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The Next Life [Book Excerpt: 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared]

February 4, 2013 By Kim Stafford 2 Comments

My brother Bret started the next life at forty, when he departed from this world by suicide.

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A Book by Men, for Men—Awkward Chest-Bumps Not Included

September 19, 2010 By the Editors Leave a Comment

The eclectic mix of contributors—from Pulitzer winners, Vanity Fair writers, Emmy winners, Poet Laureates, Gulf War pilots, ex-cons, pro football Hall of Famers—draw upon the defining moments in men’s lives and explore the perspectives men have gained.

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