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Genre: Psychology, Self-Help, Men's Studies, Sociology
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)

Book Review:
In this New York Times bestseller, renowned author Gail Sheehy (''Passages,'' ''New Passages'') turns her insightful gaze to the often-turbulent midlife period for men. ''Understanding Men's Passages'' serves as an essential guide for men over forty—and the women who love them—navigating the profound questions of ''Now what?'' that define this stage.

Sheehy draws on extensive demographic research, group interviews, medical commentary, and intimate testimony from hundreds of men to map the real issues they face: work anxieties, sexual potency, marital stress, ''MANopause,'' and the deep craving for renewal. The book is both informative and inspiring, revealing that midlife is not a crisis but a critical opportunity for men to reinvent themselves and become masters of their fate. Tough, wise, and deeply comforting, this landmark work provides a new, hopeful map for the second half of life.