"How do you write honestly about one of your heroes, about a man who has inspired and intimidated you in equal measure? Tom Junod’s name was once synonymous with Esquire . . . His byline sits atop some of the most profound and provocative stories that Esquire and GQ have ever published." —John Hendrickson for Esquire

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Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man

In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first taught him: his father.

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