The Code of Men: The Neglected Virtue of Manliness

Young men are coming of age in a culture that denigrates traditional masculinity. They fail to learn that all men worthy of the name live by a code.
The Code of Men: The Neglected Virtue of Manliness
Being a man is tough these days. Becoming a man is even tougher. Stock-Asso/Shutterstock
Jeff Minick
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Being a man is tough these days. Becoming a man is even tougher.

Several years ago, I wrote the book “Movies Make the Man: The Hollywood Guide to Life, Love, and Faith for Young Men.” I hoped to offer some movies as mentors for young men under 30, “to inspire you in your quest for a full life, and to encourage you to seek out and practice the virtues and time-honored ideals of true manhood.”
Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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