The Silverback's Guide
Books for Men in Australia
Which books should an Australian bloke actually read?
The Silverback's Guide is written for Australian men, about Australian problems, with Australian data: the ABS, the AIHW, the AIFS, superannuation, the ASX, the Family Court and the Bunnings car park.
Most books for men are American. The stats are American, the tax system is American, the dating apps and the divorce courts are American, and the voice sounds like a podcast. The Silverback's Guide is the opposite: written in Australia, sourced from Australian data, and set in the places blokes here actually live. Six men a day. One in three first marriages. A workforce that changes jobs every 3.3 years. Super, index funds and the Australian advantage. Divorce under Australian family law. A voice that eats sausages on white bread with no onion.
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What this covers
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Australian statistics, cited, on suicide, loneliness, divorce, work and fatherhood
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Money written for super, the ASX and the Australian tax system
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Divorce written for Australian property settlement and custody
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Crisis lines that work here: Lifeline, Beyond Blue, MensLine, 1800RESPECT
The Silverback says
A Silverback is not made by his triumphs. He is made by his collapses, and by the fact that he got back up afterwards without becoming a complete prick about it.
Book One · The lead volume
The Silverback's Guide
One voice. Seven battles. One way of being a man.
The lead volume. The thesis, the map, and the most important content from all seven field manuals in one book. Most blokes who only read one read this one.
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Questions about books for men in australia
Is the whole series Australian?+
Yes. The author is Australian, the research leans on Australian institutions, and the case studies are set here. Blokes elsewhere read it too; the arenas are universal, the accent is not.
Are these paperbacks?+
They are ebooks, delivered as PDF the moment you pay. Read them on a phone, tablet, laptop or e-reader, print a chapter if you want to spill beer on it.
Which one first?+
The Expanded Manifesto. It is the map. Then the arena you need.
The Seven Arenas
Which arena is on fire?
01
Being a Man
The internal arena. Who are you when nobody is watching?
The field manual →
02
Money
Runway, super, the ASX, and not lying awake at 3am.
The field manual →
03
Selling
Every conversation where someone agrees to something is a sale.
The field manual →
04
Conflict
Your wife. Your boss. Your kids. The bloke at the registration desk.
The field manual →
05
Bullies
From the sandpit to the nursing home. How to handle them without becoming one.
The field manual →
06
Dating
Get this one wrong and the rest of the wins feel hollow.
The field manual →
07
Divorce
The most expensive event most Australian men will ever experience.
The field manual →
All 7
Plus the Manifesto
The complete library. Eight books for A$99, saving A$58.
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The Complete Library
Read in any order. Skip what is not relevant. Come back when the next arena lights up.
Every volume in the series, delivered together: the Manifesto and all seven field manuals as PDFs, in your inbox within a minute. Lend them to mates. Argue with them. Underline them. Spill beer on them.
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- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Being a Man
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Money
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Selling
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Conflict
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Bullies
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Dating
- ✓ The Silverback's Guide to Divorce
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