Captivating covers is a book meme created by Jbelkbooks. Once a week you showcase “captivating” book covers that you come across. It may be a cover that you saw online, at a book shop, or at a library. You don’t have to have purchased the book as long as the cover has captivated your eyes.
This week I came across this cool cover. Modern Manhood by David Wallace Flemming has a great cover and an interesting title.
Title: Modern Manhood
Author: David Wallace Fleming
Genre: Fiction
First published: August 5, 2011
Blurb
What it means to be a man in times when most employment consists of clicking a mouse and making a PowerPoint? (Nobody really knows anymore). Trust me. I’ve looked. I’ve read. I’ve asked around the usual places.There are people who can give a biblical interpretation; there are people who can give a biological interpretation; there are people who can give an interpretation based upon historical inequality. But if you’ve ever asked yourself, “Am I there yet? Is this it?” or “Wasn’t there supposed to be a boom? Some luminous flash of light…” chances are you live in the United States, between 18 and 40, and male. Ah, the hopeless, pathetic, forgotten male is he a relic, an anachronism, a vestigial bundle or excessive upper-body strength no longer needed in an era of unmanned attack drones, seven adjective lattes and dual income families? Was Beyonce right? Do girls run the world? To answer all these questions and more, we must do what men do best: Get our bearings. Not just in space–but in time.
