{"product_id":"2940016229805","title":"HOW TO BE A MAN: A BOOK FOR BOYS, CONTAINING USEFUL HINTS ON THE FORMATION OF CHARACTER","description":"PREFACE. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" WHO reads a preface ? \" Many do not , \u003cbr\u003ebut jump at once into the middle of a \u003cbr\u003ebock But it is well to know something \u003cbr\u003eabout a book, before reading it; and who \u003cbr\u003eso likely to give you information respecting \u003cbr\u003ethe contents of a book as the Author him- \u003cbr\u003eself? I wish to see the youth of my \u003cbr\u003ecountry come forward upon the stage of \u003cbr\u003elife, models of excellence, with characters \u003cbr\u003eformed for the times in which they are to \u003cbr\u003eact. How much influence my book may \u003cbr\u003ehave, in securing such a result, I cannot \u003cbr\u003etell ; but my design in writing it has been, \u003cbr\u003eto contribute something toward forming \u003cbr\u003ethe character of some of those who are to \u003cbr\u003ebe our future electors, legislators, governors, \u003cbr\u003eministers, lawyers, and physicians, \u003cbr\u003eafter the best model ; and, from the kind \u003cbr\u003ereception of my former attempts to benefit \u003cbr\u003eAmerican youth, 1 trust they will give a \u003cbr\u003ecandid hearing to the few hints contained \u003cbr\u003ein the following pages. It is intended for \u003cbr\u003eboys, or, if you please, for young gentle- \u003cbr\u003emen, in early youth, from eight or ten to \u003cbr\u003efifteen or sixteen years of age. It covers \u003cbr\u003esubstantially the same ground occupied by \u003cbr\u003ea work for girls issued simultaneously with \u003cbr\u003eit ; and some of the chapters are identical \u003cbr\u003ein the two books, while others are entirely \u003cbr\u003edifferent, and some partially so. It is the \u003cbr\u003ehope of the Author, that every one who \u003cbr\u003eReads it, will strive to be a man, in the \u003cbr\u003ehighest sense of the term.","brand":"Growing Up","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166756061424,"sku":"2940016229805","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016229805_p0.jpg?v=1763631383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016229805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}