Illustrated Art of Manliness - The Library of the Uncommons

Hardcover, 272 pages

English language

Published June 26, 2017 by Little Brown & Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-36265-8

(1 review)

An indispensable, hands-on guide dedicated to the lost art of being a man, The Illustrated Art of Manliness distills more than 100 practical skills every modern man needs to know into an entertaining, easy-to-follow visual format.

Founder of The Art of Manliness, Brett McKay and bestselling illustrator Ted Slampyak write brilliantly illustrated articles to help men be the best fathers, brothers, sons, and men they can be. This book features their most essential work alongside dozens of never-before seen guides on subjects ranging from chivalry and self-defense to courage and car repair, including:

How to disarm an attacker How to fell a tree and start a fire anywhere How a car engine works, and how to fix it How to use every tool in your toolbox What to wear on a first date and to a job interview How to lead a meeting and command the attention of a room …

An indispensable, hands-on guide dedicated to the lost art of being a man, The Illustrated Art of Manliness distills more than 100 practical skills every modern man needs to know into an entertaining, easy-to-follow visual format.

Founder of The Art of Manliness, Brett McKay and bestselling illustrator Ted Slampyak write brilliantly illustrated articles to help men be the best fathers, brothers, sons, and men they can be. This book features their most essential work alongside dozens of never-before seen guides on subjects ranging from chivalry and self-defense to courage and car repair, including:

How to disarm an attacker How to fell a tree and start a fire anywhere How a car engine works, and how to fix it How to use every tool in your toolbox What to wear on a first date and to a job interview How to lead a meeting and command the attention of a room How to dance, fight, shave, shake a hand, pick a lock, and fire a gun And other advice for when you're lost, in danger, or merely confronting a shirt that needs to be ironed.

The Illustrated Art of Manliness features a classic, timeless package, including full-color illustrations, and will be a perfect gift for you or the man in your life.

2 editions

Matthew Royal reviewed Illustrated Art of Manliness by Brett McKay

Review of 'Illustrated Art of Manliness : The Essential How-To Guide' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I'm finishing this book on manliness while drinking a rosé in a bath full of bubbles. Brett McKay, with his assumptions that if you are a man with a child, you must also have a wife, send to come from a kinder, gentler branch of conservatism that feels like a childhood friend.

This book reminds me of the Dangerous Book for Boys -- lots of things every boy should know, like tying a tie, old-timey courtship etiquette, and proper handkerchief use.

This conception of a gentleman is schooled in the "a gentleman closes the drapes so mother's furniture doesn't fade" tradition, which I don't dislike, but which is at odds with the initial John Wayne quote "You've Got to Be a Man Before You Can Be a Gentleman."

Subjects

Masculinity
Men
Sex role