{"product_id":"american-men-hardcover","title":"American Men - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Ritter Conn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply intimate portrait of the lives of four men that examines--in profound and comprehensive ways--what it means to be a man in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Men wield outsized power across all major institutions. But they are falling behind across all measures of well-being and success. They include loving husbands and absent fathers, corporate strivers and displaced workers, the objects and instruments of incredible violence. They are half the population. And yet when mentioned as a bloc, it's often to ask the question: What's \u003ci\u003ewrong \u003c\/i\u003ewith them? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that burrows deep into the lives of four men, exploring how each of them construct their relationship to masculinity, and how they navigate that relationship over time. They include Ryan, an amateur MMA fighter from the Akwesasne Mohawk territory, struggling to come to terms with both his sexuality as a closeted gay man and his draw toward bar room violence; Gideon, an itinerant, tall and handsome West Point graduate and former baseball star who unravels when he encounters challenges to his status as the white masculine ideal; Joseph, a Seattle law student whose marriage teeters on the brink of turmoil as he tries on his own to contend with the effects of childhood sexual trauma; and Nate, a young Ohio man still living at home and trying to establish security for himself in a rural pocket of a red state, where he's under threat as someone who is Black, trans, and poor. Written with searing intimacy after five years of reporting, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Men\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves their stories into a mosaic that explores identity, heritage, and the pressures and performance of modern American masculinity. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Ritter Conn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Road From Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is a Senior Staff Writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/i\u003e and the host of the narrative podcasts \u003ci\u003eWhat If: The Len Bias Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/i\u003e, named by \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best podcasts of 2019\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381406576889,"sku":"9781538709092","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ip2QSKsgV69781538709092.webp?v=1778349858","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-men-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}