I've taught literature for over 10,000 hours.
Here are 10 books fathers should read to their sons:
Here are 10 books fathers should read to their sons:
Hamilton, 'Mythology'
Every boy needs to know the stories all other stories stem from.
These myths are the maps of manhood.
“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.”
amazon.co.uk
Every boy needs to know the stories all other stories stem from.
These myths are the maps of manhood.
“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.”
amazon.co.uk
Renault, 'The King Must Die'
The story of Theseus - from slaying the Minotaur to becoming king of Athens.
“A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it.”
amazon.co.uk
The story of Theseus - from slaying the Minotaur to becoming king of Athens.
“A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it.”
amazon.co.uk
Bengtsson, 'The Long Ships'
Murder, mayhem, tragedy and triumph.
The ultimate Viking saga.
"After good luck, strength, and skill at arms, nothing was so useful to a man who found himself among foreigners as the ability to learn a language.”
amazon.co.uk
Murder, mayhem, tragedy and triumph.
The ultimate Viking saga.
"After good luck, strength, and skill at arms, nothing was so useful to a man who found himself among foreigners as the ability to learn a language.”
amazon.co.uk
Crichton, 'Eaters of the Dead'
Based on 'Beowulf', this story has Viking and Muslim warriors join forces to defeat monsters from the mist.
“Praise not the day until evening has come...a sword until it is tried...beer until it has been drunk.”
amazon.co.uk
Based on 'Beowulf', this story has Viking and Muslim warriors join forces to defeat monsters from the mist.
“Praise not the day until evening has come...a sword until it is tried...beer until it has been drunk.”
amazon.co.uk
Pressfield, 'Gates of Fire'
Written by a former US Marine, this makes the film '300' look tame.
"A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field."
amazon.co.uk
Written by a former US Marine, this makes the film '300' look tame.
"A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field."
amazon.co.uk
Homer, 'The Odyssey'
A man overcomes all obstacles to battle his way back to his wife.
“There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
amazon.co.uk
A man overcomes all obstacles to battle his way back to his wife.
“There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
amazon.co.uk
Hillenbrand, Unbroken
What does failing to forgive to do a man?
“The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when their tormentors suffer.”
amazon.co.uk
What does failing to forgive to do a man?
“The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when their tormentors suffer.”
amazon.co.uk
Homer, 'The Iliad'
A woman's beauty starts a war, and the difference between machismo and masculinity unfolds.
“There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible—magic to make the sanest man go mad.”
amazon.co.uk
A woman's beauty starts a war, and the difference between machismo and masculinity unfolds.
“There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible—magic to make the sanest man go mad.”
amazon.co.uk
C.S. Lewis, 'The Abolition of Man'
Modern culture is a desert where boys thirst for meaning, value and purpose.
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.
amazon.co.uk
Modern culture is a desert where boys thirst for meaning, value and purpose.
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.
amazon.co.uk
H.G. Wells, 'A Short History of the World'
From the beginning of the world to the outcome of WW1 - all covered with the flair a master storyteller.
“States organised for war will make sure as surely as hens will lay eggs."
amazon.co.uk
From the beginning of the world to the outcome of WW1 - all covered with the flair a master storyteller.
“States organised for war will make sure as surely as hens will lay eggs."
amazon.co.uk
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