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Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage is the sensational, definitive biography of the WrestleMania headlining, Spider-Man fighting, Slim Jim snapping, minor league baseball playing American original: Randy Savage. Savage, a WWE wrestling hall of famer, was an A-list celebrity who sat atop the entertainment universe for much of the '80s and '90s. His outfits were as flamboyant as anything worn by Liberace, Elton John, or Prince. His charisma surpassed Hulk Hogan's and is rivaled only by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock.

Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra "Macho Time!", beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation. His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually - and tragically - when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico at the age of 50.

Versteh einer die Frauen! Daniel, Anfang 30, ist gerade verlassen worden - und das, obwohl er alles gemacht hat, was seine Freundin wollte. Schließlich haben ihm seine 68er-Eltern beigebracht, Frauen zu achten und zu respektieren. Das hat ihm als Jugendlicher auf Partys sehr geholfen: Während die Mädchen mit den anderen Jungs in der Ecke knutschten, hat er sie geachtet und respektiert. Und einer musste schließlich die ganzen Nudelsalate essen.

En las violencias de género no son las mujeres las que tienen un problema que resolver, ni la responsabilidad de educarnos. No están en ellas las respuestas sobre los machismos, sus orígenes y efectos, sino en quienes se quieren deconstruir para dar paso a nuevas masculinidades.

This is hands down the most heartbreaking and thought-provoking book about Khe Sanh and even the Vietnam War you will ever have the honor to explore. Other books are easier to understand, yet none of them will leave you a believer in the way that this book has. Seldom is the author so true to himself and the memory of those lost that he is willing to blind others with their own tears and shame rather than sacrifice what he knows to be the true story.

Revised and updated to include current studies, politics, and discussions, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a male issue as well as a female one - and how we can come together to stop it. Written by pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of women and men who have confronted the problem from all angles, the discussions surrounding currents events in politics and pop culture, and where the violence is ignored or encouraged in our upbringing.

This sequel to Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man digs deep into the mind of a Khe Sanh vet. The author, Ernest Spencer, opens up and shares with the world his life experiences from both before and after surviving the longest battle in the Vietnam War. How does wartime service change a person? Ernest shares his struggles with finding a place to fit back into the American Dream. Some, like the author, transition back into society very well in the eyes of the world, yet the demons deep inside are grappled with daily.

Empecemos con una simple ecuación: hombre ≠ macho. ¿Mindblown? Sí, se puede ser hombre sin ser macho. Digan lo que digan. Si eres como la mayoría de nosotros, tú también creciste con la noción de que un hombre "de verdad" no muestra sus sentimientos, siempre tiene la razón y vive para ligar. Pero cuidado: esa es solo la versión dominante de la masculinidad y no es la única posible; de hecho, es una idea que limita y daña a todos y a todas. ¿Qué vas a hacer tú para cambiar esto?