When I was a kid I had a book called “The Big Book of Everything for Boys”. (At least that is what I think it was called although I know longer have it and can’t find it online. )
It was a great book – a kind of ultimate manual for being a boy. It covered everything for sport and games to camping, how to make a bow and arrow or build a model plane from balsa wood! It covered dinosaurs to test cricket and everything in between. Reading it you felt that what you were reading was genuinely making you a better, more complete boy!
Although perhaps I haven’t realised it, I think that my life has been missing something since I out grew that book and moved on from whittling sticks and making dens to adult life – That is until now!
I have found the big book for men! Although the book is a website and is called “The Art of Manliness” ( http://www.artofmanliness.com) . This site is brilliant! It’s basically a site that is full of essential articles teaching skills and passing on knowledge that every man “should” know but that modern living and a trendy society has robbed us of. For example picking the right knot for your tie depending on the collar of your shirt, how to plan a family meeting and how to defend a straight stab.
I can honestly say I don’t think I have been genuinely this delighted with a website for a long long time! Just like my big boys book years ago, I think this website is going to be my go-to resource for all things manly!