The Menstuff® library lists pertinent books on Mothers & Sons. Photo upper left by Mariana Cook. Updated 4/5/01.
Blauner, Bob ed, Our
Mothers' Spirits: on the death of mothers and the grief of
men, ed. Bob Blauner. No event in recent memory has better
illuminated the powerful connection between mother and son that
the recent death of Princess Diana. In this timely and moving new
anthology, Bob considers the personal impact of Diana's death upon
her sons William and Harry, and how sons come to terms with this
profound loss, often slowly, throughout the rest of their lives.
This book is a powerful collection of beautifully rendered
tributes to the women who bore some of America's most talented,
thoughtful male writers. These moving essays combine heartfelt,
sometimes painful memories with rare insights into the nature of
the often unexpressed feelings that sons have about their mothers.
Regan Books, 1997 Hardbound. www.harpercollins.com
ISBN 0-06-039226-6 Buy
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Blauner, Bob, ed, Our Mothers' Spirits:
on the death of mothers and the grief of men. No event in
recent memory has better illuminated the powerful connection
between mother and son that the recent death of Princess Diana. In
this timely and moving new anthology, Bob considers the personal
impact of Diana's death upon her sons William and Harry, and how
sons come to terms with this profound loss, often slowly,
throughout the rest of their lives. This book is a powerful
collection of beautifully rendered tributes to the women who bore
some of America's most talented, thoughtful male writers. These
moving essays combine heartfelt, sometimes painful memories with
rare insights into the nature of the often unexpressed feelings
that sons have about their mothers. Regan Books www.harpercollins.com
Paperback version. 1998 Buy
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Caron, Ann, Strong Mothers, Strong
Sons: Raising adolescent boys in the '90s.
Adolescent boys face unique and often frightening challenges in
today's society, and mothers are rightfully concerned. As their
young sons become adolescent risk-takers, mothers may feel
frustrated or ineffective. The author has written a reassuring and
helpful guide that reflects the realities of life today, giving
mothers a new understanding of their sons and confidence in
themselves as parents. Many topics related to adolescent boys are
covered, including gender differences, physical changes, the
struggle for self-identity, sexual overtones of the mother-son
relationship, communicating with sons, causes of young male
violence and ways to buffer the effects of society's macho
messages, school issues, athletics and after-school activities,
concerns about sex and sexuality, and fostering positive attitudes
toward women. Henry Holt, 1994, ISBN 0-8050-2499-9
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Cook, Mariana, Mothers and
Sons: In their own words. Mother-Son, a funny
relationship. Difficult contacts, mutual respect. He is a
musician. I, a maker-on that level it works. Endless conversations
about invention, pain, beauty, creativity. More complicated
conversations about life, how to live, but a real complicity of
hearts. Suitable for the coffee table and everyone's enjoyment.
Chronicle Books, 1996 ISBN 0-8118-1170-0 Buy
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Green, Tim, A Man and His Mother: an
adopted son's search. For years, Tim seemed to be living the
American dream. A handsome, intelligent honor student, he was also
a strapping 6'2", 250-pound All-American defensive end at Syracuse
University. He became the first-round draft choice of the Atlanta
Falcons. But appearances can be deceiving. There was a void that
numerous academic accolades and adoration could not fill. Though
he was raised in a loving and supportive family, he was an adopted
child and had always longed to find his biological mother. This is
the telling of that search and a compelling look at what it means
to be adopted. Regan Books www.harpercollins.com
1997 Buy
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Gurian, Michael, The Invisible
Presence: How a man's relationship with his mother affects
all his relationships with women. Whether he’s conscious
of it or not, a man’s mother is the model for just about
every relationship with a woman he has for the rest of his life.
Sometimes it’s obvious (just ask his wife or girlfriend),
sometimes it’s more subtle, but when you see it, it becomes
crystal clear. For fifteen years, this book has helped men
understand their mothers’ pervasive influence over the way
they relate to women—both the positive and negative aspects
of it. But more than that, it has helped thousands of men break
free of old relationship patterns. Gurian gives men a wealth of
practical exercises and meditations they can use to recognize
their mothers’ influence in relationships, and to establish a
healthy and rewarding new basis for relationships that will
benefit themselves and the women in their lives as well. This new
edition of the book formerly titled Mothers, Sons, and Lovers
includes a new preface and study questions by the author.www.MichaelGurian.com,
Shambhala, www.shambhala.com,
ISBN 978-1-599030-807-3 
Lichtenberg, Greg, Playing Catch with
My Mother: Coming to manhood when all the rules have
changed. After the Sixties, after feminism, after political
correctness, how does a boy become a man? This book
speaks for the silent sons of the gender revolution. It is an
astonishing debut: exquisitely written, funny, sexy, wise and
painfully honesy about the fate of good intentions. Bantam
www.bantam.com 1999 ISBN
0-553-09982-5 Buy
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Stevens, Patricia, Between Mothers
& Sons: Women writers talk about having sons and
raising men. This is the first anthology in which women
writers attempt to answer the question that all mothers have
contemplated in the course of mothering the other sex: "Who
is this male child who came out of my body?" Or, as a
pregnant Mary Gordon said when her doctor told her she was having
a boy, "Oh, my God. What am I supposed to do with one of
them?" From the earliest days of nursing to the
good-byes of college and looming adulthood, these writers
collectively explore, in a thrilling range of styles and
sensibilities, the delights and frustrations, the deep and often
conflicted emotions, they feel in their roles as mothers to their
male children. The book resoundingly and unflinchingly celebrates
this journey we are all making with our boys. Touchstone.
www.simonsays.com 2001.
ISBN 0-684-85072-9 Buy
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Weinstock, Nicholas, The Secret Love of
Sons: How we men feel about our mothers, and why we never
tell. Though some say men might be from Mars and women from
Venus, every single boy comes from a mother - and often seems to
head further and further away from her as he ages. As sons grow up
and appear to grow distant from the women who once shared their
whole lives, mothers everywhere are left wondering what happened
to the playfulness and eager intimacy of their boys' early days.
With humor and intelligence, and with the help of hundreds of
confidential interviews, the author has discovered the startling
place that mothers hold in the heads and hearts of growing men.
What emerges in this profound book is a love letter to mothers,
and a smart and surprising blueprint to the emotions of sons of
all ages and backgrounds. Riverhead 1997 Hardbound
ISBN 1-57322-050-7 Buy
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Weinstock, Nicholas, The Secret Love of
Sons: How we men feel about our mothers, and why we never
tell. Riverhead 1998 Paperback ISBN 1-57322-672-6
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