24-hour shift with LA firefighters, going hunting, rebuilding a house, enduring three days of basic training with the Marine Corps, and going into the ring with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
Physical Description: xi, 285 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780446573122 (regular edition : alk. paper)
0446573124 (regular edition : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Joel Stein was born on July 23, 1971. He received a BA and an MA in English from Stanford University. He became a staff writer for TIME in 1997. He has written for numerous magazines including The New Yorker, GQ, Esquire, Details, Food and Wine, Travel and Leisure, Wired, Real Simple, Sunset, Playboy, Elle, and Los Angeles Times. Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity is his first book.

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