Explores questions of masculinity, privilege, and identity to explain why some men become feminists while others become men’s rights activists In the evolving landscape of gender activism in the United States, it is intriguing that four-in-ten American men now identify as feminists. Despite this seemingly positive shift, gender inequality remains deeply rooted in the US. Good Guys, Bad Guys delves into this paradox, unraveling the complexities of men’s feminist allyship and its limitations in propelling genuine progress. Emily K. Carian masterfully dissects the narratives of two distinct groups of gender activists: feminist men and men who belong to the men's rights movement, which opposes feminism. By engaging directly with the men themselves, Carian constructs a compelling analysis of their journeys into these contrasting social movements. Surprisingly, Carian finds that both feminist men and men’s rights activists share a common motivation for their engagement in gender activism: the desire to be perceived as “good men.” However, this well-intentioned yet superficial drive hinders feminist men from envisioning concrete and effective strategies to challenge gender inequality. Conversely, it fuels men’s rights activists’ participation in a movement that fosters a virulent misogyny. Good Guys, Bad Guys exposes how even self-proclaimed feminist men inadvertently perpetuate gender inequality through their attitudes, behaviors, and relationships. As society navigates the complexities of gender activism, this book serves as a valuable resource in guiding the path towards a truly equal and inclusive future.

Three long service police Detectives take early tirements to form their own detective agency, they start out with a rented office three desks and chairs a phone on the floor. This doesn't last as one of the detectives Aunts join them and her college son who is a computor wizard who can hack into anything. Detectives go from one case to another involving blackmail, mates checking on their spouses, white slavery here in American, drug runners and much more

As a disaster worker, a chemical weapons response consultant, a SWAT instructor, a kayaker, a climber, and a lover of adventure Vin D'Angelo has filled his life with rich experiences and colorful companions. His adventures have shown him a surprising world peopled with good guys, bad guys, sad guys, and even some giants. He has drawn upon his memory of them to write this, his third, compilation of short fiction about people with whom he would share a campfire. There are no campfires in these ten stories, but there are some real characters. Zeke Anson returns in a story about disaster and rescue. Will Kennedy falls in love with a woman who leads him through a revolution to a revelation that he's a better man than he thought he could ever be. A man who found love and lost it struggles back from the edge of insanity. The Last Soldier and the Jazz Singer learn about sadness in war. Rich, in his wheelchair, remembers the goodness that came from another war. Ed Duncan loves a ghost; Ned fights savagery; Dick knows horror; and Streak discovers giants. They'll all share their marshmallows if you'll light the fire.

"The biblical story of Joseph -- sold into slavery by his brothers, seduced (almost) by Potiphar's wife who then has him imprisoned, foretelling the years of famine in Egypt, becoming reconciled with his brothers when he can give them food -- is retold in the style of a modern, fast-action revue. Joseph is not a lofty hero but an all-too-human businessman whose schemes fail ... who is no better than the rest of us, and like the rest of us, neither a good guy nor a bad guy." p.3

Forrest McDonald is a legend in his own time. He now candidly recounts and reconsiders his own career, mixing in equal measure autobiography with a sharp critique of the historical craft.