About this title: What is the measure of a man? This profound question remains current and timely as expectations of men's roles in the world continue to evolve through time. Now, Sam Keen speculates on this subject in FIRE IN THE BELLY. He argues that men can not find themselves without first separating from the "world of woman." According to Keen, "the world of woman" is a metaphor for masculine irresponsibility and the desire for female approval. Keen confronts many widely held notions of manhood and deconstructs them in vivid, engaging prose. He suggests that certain centuries-old rites of manhood- ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780553071887ISBN:0553071882
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780553071887ISBN:0553071882
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. FINE; PRISTINE; ALMOST BRAND NEW! Red & beige boards w/gold lettering in EXCELLENT shape! Tight binding; No spine crease; Some of 4 pages highlighted-o/w interior pages clean & crisp! IMPRESSIVE! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553351378ISBN:0553351370
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. Binding is tight and complete. Many pages highlighted. Some margin notes, etc. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Clean solid tight book with clean near white pages in shelf worn DJ. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1991
Description: Good. Dust cover has a couple of wee tears and creases. Helps provide meaningful answers to many restless questions of being a man, looking at new roles, ways of being, and healing for male woundedness. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780553071887ISBN:0553071882
Description: Acceptable. Book and Dust Jacket have considerable wear. Still a very useable book. Prior owner's name and Price marked inside. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
"uses Joseph Campbells "hero's journey' as basic construct. this is an 'old' book now with some marvelous 'out of date examples' ... but still helpfulin curious and interesting ways"
"Not bad. The basic tenet is what every self-help book ever written says, in essence: the outer world can't provide a satisfying life the way a rich inner world can; in order to find a partner and have the strength to stick with a relationship, you need to have a whole sense of yourself; it's important to de-program yourself from the lessons you learned as a child and come up with your own answers to life.
It's a little heavy on the white man's burden, the WASP who's never questioned anything, and some of the concepts are definitely outdated, but the general idea of the book is pretty timeless. "Iron John" was definitely a better read in the same genre (Robert Bly being a poet and all), but this one was all right. I'd recommend Keen for someone who wants accessible concepts, who might be a bit sheltered about the rest of the world, and/or who's not very experienced in life but who's ready to start questioning things."
"So far, it's pretty interesting: a more intelligent and honest version of Robert Bly's "Iron John". And Keen never suggests co-opting Native rituals to understand masculinity."
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