Brooks, Ben

Presents stories about 100 boys and men--like Jamie Oliver, John Lennon, Lionel Messi, and Ai Weiwei--who dared to be different and shows that boys can be anything they want, that masculinity includes introverts, innovators, sensitivity, resilience, self-expression, and individuality.

Collects brief biographies of people who had the courage to be themselves and change the world.

"[A profile of men] that celebrates introverts and innovators, sensitivity and resilience, individuality and expression. It's an accessible compilation of 75 famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and stereotype-smasher in his own way. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dali, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Ai Weiwei, Jesse Owens, and [more]"--Provided by publisher.