Tenderness Is Strength -- From Machismo to Manhood

"Hal Lyon's book can help both men and women discover that gentleness and forcefulness are not polar opposites, but part of the same energy Like light, which is one of the strongest forces in our universe and at the same time one of the softest and most delicate, our own energy can be both tender and strong. This is a book which the intelligent layman will find full of messages which are significant for his life."

Carl R. Rogers, author of On Becoming a Person

This book presents a new thought-provoking concept. It is a statement on behalf of men's liberation. A century or more ago, a man needed "machismo" to protect himself and wife and children -- from wild and hostile environments. Now the "macho" man is rather out of date -- and besides he is missing a great deal in life, though he may not know it. Often males and recently females, have been conditioned to think of their toughness as their strength, and their tenderness as their weakness. But we are beginning to find out that in our tenderness lies our real strength to communicate, to relate intimately with other human beings and with love itself. Our true essence, and much of our potential reserve lies buried beneath our tough outer veneer. This is a book to liberate the woman in every man and the man in every woman.

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