Boys To Men: Maps For The Journey, written by Emmy Award-winning actor GregAlan Williams is a road map to adulthood for young men today--and a jumping-off place for parental discussions about alcohol, drugs, and sex that are vital to the livelihood of today's boys and tomorrow's men.
Convinced for many years that drugs, alcohol, and women made him a man, Williams lived self-destructively. Caught up in his illusions about what manhood meant, Williams was an absent father, friend and lover. Then, in 1992, Williams came into his own during the Los Angeles riots when he pulled a Japanese-American man from the center of an angry mob. This action, praised as heroic by the media, was recorded in his earlier book, A Gathering of Heroes.
In Boys to Men, Williams speaks honestly about the lessons he has learned: the importance of "showing up for life" and "Good Orderly Direction (G.O.D.)," of how to define yourself in the face of peer pressure and how to resist joining in the violence around you.
Williams's message cuts across race and class to help us guide our sons and to strengthen our courage as parents. His book is an important resource in the struggle to save our sons.
Convinced for many years that drugs, alcohol, and women made him a man, Williams lived self-destructively. Caught up in his illusions about what manhood meant, Williams was an absent father, friend and lover. Then, in 1992, Williams came into his own during the Los Angeles riots when he pulled a Japanese-American man from the center of an angry mob. This action, praised as heroic by the media, was recorded in his earlier book, A Gathering of Heroes.
In Boys to Men, Williams speaks honestly about the lessons he has learned: the importance of "showing up for life" and "Good Orderly Direction (G.O.D.)," of how to define yourself in the face of peer pressure and how to resist joining in the violence around you.
Williams's message cuts across race and class to help us guide our sons and to strengthen our courage as parents. His book is an important resource in the struggle to save our sons.
