Books for Men

This episode of Books for Men features LaBrava by Elmore Leonard. A crime novel set in Miami about an ex-secret service agent slash photographer-extraordinaire who falls for the starlet he loved as a kid, meanwhile, she's mixed up in a shady scheme with a rent-a-cop and a Cuban gangster. It's Leonard, a master, at his best. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your...

This episode of Books for Men features Conversations with Tom Petty by Paul Zollo. It's a biography that feels more like an autobiography because of the form—a series of unaltered discussions with one of the greatest and most prolific songwriters of all time. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help...

This episode of Books for Men features The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. A classic literary novel about an impotent ex-pat journalist living in Paris who falls for a promiscuous divorcee. More importantly, Hemingway's debut changed writing forever. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to pr...

This episode of Books for Men features Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson. A fearless account of the author's year riding with the legendary motorcycle gang during the height of their fame. It's unapologetic, unbridled, and unmistakably Hunter. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things b...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in November '22. It also shares a little more about why I do the podcast. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who...

This episode of Books for Men features The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. A classic noir novel about a young drifter who falls for the discontented wife of a diner owner, and the dilemma that ensues as they fight for each other and their lives. It was (basically) the springboard for an entire genre. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support fo...

This episode of Books for Men features Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. A memoir about an Austrian psychiatrist's experience surviving Nazi death camps, as well as, his psychotherapeutic approach to living a meaningful life. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for...

This episode of Books for Men features Queenpin by Megan Abbott. A noir novel about a young woman learning the ropes from (the one and only) Gloria Denton, mob luminary and hustler extraordinaire. It's every bit as good as the classic noir that it emulates. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to...

This episode of Books for Men features The Dip by Seth Godin. A big idea book that will teach you when to quit and when to stick (with something.) It's also my most recommended book of all time. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to r...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in October '22. It also shares a little more about the intent of the show. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who...

This episode of Books for Men features The Stranger by Albert Camus. A classic literary novel about an ordinary man thrust into the face of absurdity—familial death, murder, and imprisonment. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read...

This episode of Books for Men features Life by Keith Richards. It's an autobiography that reads more like a one-on-one conversation with the legend himself. It's one of the most entertaining books that I've ever read. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—in...

This episode of Books for Men features The Road by Cormac McCarthy. A post-apocalyptic novel about a boy and his father trying to survive in what remains of a burned-down America. It's painfully good—subtle yet searing. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—...

This episode of Books for Men features Love Me Do!: The Beatles Progress by Michael Braun. A biography about a historic moment in cultural history—Beatlemania. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the Beatles during their first British tour, right before they set the world on fire. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three thin...

This episode of Books for Men is a short recap of all the books and authors we covered in September '22. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspiring (more) men to read and bringing together men who do. (Ladies, of course, you're always welcome!) Share wi...

This episode of Books for Men features Freedom's Child by Jax Miller. A thriller novel about a mother living as a protected witness who comes out of hiding (twenty years later) to save the daughter she gave up two minutes after birth. It's not for the faint of heart. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below wi...

This episode of Books for Men features Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD. A book that provides a full exploration of the most valuable yet (often) most overlooked aspect of living a healthy life—sleep. Quite simply, this book will help you. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three...

This episode of Books for Men features Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby. A thriller slash noir novel set in the Deep South about a reformed family man who gets pulled back into his old ways for one last heist. Just a superbly executed story, really. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide...

This episode of Books for Men features The Sopranos Sessions by Alan Sepinwall & Matt Zoller Seitz. A book that breaks down the greatest TV show of all-time—episode by episode. What? You don't agree? Oh, please. Listen for more! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider showing your support for the podcast. Any of the three things below will help to provide awareness for the initiative—inspirin...

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti provides a recap of the books featured in the first month of the show, August 2022. The month included three fiction books and two non-fiction books, covering a range of genres and topics. Vigliotti emphasizes the importance of "The Interest Principle," which encourages readers to pursue books that they are genuinely interested i...

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti discusses the book Night Prayers by Santiago Gamboa. The story spans from Bogota to Bangkok to Tokyo covering everything from drug trafficking to high-end escorting, following two siblings, Manuel and Juana, with Manuel searching for his missing sister. The book explores themes such as differing viewpoints, growing up in another...

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti discusses the book Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He explains that the book falls into the genre of big idea books and discusses the two types of big idea books: those grounded in research and data, and those grounded in case studies and anecdotes. Vigliotti argues that a balance of both is important for a book to be...

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti discusses the novel Lush Life by Richard Price. Vigliotti describes it as a police procedural set in the lower East side of Manhattan but also emphasizes that it is more than just a crime novel. He praises the writing style of Price, noting that it moves at a rapid pace. Vigliotti also highlights the book's multi-perspective appr...

In this episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti discusses the non-fiction book The Tiger by John Vaillant. The book is a narrative non-fiction about a man investigating a murder that was caused by a killer tiger attack in the Primorye region of Russia. Vigliotti praises the book for its superb journalism and the extensive research done by the author, as well as its ability to...

In the first official episode of the Books for Men podcast, host Douglas Vigliotti introduces the purpose of the show, which is to inspire more men to read and bring together male readers. He discusses his decision to feature the novel Miles From Nowhere by Nami Mun as the first book on the podcast. Vigliotti acknowledges that the protagonist of the novel, a teenage Korean girl navigating the stre...