About Us

About the Ultra Manly Book Club   The Ultra Manly Book Club started with a vision. A vision: That one day we men of the world could be more educated, have deeper conversations, and connect with our fellow men. That one day we could step out of the shadow of our mothers’ book clubs and… [Read More]

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Top 100 Books for Every Man

Most book lists we’ve come across, whether they are “Best Books for Men” or “Top 100 Books”, are never very accessible to the average guy. They are usually old, outdated, or just plain unreadable. We decided this needs to change. The average person doesn’t want or need to read Plato’s Republic or Darwin’s Origin of… [Read More]

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Top 100 All-Time Books for Men

As Ultra Manly men, we decided to put together a list of the best 100 books EVER written. We’re making a pretty bold claim, so you need to know we used a very sophisticated formula to select each book. We compiled the ten best book lists from reputable sources (Modern Library, the Telegraph, Radcliff, the… [Read More]

Best Business Books

Book Club

This is not your mother’s book club.  This is a group of Ultra Manly men who like to read. The point of this book club? We started this group to find great books suitable for our masculinity, and we wanted to prove that book clubs aren’t only for middle aged women. The whole idea of… [Read More]

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Best Books for Men

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There are quite a few reasons to create book lists like these.  First and foremost, we want to inspire the reading of great books. Take a look at each of our book lists … [Read More...]

Reviews

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Front Cover Friday #23

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I found this beautiful front cover in a book store in Manhattan, KS, over the weekend. It’s 224 pages of bacon – what could ever be better?! My mouth is watering just thinking about opening its pages. Check out the author’s blog too – ton’s of delicious bacon creations and recipes. I think I’ll go [...]

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Front Cover Fridays #22

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There are few characters ever invented who are considered manlier than James Bond. The creator of 007, Ian Fleming, wrote 14 books starring the famous British spy. These are the original front covers of that collection starting with the first book, Casino Royale.                      Interesting that he decided to [...]

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iUMBC podcast 3

April 12, 2012 By 4 Comments

  April Podcast Overview: Intro Special secret guest author interview (Hint: His name rhymes with Lick Marks) Out of the Silent Planet Review Reservation Blues Preview and Review The Sisters Brothers Review (If you can’t listen on your browser, click download for mobile phones or if you don’t have Flash)

Upcoming Book Club

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Upcoming Months:
March: Reservation Blues
April: The Sisters Brothers
May: Breakfast of Champions
June: Godric/Into the Wild