Book One of 8 · The lead volume
The Expanded Manifesto
One voice. Seven battles. One way of being a man.
Six men a day in Australia die by suicide. One in three first marriages ends in divorce. Most men over forty have stopped making new friends entirely. The manifesto looks at that wreckage with real data, not vibes, then hands you the seven arenas every Australian bloke will fight in: being a man, money, selling, conflict, bullies, dating and divorce. Satire wrapped around real research, written in a voice you'd actually want to have a beer with.
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The bloke who is a bit lost, a bit numb, or quietly carrying something heavy. And the mate who wants to help him.
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Part One: the diagnostic. What a Silverback is, the state of modern man, why "man up" is getting blokes killed, the manosphere grift, what your grandfather knew
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Part Two: the seven arenas, each with its laws, tools and word-for-word scripts
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Part Three: the through-line, how to save your mate, and the Seventy Principles
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The three actions this week, the litany, and the crisis numbers to keep in your phone
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.
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The mate who notices. The mate who asks. Chapter fifteen is called How to Save Your Mate, and it is why the whole series exists. If you are sharing the book because a mate is struggling, the Silverback considers that a feature, not a piracy issue.
Not therapy. Not financial advice. Not legal counsel. A conversation between two blokes about the things that actually matter, with the research cited and the phone numbers printed.
The Seven Arenas
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Being a Man
The internal arena. Who are you when nobody is watching?
The field manual →
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Money
Runway, super, the ASX, and not lying awake at 3am.
The field manual →
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Selling
Every conversation where someone agrees to something is a sale.
The field manual →
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Conflict
Your wife. Your boss. Your kids. The bloke at the registration desk.
The field manual →
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Bullies
From the sandpit to the nursing home. How to handle them without becoming one.
The field manual →
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Dating
Get this one wrong and the rest of the wins feel hollow.
The field manual →
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Divorce
The most expensive event most Australian men will ever experience.
The field manual →
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The Books
Read in any order. Come back when the next arena lights up.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena One
The Silverback’s Guide to
Being a Man
The foundation everything else stands on.
Arena 1
The foundation everything else stands on.
Mental health, suicide prevention, fatherhood, friendship, integrity, purpose, legacy. Fail here and the other six arenas collapse like a deck of cards in a strong wind.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Two
The Silverback’s Guide to
Money
Building the empire from the bottom of the world.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Three
The Silverback’s Guide to
Selling
The skill that pays for everything.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Four
The Silverback’s Guide to
Conflict
Winning without burning the house down.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Five
The Silverback’s Guide to
Bullies
Standing up without becoming one.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Six
The Silverback’s Guide to
Dating
Connection in the age of the algorithm.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena Seven
The Silverback’s Guide to
Divorce
The arena nobody briefed you on.
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