“Another damned thick, square book! Always, scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr. Gibbon?” (Duke of Gloucester to Edward Gibbon on the publication of the second volume of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire).
By William Collins: Not that I compare myself to the esteemed historian, but the allusion to a second “damned thick, square book” is apposite – as indeed is the allusion to the decline of a civilisation.
In other words, I’ve just published another book, now available in paperback from Amazon and other book retailers. I apologise for the price but a book just over 700 pages is costly to print, and then there’s the retailer’s mark-up. I’ve pared the “profit” down to only just avoid a loss. UK and USA Amazon links as follows, though it will be available elsewhere and from other retailers.
At present it is only available as a paperback. I plan to produce an ebook version but that will take a while to convert.
I reproduce the Preface below…
'The overall purpose of this book is to illustrate the reality of the gender empathy gap and the closely related gamma bias or gynocentrism. The disadvantages or inequalities suffered by men and boys are substantial and to be found across all aspects of life: education, accidents, health and longevity, domestic abuse, suicide, criminal justice, as victims of crime and, most especially, as parents, including in respect of the impact of family breakdown.'