The Rational Male - Positive Masculinity: Positive Masculinity Paperback – July 25, 2017

The challenge of reviewing a Rational Male book, in my experience, comes from the nature of its content. The latest in the series, Positive Masculinity, is no exception. The key to evaluating this book is putting its ideas into practice in everyday life interactions with women. To dismiss the content as too theoretical is a rookie mistake.The writings make for valuable reference guides and are highly actionable. I've found myself re-reading passages in Rollo's past offerings several weeks, or even months, after the fact in order to apply a concept to my particular situation at the time. Ultimately, that's what I anticipate from Positive Masculinity as well. A gift that keeps on giving.The book is not without its share of flaws. As an avid reader of Rollo's blog going on several years and having digested the previous two books, none of the material presented here was particularly novel or surprising. However, it's apparent Rollo continues to hone his thoughts to convey them more effectively to a lay audience and distill his message into a more powerful and compact format.Lastly, this material is truly deserving of a better proofreader as typos and grammatical/stylistic errors abound. Again, minor concerns that don't detract from the message overall, although some extra polish wouldn't hurt going forward. Especially given the audience for these books may continue to grow with increased publicity (Amazon category ranks as a sign of things to come?)TL;DR Would recommend this book to any man, primarily those interested in sexuality, manhood, and/or evolutionary psychology, in addition to the other two Rational Male books as companion reading.

Fantastic read. Very helpful and informative.

First off, if you just happened upon this title for the first time be aware that it is the third in a sequential series starting with simply "The Rational Male." The compelling title makes this fact easy to overlook even though it's clearly stated in the description. You really do have to have read the previous two books to get the full benefit of this one.And what benefits! If you're male you've probably noticed how just being you is wrong in this world. And females pretty much get to have their cake and eat it too, to no real benefit. That's because over the past several centuries western culture has morphed into a female-centric value system that denies the value of masculinity. It's such an immersive paradigm that the typical male has almost no points of reference for understanding what's going on.That's where Rollo comes in. He systematically deconstructs where things have gone wrong and how men (and women) can get back on track. "The Rational Male" series of books is both broad and deep in it's ultimately practical approach to re-balancing male-female relationships. Rollo's coverage of the subject is comprehensive, as it needs to be due to societies complete subversion of the natural biological order. Reading these books will give you a completely new perspective and the tools to make the best choices whatever circumstances you may find yourself in.

This review is for the print version.The highest praise I can give any book is that I want to read it again. Fewer still are the books which posses such depth that I not only want, but need to read again. Mr. Tomassi's grasp of sexual dynamics (and impact to us as Men) is at as deep as Mr. Nassim Taleb's grasp of risk. This book gave me hope via embracing reality.Mr. Tomassi's grammar (or editing?) is much improved in this book. As a result, it's an easier read than his earlier work. It's satisfying to see such a bright mind improve his writing so that his ideas come across easier.The book itself is quite nice. Beautiful cover, nice binding, heavy weight paper, and a great layout make it an enjoyable physical product.If you haven't read his first book "The Rational Male", start there. Do not start with this bookThank you Mr Tomassi for sharing your insight!

This is the third complete "set" of the Rational Male Trilogy that I have purchased. They are vital to understanding modern inter-sexual dynamics.I originally bought the first three books as they were published, then passed them to a divorcing friend. I bought a complete set for another friend who was being zeroed out at work by the government taking funds for a child that was later found not to be his. Then finally this set is going to my barber, who told me flat out "This generation of guys doesn't understand women at all." I've told him to pass books as he sees fit to anyone in his chair who sounds accepting of hard truths.I'm looking forward to leaving the fourth book, once published, in church pews wherever I may roam.

This book is a good start for a young man trying to figure out what direction they should go in life. As well as prioritizing yourself first before others. It's a good read, and something I would recommend for my kids when they come of age.