Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man (City Lights/Sister Spit)

In Man Alive, McBee asks, “What does it really mean to be a man?” by focusing on two of the most impactful men in his life – the father who abused him as a child, and a mugger who threatened his life …

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