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Patriarchy Blues
- Reflections on Manhood
- By: Frederick Joseph
- Narrated by: Preston Butler III, Novell Jordan
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story5 out of 5 stars 96
In this thought-provoking collection of essays, poems, and short reflections, Frederick Joseph contemplates these questions and more as he explores issues of masculinity and patriarchy from both a personal and cultural standpoint. From fatherhood, and “manning up” to abuse and therapy, he fearlessly and thoughtfully tackles the complex realities of men’s lives today and their significance for society, lending his insights as a Black man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
- By BlissfullyT on 11-15-23
- Patriarchy Blues
- Reflections on Manhood
- By: Frederick Joseph
- Narrated by: Preston Butler III, Novell Jordan
One of the best out there
Reviewed: 03-19-23
This was the best book I have read on masculinity and patriarchy since bell hooks! Intersectional, nuanced, accountability driven, and beautifully written. Must read for men looking to heal and be better.
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The Will to Change
- Men, Masculinity, and Love
- By: bell hooks, Ross Gay
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,566
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,322
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,317
Everyone needs to love and be loved - even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving. In The Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men how to express the emotions that are a fundamental part of who they are - whatever their age, marital status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A unique call to an ethic of creative love
- By Forrest Aldridge on 09-26-20
- The Will to Change
- Men, Masculinity, and Love
- By: bell hooks, Ross Gay
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Best book on Masculinity
Reviewed: 08-17-21
Legitimately the best and most nuanced book on masculinity I've found. Full of love and accountability towards a collective and collaborative future without the oppression of patriarchal harm of men and harm of all genders.
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Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,837
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18,108
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,974
In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- By GM on 08-05-20
- Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Most paradigm shifting book I've ever read
Reviewed: 07-02-21
Caste is not only beautifully written with profound metaphors and vulnerable stories, it is also unbelievably brilliant. The framework with which Isabel Wilkerson unveils, shines new light on the underlying structures of the American systems and culture in a way that contextualizes racism, oppression, and privledge clearly and is impossible to deny if one is honest with themselves. Everyone needs to read this book and especially white people (like me) who historically and currently benifit from the American Caste system at the immeasurable expense to everyone else.
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Do Better
- Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
- By: Rachel Ricketts
- Narrated by: Rachel Ricketts
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story5 out of 5 stars 55
Do Better is a revolutionary offering that addresses racial justice from a comprehensive, intersectional, and spirit-based perspective. This actionable guidebook illustrates how to engage in the heart-centered and mindfulness-based practices that will help us all fight white supremacy from the inside out, in our personal lives and communities alike. It is a loving and assertive call to do the deep - and often uncomfortable - inner work that precipitates much-needed external and global change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not for the faint of heart, an absolute must read
- By Emily Rose on 02-26-21
- Do Better
- Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
- By: Rachel Ricketts
- Narrated by: Rachel Ricketts
Most impactful book I've read in years!
Reviewed: 07-02-21
Powerful, challenging, accountability promted through authentic reflection. This book grounded me in love and pushed me to examine all the ways as a white person I can and need to do better.
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