Thomas Page McBee 
Amateur [EPUB ebook] 
A True Story About What Makes a Man

*Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction *Shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award *Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize One of The Times UK’s Best Memoirs of 2018, Buzz Feed’s Best Nonfiction of 2018, Autostraddle’s Best LGBT Books of 2018, and 52 Insight’s Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2018 A ‘;no-holds-barred examination of masculinity’ (Buzz Feed) and violence from award-winning author Thomas Page Mc Bee.In this ‘;refreshing and radical’ (The Guardian) narrative, Thomas Mc Bee, a trans man, sets out to uncover what makes a manand what being a ‘;good’ man even meansthrough his experience training for and fighting in a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden. A self-described ‘;amateur’ at masculinity, Mc Bee embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of gender in society, examining sexism, toxic masculinity, and privilege. As he questions the limitations of gender roles and the roots of masculine aggression, he finds intimacy, hope, and even love in the experience of boxing and in his role as a man in the world. Despite personal history and cultural expectations, ‘;Amateur is a reminder that the individual can still come forward and fight’ (The A.V. Club). ‘;Sharp and precise, open and honest, ‘ (Women’s Review of Books), Mc Bee’s writing asks questions ‘;relevant to all people, trans or not’ (New York Newsday). Through interviews with experts in neuroscience, sociology, and critical race theory, he constructs a deft and thoughtful examination of the role of men in contemporary society. Amateur is a graceful and uncompromising look at gender by a fearless, fiercely honest writer.