Art of Manliness site: Essential Jeremaid reading list of 16 books.
Recommended read: Fatherless America: Confronting Our Most Urgent Social Problem (1996), by David Blankenhorn.
Described as "A compelling and controversial exploration of absentee fathers and their impact on the nation" on Amazon's summary, I would recommend it as a good starting point for discussions on masculinity and fathering. It's a tad dated on research (I so wish Blankenhorn would update this work... especially since the demographic landscape changes every decade), but I think it's a solid commentary. Definitely something to get you thinking about fathering, the connection between fathering and a guy's sense of identity, value/care/love for your children (present or future), etc.
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