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Book-Of-The-Month excerpt... by Neil Chethik
Introduction...
American husbands. Fifty years ago, it seemed the best of times for them. The heroes of World War II and other adventures, they married their hometown sweethearts and busied themselves with the American Dream. The GI Bill educated them, corporations lavished job offers upon them, and their role in the American family was clear-cut and advantageous: bring home the money, discipline the children, and keep the lawn looking as
good as the Jones’. In exchange, they got security, sex, and their meals served up. With their wives economically dependent on them, some husbands even felt free to probe outside the marriage for sexual or emotional “add-ons,” convinced that their wives wouldn’t do the same.
A half-century later, this portrait has gone the way of the Edsel.
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Guest Article... by Michael Gurian
What Could He Really Be Thinking about Feelings and Emotions?...
The couple, in their thirties, walked into my office together. Henry was a large man in a white shirt, tie, and black slacks. Judith was a small woman in a tank top and jeans. They had been married for eight years. He had a daughter from a previous marriage, who was twelve, and they had a son together, age six. They were both lawyers. Judith had told me on the phone that they needed marital counseling. They were arguing so much their marriage was in trouble. They'd be coming in during her vacation time, she said. He hadn't wanted to take a vacation this year. Their previous therapist had told him he needed to get better at expressing his real feelings. He had disliked this therapist, and so now they were coming to see me.
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Men's Worklife... by Marty Nemko
In Praise of Experts...
Our devaluing of true experts extends beyond the workplace. For example, today, we’re as likely to draw our political views from comedian Jon Stewart as from a true political expert like CNN’s Jeff Greenfield let alone the New York Times’ Tom Friedman.
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Guest Article... by Glenn Sacks
Child Abductor Demands That Military Dad
Post $100,000 to See His Own Son...
When Gary, a San Diego-based US Navy SEAL, was deployed in Afghanistan in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, he never dreamed that his service to his country would cost him his little son. Gary's son was not taken from him by a terrorist or a kidnapper. This 17-year Navy veteran with an unblemished military and civilian record was effectively stripped of his right to be a father by a California court.
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COYOTE... monthly column by Dick Prosapio
Passing on Wisdom...
This may be simply another aspect of the angst I'm going through these days, wondering, once again, if anything I write is worth a damn. Wondering if the pictures I shoot are worth the paper to print them on. Wondering if anything I say in the pursuit of trying to make a difference is worth uttering.
Wondering.
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THE NEW INTIMACY... monthly column by Judith Sherven, Ph.D. and James Sniechowski, Ph.D.
The Blessings of Being Different...
We married eighteen years ago. Jim had been married twice before and this was Judith's first walk down the aisle. While we loved each other in ways we couldn't even explain, we also knew that our differences were a major
challenge.
Each of us is opinionated, head strong, known to get defensive, and more often than we'd like to have admitted back when we were first married, downright stubborn. So our irritation and anger at each other  over the big and little differences that cropped up most every day had to be dealt with or we would be one of those couples claiming "irreconcilable differences" in divorce court. And that, we agreed, was out of the  question.
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JEFF'S LIFE... monthly column by Jeff Stimpson
Happy Camper 2...
All the week before Alex is to leave for nearly four days of weekend sleep-away camp, Jill tells everyone how I'm worried. She tells how I'm upset, how I'm scared he'll get up there in the woods among strangers and burst out crying, how he'll be left to bawl for hours while we get him back home. How I'm worried that Alex, at scarcely 40 pounds and at a tender 7-and-a-half years old, just isn't ready. How I imagine we'll get the call about Sunday morning. 
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DADS, DON'T FIX YOUR KIDS... monthly column by Mark Brandenburg, M.A
Fathers, Daughters, and Eating Disorders...
We have an epidemic of eating disorders in this country. And during National Eating Disorder Awareness week, it’s important to examine what kind of impact these disorders are having in our country today. Here are some statistics:

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TOWARD MANHOOD... A book in progress by Larry Pesavento

From chapter 14 Part 2... Humility: Stilling the Warrior
An uninitiated man will usually react to a narcissistic injury, a humbling experience, with rage. As in depression, rage then becomes an obstacle to the initiatory humiliation that makes a man. If it takes humility to cross the threshold of initiation, pride scoffs at the whole process. Fr. Richard Rohr talks about one measure of a mature man being the few times he takes offense. In the face of a humbling situation, an uninitiated man will rage, thinking he is righteous and manly. Rage becomes the anesthetic that takes away the pain of perceived humiliation.

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NEW REVIEWS

REVIEW: Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap—and What Women Can Do About It. By Warren Farrell, Ph.D.
A new book from Dr. Warren Farrell is of course eagerly awaited by all of us who care about gender equity. I dare say that each of his books represents an evolution since the publication of the previous one, both in terms of Warren’s own growth and in terms of society’s developing awareness of, and willingness to hear more regarding, pertinent men’s and women’s (and people’s!) issues.
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REVIEW: SPIN SISTERS: How the Women of the Media Sell Unhappiness and Liberalism to the Women of America. By Myrna Blyth
Every now and then, it’s fun to try something a little different. Even if it isn’t quite your cup of tea, it keeps life interesting to try walking in the moccasins of someone with whom you might have previously thought you had nothing in common. Myrna Blyth has written a book specifically designed for, and often directly addressed to, politically conservative women. People such as myself who don’t fit into these categories may seemingly have little to gain from reading Spin Sisters. And in fact, Blyth could have written the book differently in a way that would have carried the same essential message while allowing her to speak to a wider audience inclusive of males and non-conservatives.
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REVIEW:  TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY. By Steven E. Rhoads.
University of Virginia public policy professor Steven E. Rhoads’ latest book purports to be a meticulously researched and elegantly written, provocative and groundbreaking exploration of the masculine and feminine. I found Taking Sex Differences Seriously to be a solid though unexceptional book that makes a number of interesting points. Career women, we learn, have higher average testosterone levels. Rhoads provides interesting detail on how modern university textbooks ignore women who choose to focus on volunteer and/or homemaker careers, ironically implying that the only careers acceptable for women are those traditionally defined (presumably by the patriarchy) as successful. Along similar lines, the author deftly points out the absurdity of prescribing and proscribing activities for our children based on our political wishes.
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Archive of All Reviews & Interviews... by J. Steven Svoboda.

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