{"product_id":"man-made-searching-for-dads-daddies-father-figures-and-fatherhood-paperback-softback-9780299354145","title":"Man Made; Searching for Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and Fatherhood (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299354145","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMan Made\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSearching for Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and Fatherhood\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteve Majors (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299354145\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e164 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With moving, honest, and incisive prose, Majors unravels his lifelong search for father figures, family, and allies, as he comes of age as a gay, Gen X, multiracial Black man - and eventually becomes a father himself - in a wounded and closeted world.\" - \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003eAnne Liu Kellor, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\"A quest of self-discovery told with aching tenderness and layered insights, Majors's \u003ci\u003eMan Made\u003c\/i\u003e captivates while providing context for a rethink of one's own notions of maleness.\" - Jeffrey Dale Lofton, author of \u003ci\u003eRed Clay Suzie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\"An honest look at trying and failing and yearning and learning and sometimes succeeding to carve out one\u0026amp;rsquo s own shifting gay identity amid the storm of toxic masculinity we all must wade through since birth. These vividly rendered snapshots of childhood and family and lush encounters with a variety of men, though brief, are impactful. Majors is an incredibly wise, artful storyteller, and \u003ci\u003eMan Made\u003c\/i\u003e is a generous offering.\" - Christopher Gonzalez, author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Not Hungry but I Could Eat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.06em;\"\u003e\"Much more than a 'memoir in essays,' \u003ci\u003eMan Made\u003c\/i\u003e takes us along the arc of Majors's life with candor, poignancy, and at times piercing wisdom. Its meditations on gayness, masculinity norms, parenting, and racial identity are deeply resonant with our times, and there were moments when, as a gay man, I found the book all too relatable. Majors's prose flies off the page and pierces the heart.\" - Michael Sadowski, author of \u003ci\u003eMen I've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNot all little boys want to grow up to be like their dads. The shy ones, the sensitive ones, the ones people mock as strange or call queer, sometimes want to grow up and be loved by men who stand in for their fathers. They'll put up with bullying from an older brother, taunts from the gym teacher, long work hours from a boss, and even discipline from a gay daddy, all as a means to discover what kind of man they truly want to be. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this poignant and provocative memoir, Steve Majors takes us on a journey of his own self-discovery as he grows from a gay boy in search of a father figure to a gay man grappling with what it means to be a father himself. In doing so, Majors creates various snapshots of time in which his - and the world's - understanding of what it means to be a gay man changes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Boyhood \u003cbr\u003e Father Figure \u003cbr\u003e Pops \u003cbr\u003e This Old Man \u003cbr\u003e Manly Men \u003cbr\u003e Boyfriends \u003cbr\u003e Married Men \u003cbr\u003e Part II. Brotherhood \u003cbr\u003e Black Sheep Son \u003cbr\u003e Evil Stepbrother \u003cbr\u003e Bad Boys \u003cbr\u003e Dangerous Men \u003cbr\u003e Part III. Bachelorhood \u003cbr\u003e Faggoty Men \u003cbr\u003e Coach \u003cbr\u003e Our Father \u003cbr\u003e Gay Best Friend \u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Singlehood \u003cbr\u003e Manny \u003cbr\u003e Straight Boys \u003cbr\u003e Dirty Old Man \u003cbr\u003e Man About Town \u003cbr\u003e Gay Bros \u003cbr\u003e Part V. Adulthood \u003cbr\u003e Golden Boy \u003cbr\u003e He Men \u003cbr\u003e Daddy'\u003cbr\u003es Boy \u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Fatherhood \u003cbr\u003e Da Da Da \u003cbr\u003e Poppy \u003cbr\u003e My Gay Dads \u003cbr\u003e Modern Dad \u003cbr\u003e Playground Dad \u003cbr\u003e Black Dad \u003cbr\u003e Bad Dad \u003cbr\u003e Girl Dad \u003cbr\u003e Adoptive Dad \u003cbr\u003e Part VII. 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