Beyond the Hero

Rating:
Summary: excellent
Review: ,This book is pivitol. It has helped me and many people to whom I have recommended this book gain some deeper under-standing of many of the commonalities of manhood across time and cultures. It helps to make sense of our part in the human experience and suggests to us that many of our experiences (expecially of those regarding men's experience in midlife) are universal. This is not a self help book that purports to give the answers to cure all of mens' problems, rather an insightful look into the commonalities of mens' experiences throughout nearly every culture.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: Dr. Chinen uses carefully chosen tales to demonstrate his theses in a helpful manner for modern people. His "Once Upon a Midlife" takes off where this book ends, more or less. Recently, I purchased a further exposition entitled, "In the Ever After" in which Dr. Chinen continues his journey through human development. The two I've read were highly enjoyable and most rewarding. They're gems. Hope he writes lots more!