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The Compleat Gentleman by Brad Miner THE COMPLEAT GENTLEMAN
by Brad Miner
read by Christopher Lane
Non-Fiction • Unabridged
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Book ID(3368) - 9.3 hrs (est.), Published - 11/01/04
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Subtitle: The Modern Man’s Guide to Chivalry

At a time of astonishing confusion about what it means to be a man, Brad Miner has recovered the oldest and best ideal of manhood: the gentleman. Reviving a thousand-year tradition of chivalry, honor, and heroism, The Compleat Gentleman provides the essential model for twenty-first-century masculinity.

Miner’s modern gentleman stands out for his dignity, restraint, and discernment. He rejects the notion that one way of behaving is as good as another. He belongs to an aristocracy of virtue, not of wealth or birth. Proposing neither a club nor a movement, Miner describes a lofty code of manly conduct which, far from threatening democracy, is necessary for its survival. The Compleat Gentleman is filled with examples from the past and the present of the man our increasingly uncivilized age demands.



REVIEWS

“Wonderfully narrated by Christopher Lane. You'll find yourself pausing the player to consider some of the ideas and quotes.”—AudioFile

“What can the word 'gentleman' have to do with 21st-century America? A lot….Miner writes with wit and charm.”—Wall Street Journal

“Miner argues that bravery, respect for women, and devotion to the truth are needed more than ever.”—Newsday

“There's good reason to believe [Miner is] right.”—Washington Post

“A romp through history….Recommended.”—Library Journal

“[A]n engaging survey of knighthood, warfare, and courtship….Miner’s theories are consistently entertaining….”—Publishers Weekly

“Graceful and learned.”—New York Post



BRAD MINER is an executive editor at Bookspan and editor of its conservative book club, American Compass. A former literary editor of National Review, he is the author of several books, including The Concise Conservative Encyclopedia.

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