"The Powers of a Strenuous President" From The American Magazine, 1908 By "K" I have known Mr. ...

While books like 1984 and Brave New World are getting a lot of buzz right now because of the political ...

Sometime in the late 4th or early 5th century, as the late Roman Empire stumbled along in the twilight of ...

Though one of the first Europeans to explore Tahiti, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, only stayed on the ...

From The Simple Life, 1903 By Charles Wagner When one passes in review the individual causes that disturb ...

Word count: ~10,000 Time to read: ~45 minutes  In ancient Rome, four virtues were considered the ...

Editor's note: This selection from the writings of the famous psychologist William James has been ...

Be sure to check out our online program The Strenuous Life that takes these ideas and helps you put them into ...

Editor's Note: Awhile back, I came across a really cool little old book called Men of Stamina. Published ...

In the film versions of Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels, 007 often wins the day through the use ...

The Ladder of St. Augustine By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of ...

By age 25 John D. Rockefeller controlled one of the largest oil refineries in the nation. By age 31 he ...

 Four years ago, my guest today published what has become an underground cult classic on masculinity. ...

Editor's Note: Last week my grandfather, who was my last living grandparent and a big inspiration in my ...

Editor's note: The following excerpt was included in FM 21-13, an Army field manual published in 1952. ...

Editor’s Note: It’s hard to describe manliness in isolation -- that is, apart from the flesh and ...

"Running Away from Life" From Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing, 1918 By Arnold ...

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article Jack London wrote for a journal on writing. But ...

Editor's note: The following excerpt has been condensed from the original.  From "A Way of Life" ...

 Fishing has been used in both film and literature as a backdrop for coming-of-age stories (e.g. A ...