Buy new:
$15.29
FREE delivery: Monday, April 29 on orders over $35.00 shipped by Amazon.
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
List Price: $16.99 Details

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Save: $1.70 (10%)
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Monday, April 29 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Thursday, April 25. Order within 7 hrs 10 mins
In Stock
$$15.29 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$15.29
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE delivery Tuesday, April 30 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Thursday, April 25. Order within 4 hrs 55 mins
Condition: Used: Good
Comment: Library - Clean
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Rational Male Paperback – October 1, 2013


{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$15.29","priceAmount":15.29,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"15","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"29","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"twszgwVhg%2FGYNaGJsnD63H4EhJNprshfzEHopac1vfdD7h4K4PA0lgVR4gC0av8Sc1dJw8Aa8rbIj35ZX7Dlm7stc6wV%2FpUQ%2F0OenDT7JTWAaI19hlgAG6pir%2BjRb0IOYSk127uCuw%2BHKm3gtmJPKg%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$11.88","priceAmount":11.88,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"11","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"88","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"twszgwVhg%2FGYNaGJsnD63H4EhJNprshfeksEtUuXAIrzLM4BwPyy59OkIcOvkrCiXCXk2QdHnnIXwEiF4vWp6BK5uHN9Q7RQhERM7RQjrTfu4l5mbHL1MAcUMr8gw4%2Ff9VeDMjf9mArGVZnrh48aSZGQgAhHdnrSBRDQZdACOMJabAzBcGZTpk6abMwp74lI","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

"The Bible of the Red Pill", The Rational Male® is a rational and pragmatic approach to intersexual dynamics, and the social and psychological underpinnings of intergender relations. The book is the compiled, ten-year core writing of author/blogger Rollo Tomassi from therationalmale.com.

Rollo Tomassi is one of the leading voices in the globally growing, male-focused online consortium known as the "Manosphere".

Outlined are the concepts of positive masculinity, the feminine imperative, plate theory, operative social conventions and the core psychological theory behind Game awareness and "red pill" ideology. Tomassi explains and outlines the principles of intergender social dynamics and foundational reasoning behind them.


The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

$15.29
Get it as soon as Monday, Apr 29
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
$13.99
Get it as soon as Monday, Apr 29
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
$14.99
Get it as soon as Monday, Apr 29
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Choose items to buy together.
Popular Highlights in this book

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1492777862
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1492777861
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Rollo Tomassi
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Sometimes called the "Godfather of the Red Pill", Rollo Tomassi has been a permanent fixture in the 'Manosphere' for 20 years. With a focus on evolutionary psychology and objectivism, Rollo brings a pragmatic, nuts & bolts, approach to intersexual dynamics, men and women's innate natures and their effects on today's society.

He is the author of the internationally best selling book series, The Rational Male. Published in 2013, the series' first book, The Rational Male, has become the 'Bible of the Red Pill', positively impacting and saving men's lives worldwide.

Since 2011 Rollo has been the essayist/blogger/owner of The Rational Male blog. He is the host of his own YouTube channel, The Rational Male and a rotating host/panelist of Rule Zero, a weekly men's issues show. Rollo is a frequent guest on the Fresh & Fit Podcast as well as the Rich Dad Podcast with Robert Kiyosaki.

Rollo lives with his wife of 25 years in Reno, Nevada, along with two (or more) greyhounds.

Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
9,689 global ratings
Beware: Positive Life Changing Read For Men
5 Stars
Beware: Positive Life Changing Read For Men
Read at your own risk. Outside of, perhaps, religious texts, there isn't a book more life-changing than this for men.Have you ever wondered why women claim to like "nice guys," but reject you for being one, and then date a jerk?Do you wonder why those girls in high school friend-zoned you or, despite witnessing millions of acts of 'friend-zoning,' women, universally, believe it doesn't exist? Then, complain about "players?" (men who essentially friend zone them?)Have you pondered how so many women say, "I can't find a good guy," while you and 100, lonely "good guys" follow her around? How about why women treat you completely different when you're playing in your indie-rock band than they do at your day job? Or, why women say one thing and mean another? Or, why the women you want ignore you, and the ones' you don't obsess over you? Or, why some men who approach women are well-recieved, while others are "creeps," "sexual harrassers," or worse? Does it seem like you live on a different planet and speak a different language than women? Do you feel like you constantly do everything you can to please your girlfriend/wife, listen to her requests and she still seems cold, distant and refuses intimacy? Have you been left zeroed-out or baffled as to how your ex-girlfriend/wife moved on so quickly after your break up? Do women seem capable of heartless acts? Do you ever wonder why women seem so naive to male experience? Does it seem like the world is completely stacked against men but yet you constantly hear about male entitlement, patriarchal oppression, how awful men are.. meanwhile, you and all your friends love women and just want girlfriends? Despite all of the craziness, do you adore women and want them in your life? Do you want to understand women and improve yourself to be the best man you can be so that you will have more control over your future relationships with women?This book is a lot of different things. It's full of a kick-you-in-the butt, cold, hard truths about intersexual dynamics and how relationships between men and women can be understood far better through the lens of biology, genetics and evolutionary psychology. Why do so many men, universally, fear the rejection of one woman in a World with 4 billion of them? Could it be because evolutionarily-speaking your hindbrain still functions as it did in the hunter-gatherer past, when the rejection of one woman could mean social outcasting from your tribe? If it's not, why is this a universal experience for men across the globe? Why do billions of men who never communicated, prior the internet, share the exact same experiences with women? Did the women all meet up and decide to "friend zone" guys and date jerks, or is there a common biological reason for this? The reality is, while all women are "different," in an intrinsic sense, they all share biological attraction cues, much like all men like physical characteristics, you may be naive to. Learn them.This book will teach you:The first step to understanding and doing better with women (and all areas in your life) is understanding the reality of how women are, act, think, feel and why. It is tossing out the false narrrative and belief that men and women are exactly the same biologically that is constantly pushed today. It is understanding that "equal" does not mean "the same."The downsides:If you google this book or the 'red pill' you will find lies being propogated to make it out to be sexist, mysognistic or part of some 'mens rights activist' club. All of these claims are false and you will find out, in the book, why they exist and are prevelant, in order to suppress the information inside. Women don't actually want men to know their secrets, that's why they told you to be a "nice guy." However, this book is not sexist or anti-woman at all. In reality, it is about understanding women, loving and putting yourself first so you can be the man women actually want to be with.It is not a "cheat sheet," "pick up guide," "road map," "self help" book or "dating coach manifesto." You will have to take the information inside and choose your own path.Most importantly, once you read this book, you will never be able to go back to the disolusioned person you were prior. Even if you try, you will notice the truths inside this book everywhere you go, especially in the actions of women in your life. You may also experience a period of time where you feel like you're the only person on Earth who witnessed an alien landing and you want to tell everyone about it only to find no one believes you even though you have proof and photos. The truth will become so clear to you that the people around you may seem like robots, plugged into the matrix, unable to hear you. This can be frustrating. Especially when you just want to help fellow men avoid the pitfalls of relationships that are now completely obvious to you. However, hopefully, you'll eventually let that go and use the information to better your own life, help those who will listen, and build on your own success with intersexual dynamics, with or without them.Lastly, the author, Rollo, was originally (and still is) a blogger. This book is a collection of essays and, thus, doesn't follow a very linear structure. There is some lingo and acronyms, used in the online community, you may need to brush up on, like "AFC" = Average frustrated chump. I think a future re-release of this book with a term-glossary would do wonders in helping turn more people onto the information.Don't be afraid. Change your life, gentleman.
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
It is a clean, explicite, methodical, thorough, objective and pragmatic look at human behavior in the context of intersexual dynamics.

Every man should read this book and it should be made a mandatory read for every adolescent boy as they are getting ready to "go out" into the world of adults.
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
As mentioned within the book.

Both genders would benefit exponentially if this was made required reading for aspiring young men; particularly those in their formative years.

The trajectory of western society as a whole, has long since reached critical mass. Without rational, firm, and resolute direction, the death of the empire is assured.
This book was written to awaken YOU to the sad state of affairs, while simultaneously giving you back the keys to your own power which has been usurped before your birth.
A better way to understand the problems of over feminized western culture can be summed up in 3 words:

Follow the Follower.

Unplug from the schizo feminized control matrix!
Claim your power!
Claim your birthright.
Lead others!
Do the dirty work!
The advantages are already inherent within you as a Man! You were born, accorded with great power, it is a judicious power. Cultivate it..
This book teaches you how to see the world the way it truly is, and how to carve out a better life in it.
Forget that old adage: "Happy Wife Happy Life". Its a crock of Sh.. Every wife subconsciously resents this, because they themselves don't want to take on masculine roles, and that very same jingle (which was created by the feminine social structure) embellished it, as if it were part of the all important codicils of success, when in fact it is the contract of failure and resentment.
Get on this train, check your ego and prior assumptions at the gate, learn how to be a positive masculine role model, or as in my experience and reputation, be a "Man's man".
I don't claim to be the best on the scene either, partly because of my unlimited capacity to learn and improve, but backsliding is not part of the equation once you take the red pill in life.

This book will teach you the dynamic of playing to your strengths, but more importantly it will give you insight into an area that has seldom been explored, or seriously contemplated to date: How the feminine, thinks, and operates, how it functions and interacts at its social and psychological root.

Be the man YOU were born to be!
Women will clamor overtly, while swooning covertly, because this is what the feminine truly wants, yet very few women will admit this, often not even to themselves.

This is a well written book, very informative, very humorous, especially since the humor is couched in the vehicle of facts and empirical evidence.

Well worth the read!
14 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
This book was enthusiastically recommended to me by my cousin. I loved it and I’ll certainly be buying Tomasi’s two subsequent books.

I have been riveted by reading The Rational Male and it made me feel immensely validated as a man. I wish this were available for me to read when I was 18, but better late than never. Nonetheless, it could have made a real positive difference with the sequence of events in my adult life between dating, fornicating, marriage and divorce.

This book is a collection of blog posts from Rollo’s website under the same name. Some are shorter than others, but most of them are a pleasure to read because of Rollo’s unique way of expressing himself. These essays convey valuable insight pertaining to a myriad of topics like feminism, masculinity, sex, and dating women to name a few.

Please read the negative reviews to understand that there’s a common beta(AFC) theme present in so many of them. The negative reviews are hilariously and sadly relevant to this book. It’s humorously convenient how the offense taken by many of the low review AFCs are indeed men who can’t stomach the enlightening perspectives that Rollo is waking men up to.

It’s fascinating to see how many of those same negative reviews dismiss this book as merely misogynistic which it is definitely not. To say such a thing is to be a pie in the face of truth. These men demonstrate the unrelenting feminine schema that has infected them(us). The more these AFCs doth protest, the more they substantiate the remarkable reality of these things. This is the whole point of reading the book! To wake up from your feminine imposed slumber! It’s to inform yourself of these uncomfortable truths! Ideally, I think that men and women are not meant to be, nor should they be pitted against one another, but instead should exist to compliment one another in a state of beautiful harmony.

So, read the negative reviews to see how AFC men paradoxically whine and simultaneously love those oppressive feminine chains! Why would I want to live in a paradox of contradictory messages? Knowing that I'm "not crazy" is like throwing a ton of burden off of my shoulders. Why wouldn't I want to alleviate such stress?

This book was WELL worth the money spent on it. This is an excellent value for the expenditure versus the time reading it.

You must have a truly open mind for these essays though. No wonder the "red pill" is oft referred to as a Matrix metaphor, because short of amnesia, brain damage or Alzheimers, you can't go back to not knowing once you learn something, and these are heavy ideas to digest. If you’re not comfortable with introspection and being honest about society, this book probably isn’t for you. However, if you want to grow to be a better man, then you may have just stumbled upon something truly great for you.

Don’t read it if you don’t want to change.

Just one simple gripe, there are many editing issues and typos in this book. Considering the value of the content, I think a revision should include a substantial list of corrections.
Customer image
5.0 out of 5 stars Crème de la Crème
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
This book was enthusiastically recommended to me by my cousin. I loved it and I’ll certainly be buying Tomasi’s two subsequent books.

I have been riveted by reading The Rational Male and it made me feel immensely validated as a man. I wish this were available for me to read when I was 18, but better late than never. Nonetheless, it could have made a real positive difference with the sequence of events in my adult life between dating, fornicating, marriage and divorce.

This book is a collection of blog posts from Rollo’s website under the same name. Some are shorter than others, but most of them are a pleasure to read because of Rollo’s unique way of expressing himself. These essays convey valuable insight pertaining to a myriad of topics like feminism, masculinity, sex, and dating women to name a few.

Please read the negative reviews to understand that there’s a common beta(AFC) theme present in so many of them. The negative reviews are hilariously and sadly relevant to this book. It’s humorously convenient how the offense taken by many of the low review AFCs are indeed men who can’t stomach the enlightening perspectives that Rollo is waking men up to.

It’s fascinating to see how many of those same negative reviews dismiss this book as merely misogynistic which it is definitely not. To say such a thing is to be a pie in the face of truth. These men demonstrate the unrelenting feminine schema that has infected them(us). The more these AFCs doth protest, the more they substantiate the remarkable reality of these things. This is the whole point of reading the book! To wake up from your feminine imposed slumber! It’s to inform yourself of these uncomfortable truths! Ideally, I think that men and women are not meant to be, nor should they be pitted against one another, but instead should exist to compliment one another in a state of beautiful harmony.

So, read the negative reviews to see how AFC men paradoxically whine and simultaneously love those oppressive feminine chains! Why would I want to live in a paradox of contradictory messages? Knowing that I'm "not crazy" is like throwing a ton of burden off of my shoulders. Why wouldn't I want to alleviate such stress?

This book was WELL worth the money spent on it. This is an excellent value for the expenditure versus the time reading it.

You must have a truly open mind for these essays though. No wonder the "red pill" is oft referred to as a Matrix metaphor, because short of amnesia, brain damage or Alzheimers, you can't go back to not knowing once you learn something, and these are heavy ideas to digest. If you’re not comfortable with introspection and being honest about society, this book probably isn’t for you. However, if you want to grow to be a better man, then you may have just stumbled upon something truly great for you.

Don’t read it if you don’t want to change.

Just one simple gripe, there are many editing issues and typos in this book. Considering the value of the content, I think a revision should include a substantial list of corrections.
Images in this review
Customer image
Customer image
11 people found this helpful
Report
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
I read a lot of books and I never leave reviews on the internet for ANYTHING. I'll leave a review for this one. This book is an incredible asset for a male on his self-improvement journey. It will help root you in reality, reclaim empowerment and properly navagiate in the world. Thanks Rollo.
2 people found this helpful
Report

Top reviews from other countries

KopiLu
5.0 out of 5 stars Increible libro
Reviewed in Mexico on September 10, 2023
Te va a cambiar la vida
Mr Arcadia
5.0 out of 5 stars Red Pill Bible
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2024
Every man should read this book. There is a war going on right now behind the scenes against masculinity, that many are not even aware is happening.
Approach this book with an open mind if need be, but it makes complete sense to me and is a fascinating insight in to female psychology and manipulation tactics amongst other things.
Also if you have never had a present father or strong, masculine male role models in your life this book is even more necessary for you.
Franco
5.0 out of 5 stars Top
Reviewed in Germany on April 12, 2024
Beste Buch
Kerl
5.0 out of 5 stars Masculine Virtue
Reviewed in Sweden on November 27, 2023
Life is a game which in order to win you have to know the rules well enough to manipulate them so to become a winner.

In order to not fail in your relationship you must know the rules of intersexual dynamics in order to manipulate them so to become a desireable man to your wife; this will also have the effect of increasing your status as a pawn in the game of society.

This book will teach you the basics of intersexual dynamics, which in turn is one great pillar of the good life.
Gautier DVSC
5.0 out of 5 stars It is a journey.
Reviewed in France on May 25, 2023
The book is not big in itself but it is written small, with a kind of high level of English, and you'll probably read 2 or 3 times many pages, so be ready to read "slow".

I heard about the dude of some red pill podcast talking about Hypergamy, I bought the book without much context of what was inside.
I already read the Game by Neil Strauss and was pretty aware about Game, but not much.

The beginning of the book feels like some intellectual aerobics by a salty, yet very smart, man. There are some key interesting points still.
As the book goes on and on, you understand piece by piece the real reasoning and it gets really interesting if you are open minded.
As the book ends it became a real nightmare to get through it. Each new chapter was a big (postive yet very painful) slap in the face that related to past experiences I had. It goes deep, like talking about childhood trauma deep.

In the end this book really moved me in inconfortable ways. I am much more aware about what is happening around me on a daily basis, without even talking about Game.

What I found the most surprising is that the author is clearly "red pilled" but also avoids very nicely to be misogynistic by always offering, not justification, but clear explanations.