There are many books to READ on masculinity and manhood, but Joker to King is the only book you'll actually USE week after week.

Imagine a deck of playing cards. There are 52 cards in a deck. There are 52 weeks in a year.

The 52 lessons in Joker to King are organized according to the 52 playing cards in a deck, allowing young men to contemplate healthy masculinity within a full 52-week calendar year (or feel free to “pick a card” and move at your own pace).

In each chapter, you get an explanation of the lesson, a story exemplifying the lesson, and an assignment to actually put the lesson into practice..

The book is divided into four sections:

SPADES: lessons on managing your personal growth and healing
DIAMONDS: lesson on managing your finances and resources
CLUBS: lessons on managing your environment and your way in the world
HEARTS: lessons on managing your relationships.

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In just 25 days after publication, the e-book version of Joker to King went to the number one spot in Amazon's self-help category on Father’s Day of 2016. Five months later, it was awarded the grand prize at the Southern California Book Festival.

Since that 2016 first edition, Dr. Brown went through his own life transitions including divorce, new job, new home, and new marriage. In addition to these new life changes, much of the book was revised to use a healthier and more inclusive language. Some chapters were removed, while new chapters were added, including chapters on antisexism and men's relationship to violence.

The new second edition of of Joker to King is available now. (All books are signed by the author!)