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Mad Blood Stirring

The Inner Lives of Violent Men

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Mad Blood Stirring

Written by: Daemon Fairless
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With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, Daemon Fairless tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself, creating a non-fiction masterpiece with the narrative power of novels such as Fight Club and A History of Violence.

A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal - and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault, rape, murder, and warfare. Conventional wisdom chalks this up to socialization, that men are taught to be violent. And they are. But there's more to it. Violence is a dangerous desire - a set of powerful and inherent emotions we are loath to own up to. And so there remains a hidden geography to male violence - an inner ecosystem of rage, dominance, blood lust, insecurity, and bravado - yet to be mapped. Mad Blood Stirring is journalist Daemon Fairless's riveting first-person travelogue through this territory as he seeks to understand the inner lives of violent men and, ultimately, himself.

©2018 Daemon Fairless (P)2018 Random House Canada Gender Studies Psychology Violence in Society Mental Health

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Shortlisted for the 2019 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction

“Why do men fight? Why do men rape? Why do men kill? In Mad Blood Stirring, Daemon Fairless dives into the lives of fighters, rapists and killers, as well as digs into the science, to let us ‘in’ to the pandemic of male violence and the gendered nature of violence. He spares no one, least of all himself; his writing is generous, feminist and at times poetic. I wrote many exclamation marks and notes in the margins, including ‘Thank you.’” (Jane Doe, activist and author of The Story of Jane Doe: A Book About Rape)

“Mad Blood Stirring is a courageous and deeply insightful exploration of the male appetite for violence. By turns harrowing, dismaying and fascinating, this book stands alone in the humility and intelligence with which it examines this most difficult of subjects.” (Kevin Patterson, author of News from the Red Desert)

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An excellent book

Engrossing from beginning to end, deeply personal, intelligently analytical, and beautifully written. It's especially powerful to hear the author 's voice as he struggles to understand the phenomenon of male violence as well as himself.

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