--Published reviews
--Reviews from Book Jacket, JHUP
Marketing Materials, and other sources
"Bill Marsiglio has single-handedly redefined the study of
fatherhood,
expanding it by increments so that it now
includes mentoring. In so
doing, Marsiglio gives the lie once and for all [to the notion] that
men are only violent,
aggressive and predatory. Everywhere Marsiglio
looks, he sees men as compassionate, caring, and giving of
themselves.
A well-researched, eloquent, intellectually astute, and emotionally
generous book."
—Michael Kimmel, SUNY at Stony Brook
"Men on a Mission is
a moving and eloquent testimony to the
huge potential of men to provide caregiving in
American society. Marsiglio's book skillfully blends the
scholarly and the personal in a signal contribution to a
small but growing literature on men's involvment in shaping the course
of the next generation."
—Frank F. Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania
"Marsiglio’s masterful and panoramic portrait makes us aware
how so
many men today take a real risk to
“be there” for others’ children, and
shows us how they—and we—profoundly benefit from their generative
journey."
—Joseph H. Pleck, University of Illinois
"Marsiglio writes beautifully and passionately about a part of
men's lives on which there is little scholarship nor public
knowledge . . . It is a book of much optimism and hope and a must-read
for scholars and for men and women
interested in changing men and masculinities at the beginning of the
twenty first century."
—Andrea Doucet, Carleton University
"Men on a Mission may well become the
guidebook for men who want to positively transform young lives as
coaches,
teachers, Boys & Girls Club staff and more. It is
enlightening—and heartening—to have William Marsiglio prepare the
foundation for those seeking to make a difference."
—Roxanne Spillett,
President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
"This is a valuable book for any program serving young people. It's a pretty scholarly
resource, but one that could really teach the field a lot about the experiences of male
volunteers and youth workers and what we all can do to encourage them and maximize their
impact on individuals and communities."
——Michael Garringer, Resource Advisor/Web Designer,Mentoring Resource Center
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