The Purpose of Boys – Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives

From Michael Gurian, the groundbreaking author of the best-selling books The Wonder of Boys and The Minds of Boys, comes the final volume in his definitive trilogy on boys. In this remarkable work, Gurian presents a tool kit for parents who want to discover how to inspire the ultimate fulfillment of their son's life.

PRAISE FOR The PURPOSE of BOYS

"Michael Gurian is America's most passionate advocate for boys. In The Purpose of Boys, Gurian creates a rich reading experience and a clear recipe for helping boys to find purpose in their lives." --Michael Thompson, Ph.D., author, It's a Boy! and coauthor, Raising Cain

"The Purpose of Boys offers insightful solutions to the problems of so many millennial boys who are failing to launch into productive adulthood." --Judith Kleinfeld, Ph.D., director of the Boys Project and professor of psychology, University of Alaska

"There is no one who understands the development of boys better than Michael Gurian. In this insightful new book, Gurian offers useful advice about how to help boys succeed in the key challenge of today's world, finding purpose in life." --William Damon, Ph.D., professor of education, Stanford University, and author, The Path to Purpose and The Moral Child