Book One of the Series
The manosphere is selling you rage in a rented Lamborghini. The self-help industry is selling you a $4,997 mastermind. The Silverback is selling you a field manual, written in a voice you'd actually want to have a beer with.
Book One of eight · 96 pages
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men a day in Australia die by suicide
ABS Causes of Death, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
1 in 3
first marriages in Australia ends in divorce
ABS, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
15%
of men now have no close friends, up from 3% in 1990
Manifesto ch. 2
3.3 yrs
average job tenure for an Australian worker
OECD data, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
The data is grim. The wreckage is everywhere. And the way out is exactly the same as it has always been: one good decision, repeated, until the decisions add up to a life.
The Seven Arenas
The original manifesto identified six. The expanded edition adds a seventh, divorce, because pretending it is not its own arena was leaving blokes unarmed.
01
Being a Man
The internal arena. Who are you when nobody is watching?
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02
Money
Runway, super, the ASX, and not lying awake at 3am.
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03
Selling
Every conversation where someone agrees to something is a sale.
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04
Conflict
Your wife. Your boss. Your kids. The bloke at the registration desk.
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05
Bullies
From the sandpit to the nursing home. How to handle them without becoming one.
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06
Dating
Get this one wrong and the rest of the wins feel hollow.
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07
Divorce
The most expensive event most Australian men will ever experience.
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“A Silverback is not made by his triumphs. He is made by his collapses, and by the fact that he got back up afterwards without becoming a complete prick about it.”
“The bloke you are alone is the bloke you actually are.”
“'Man up' is not advice. It is a death sentence delivered with a smile.”
“Real masculinity is free. It costs you nothing to be honest, kind, disciplined, useful, and present.”
“Take the work seriously. Never take yourself seriously. The two are not the same.”
“Nobody buys what you're selling. They buy what they think it'll do for them.”
“Never send the email at 2am. Never. Ever.”
“Bullies need an audience and a victim. Refuse to be either.”
“Falling in love is chemistry. Staying in love is practice.”
“Survive Year One. Stabilise Year Two. Build Year Three.”
“Show up. For everything. Especially the inconvenient things.”
“Books that don't get spilled on aren't being read.”
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Clowns in rented Lamborghinis
The loudest voices talking to men right now have noticed, accurately, that men are confused and lonely and looking for guidance. Then they monetised it. The Silverback rule for spotting a grifter: anyone telling you masculinity is under attack while charging you four grand to defend it is not on your side.
The Silverback says
Real masculinity is free. It costs you nothing to be honest, kind, disciplined, useful, and present. The bloke selling you a course on how to be a man is, by definition, a bloke who isn’t one.
The Books
One manifesto that holds it together. Seven field manuals, one per arena. Read in any order.
Book One · The lead volume
One voice. Seven battles. One way of being a man.
The lead volume. The thesis, the map, and the most important content from all seven field manuals in one book. Most blokes who only read one read this one.
The Silverback’s Guide Series
Arena One
The Silverback’s Guide to
Being a Man
The foundation everything else stands on.
Arena 1
The foundation everything else stands on.
Mental health, suicide prevention, fatherhood, friendship, integrity, purpose, legacy. Fail here and the other six arenas collapse like a deck of cards in a strong wind.
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Arena Two
The Silverback’s Guide to
Money
Building the empire from the bottom of the world.
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Arena Three
The Silverback’s Guide to
Selling
The skill that pays for everything.
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Arena Four
The Silverback’s Guide to
Conflict
Winning without burning the house down.
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Arena Five
The Silverback’s Guide to
Bullies
Standing up without becoming one.
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Arena Six
The Silverback’s Guide to
Dating
Connection in the age of the algorithm.
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Arena Seven
The Silverback’s Guide to
Divorce
The arena nobody briefed you on.
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If more than four arenas apply to you, yes: the library costs less than buying five books separately and you get all eight. If only one arena is on fire, buy that book. Come back for the next one when it lights up.
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