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'Secret Men's Business talks to young men themselves - in the way that only John Marsden can. It sets out, in direct, honest language, the things every young man needs to know... And the things young men aren't being told. Not just the obvious. Not just the basic. As John Marsden says: "In one way all you have to do to become a man is to stay alive. Physically you'll grow into a man. But to become a man who is mature, independent, responsible and wise, you'll need to do more than just have birthdays."
'Young men who read this book will learn how to be strong, how to be honest, how to confront their fears. They'll understand how to deal with men and women, parents and teachers, male friends and female friends. They'll get a sense of the integrity that every true man needs. They'll find ways to resolve problems without being destructive or self-destructive. They'll have their questions about sex answered...In clear, straightforward language' (source: publisher's website).
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation.
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'Secret Men's Business' : New Millennium Advice for Australian Boys
2001
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criticism
— Appears in: Mosaic , June vol. 34 no. 2 2001; (p. 49-64) This essay offers a feminist critique of theories of the mythopoetic men's movement involved in the current debate about "boys in crisis." The essay argues that texts such as Secret Men's Business, by Australian author John Marsden, hinder rather than help boys and gender relations. -
[Review] Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 43 no. 1 1999; (p. 36)
— Review of Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction -
Boys Share Secret Men's Business
1998
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 March 1998; (p. 11) -
[Review] Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 1998; (p. 3)
— Review of Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction -
Turning Boys Into Men
1998
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column
— Appears in: The Mercury , 14 April 1998; (p. 25, 26)
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[Review] Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 43 no. 1 1999; (p. 36)
— Review of Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction -
At Look at... Secret Men's Business
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 13 no. 3 1998; (p. 13)
— Review of Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction -
Books in Brief
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Blast , Winter no. 37 1998; (p. 25-26)
— Review of Land of the Golden Clouds 1998 single work novel ; Ghosts of a Lost World 1998 selected work short story ; Mr Darwin's Shooter 1998 single work novel ; Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction ; Everything I Know About Writing 1993 single work criticism -
[Review] Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 1998; (p. 3)
— Review of Secret Men's Business : Manhood : The Big Gig 1998 single work non-fiction -
'Secret Men's Business' : New Millennium Advice for Australian Boys
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Mosaic , June vol. 34 no. 2 2001; (p. 49-64) This essay offers a feminist critique of theories of the mythopoetic men's movement involved in the current debate about "boys in crisis." The essay argues that texts such as Secret Men's Business, by Australian author John Marsden, hinder rather than help boys and gender relations. -
Turning Boys Into Men
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: The Mercury , 14 April 1998; (p. 25, 26) -
Boys Share Secret Men's Business
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 March 1998; (p. 11)