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Movember

Movember is a time for folks to grow fantastic moustaches or don fake ones to support issues surrounding men's mental health and wellness. In this list, we highlight some famous mustaches, and books related to men's health and wellbeing.

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  • I Don't Want to Talk About It

    Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression

    Real, Terrence
    Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced the author that depression is a silent epidemic in men, and that men hide their condition from their close ones to avoid the stigma of "un-manliness." The author reveals how…
    Book, 2003New York : Scribner, 2003. — 616.8527 Rea
  • GSP

    the Way of the Fight

    St-Pierre, Georges, 1981-
    An inspirational look into the mindset of a Canadian fighter. #nonfiction #biography #martial-arts #sports
    Book, 2013Toronto : HarperCollins, c2013. — 796.8092 StP
  • An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility. (NoveList) #literary #classics
    Book, 1995New York : Vintage Books, 1995, c1947. — Elli
  • Inspire

    Life Lessons From the Wilderness

    Fogle, Ben, 1973-
    Full of exciting adventures and practical guidance, this primer on positivity is a story about overcoming obstacles, surpassing your expectations and inspiring your journey of adventure. (Goodreads) #nonfiction #travel #biography #nature…
    Book, 2020London : William Collins, 2020. — 796.5 Fog
  • An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the novel he yearns to write, an autobiography of his rural hometown, the answers to existential questions about family,…
    Book, 2022Toronto : Hamish Hamilton Canada, 2022. — FIC Belc
  • Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, 100 Questions & Answers About Prostate Cancer is a comprehensive guide to the basics of prostate cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and life after diagnosis.…
    Book, 2018Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2018] — 616.99463 Ell
  • Life Without Limits

    Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life

    Vujicic, Nick
    The author offers practical advice for realizing a life of fulfillment and happiness by building trust in others, developing supportive relationships, and gaining strength for the journey. He encourages the reader by showing how he learned to accept…
    Book, 2010New York : Doubleday Religion, c2010. — 248.86 Vuj
  • Mercury

    An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury

    Jones, Lesley-Ann
    A portrait of the late lead singer of the iconic rock band Queen. (NoveList) #nonfiction #biography
    Book, 2011New York : Simon & Schuster, c2011. — 782.42166 Mer
  • Super Mario

    How Nintendo Conquered America

    Ryan, Jeff, 1976-
    The saga of Mario, a mustached plumber. #nonfiction #video-games #business #history
    Book, 2011New York : Portfolio Penguin, 2011. — 338.761794 Rya
  • Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to…
    Book, 2011London : Collector's Library, 2011. — 188 Mar
  • An outstanding poet, with an outstanding mustache. #anthology #classics
    Book, 1999New York : Knopf, 1999 — 811 Hug
  • The author shares his struggle with depression and, helping those who are confused or daunted by the illness, reveals how he was able to triumph over the disease in order to live again. (NoveList) #nonfiction #memoir #depression
    Book, 2015New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, 2015. — 158.092 Hai
  • The Mask of Masculinity

    How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, and Live Their Fullest Lives

    Howes, Lewis, 1983-
    Howes describes a personal journey to find inner peace and to uncover the many masks that men – young and old – wear. (Goodreads) #nonfiction #self-help #psychology #relationships
    Book, 2017[New York] : Rodale, [2017]. — 155.332 How
  • Driven by intense, uncontrollable emotions of rage and revenge, the four Karamazov brothers all become involved in the brutal murder of their despicable father. The plot serves as a framework to delve into the deep psychological and spiritual…
    Book, 1992New York : Knopf, [1992] — Dost
  • Not a Life Coach

    Push Your Boundaries, Unlock Your Potential, Redefine Your Life

    Smith, James, (Personal trainer)
    A motivational title from a personal trainer and a social media influencer. #nonfiction #self-help #health
    Book, 2020London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020. — 158.1 Smi
  • Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. But now her husband is dead. Finally Florentino has another chance to declare his eternal passion and win…
    Book, 1997New York : A.A. Knopf, 1997. — Garc
  • The author has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study…
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Press, 2023. — 153.35 Rub
  • Sixteen-year-old Larry Sole loves Iron Maiden, the North, and a girl known as the "town tramp." He copes with a painful past and an uncertain future in this edgy, sometimes funny contemporary coming-of-age novel set in the Dogrib Nation of the…
    Book, 2016Vancouver, BC : Douglas & Mclntyre, 2016. — VanC
  • An eloquent and haunting exploration of suicide in which one of Canada's most gifted writers attempts to understand why his brother took his own life. And why, for the first time, it's not the teenaged or the elderly who have the highest suicide…
    Book, 2018[Toronto] : Random House of Canada 2018. — 362.28092 Gil
  • Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course. (NoveList)…
    Book, 2021Toronto : Vintage Canada, 2021. — FIC Rush