young men

"A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend's family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he becomes entranced by one of the few things that reminds him of his mother, a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the art underworld"--Provided by publisher.

Eighteen-year-old James Sveck copes with the uncertainties of adolescence as he works in his mother's Manhattan art gallery, falls for a charming older gentleman, and tries to decide what he wants out of life.

Chronicles the relationship of Anthony Patch, Harvard-educated aspiring writer, and his beautiful young wife, Gloria, as they enjoy an endless string of parties as they wait for Anthony's grandfather to die and pass on his millions to them. As they're waiting, their lives quickly evolve into a chronicle of a dying marriage in a hedonistic society in which beauty is all too fleeting.

Byron is looking forward to a weekend caving trip with his older brother Jesse, as well as Jesse's girlfriend Michelle and college roommate Cole, but Cole's odd behavior is starting to put a damper on the adventure, and when temper's fray and disaster strikes, it is up to Byron to save the day.

A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.

Asher Lev, born into a devout Jewish family and community, struggles to reconcile his burning need to create art with the restrictions and expectations placed on him by his faith and his people.

A young man who was severely wounded in World War One thinks about his life and about the horror and futility of war and its toll on him.

Examines the possible reasons why American boys, from kindergarten to college, are less resilient and ambitious than twenty years ago, discussing the causes of failure in school and at home and presenting a series of practical solutions.

Challenges the modern male to forsake mediocrity and seek Christ-like manhood, to attain a prince-like, warrior-poet masculinity.