Good books for older men

You know the drill. Here are our suggestions for 40 books that every man over the age of 40 should make the time to read or read again , and then place on his shelf for all the world to see. Sports writing has never been so good. Speaking of fights…. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.

A group of narcissistic, moneyed Hollywood spawn spend their time taking drugs, drinking and shagging each other in the back of their Porches. What you wish your youth was like, basically. A tale of unbridled excess and, naturally, subsequent destruction. Our journalist narrator tries to penetrate the glamorous New York scene, but is hampered by his alarming ability to always say the wrong thing. A great lesson in how not tackle your first move to the big city.

The Manual challenges you to read or re-read these essential books every man should know to navigate life. Get cozy and crack open one of these 19 must-reads for men. The boy grapples with the unfairness of tragedy and the rights and wrongs of a society he feels excluded from in this two-week glimpse into his life as a greaser. Running away with his best friend after a dangerous fight with a rival preppy gang, the Socs, Ponyboy is faced with even more heartache, while all along his hope is for peace. Let the rhythmic cacophony of Kerouac rattle in your brain. Reading Desolation Angels is like falling back into a crowd of hitchhiking winos who want to see and experience only the beauty and enlightenment in this world — that drive toward the heart and pulse and meaning of all this is contagious.

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