Man Made: In Which A Dad Learns To Be A Man For His Son
by Joel Stein 2020-12-29 01:30:09
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The smudge looked suspiciously penis-like. The doctor confirmed: "That's the baby's penis " which caused not celebration, but panic in soon-to-be father and "Time" magazine columnist Joel Stein. Joel pictured having to go camping and fix a car and us... Read more
The smudge looked suspiciously penis-like. The doctor confirmed: "That's the baby's penis " which caused not celebration, but panic in soon-to-be father and "Time" magazine columnist Joel Stein. Joel pictured having to go camping and fix a car and use a hammer and throw a football and watch professionals throw footballs and figure out whether to be sad or happy about the results of said football throwing.
So begins his quest to confront his effete nature whether he likes it or not (he doesn't), by doing a 24-hour shift with LA firefighters, going hunting, rebuilding a house, driving a Lamborghini, enduring three days of boot camp with the U.S. Army, day-trading with $100,000, and going into the ring with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. Seeking help from a panel of experts, including his manly father-in-law, Boy Scouts, former NFL star Warren Sapp, former MLB All-Star Shawn Green, Adam Carolla, and a pit bull named Hercules, he expects to learn that masculinity is defined not by the size of his muscles but by the size of his heart (also, technically, a muscle). This is not at all what he learns. Less
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  • 8.25 X 5.25 X 1 in
  • 304
  • Grand Central Publishing
  • May 14, 2013
  • English
  • 9780446573115
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Joel Stein grew up in Edison, N.J., and went to Stanford. From 1997-2017 he was a staff writer for Time magazine, writing a regular humor column and more than a dozen cover stories; he was also the ba...
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