ATLANTA (August 6, 2008) -- Author, Frank Chase, Jr., draws from his personal life experiences and delves into the inner emotions of men, in his book, False Roads to Manhood: What Women Need to Know, What Men Need to Understand. In False Roads to Manhood, Chase gives us a better understanding of why men respond and act the way they do, and shares with us first-hand personal and emotional accounts from men of varying backgrounds and races to help reveal the hidden truths behind the iron mask of manhood.

In False Roads to Manhood, Chase challenges men to tear down the walls that keep them from reaching their full potential and authentic manhood. He chronicles the journeys that men pursue when life really hurts, and shows them how to surrender their pain and get back on track to a life of fulfillment and purpose through Jesus Christ.

Chase also shows us how women can gain knowledge as to how to deal with the men in their lives. He encourages parents, teachers, and church leaders to use this book in teaching their boys to become men. Using the acronym below for the word "FALSE", Chase's purpose is to make leaders out of young men everyday:

F Fathers & Females
A Aligning
L Leaders
S Sons
Everyday

The message of False Roads to Manhood is to heal the souls of men so that they can be the person God called them to be before the foundation of the world. Females can use this book as a guide book into the soul of manhood. It exposes what men want to say about what they have felt and experienced in this world. This book holds a wealth of knowledge to strengthen relationships and heal wounds of the past.

“We need not look far to see the repercussions of sons and daughters growing up without fathers, or grown girls grappling in marriages to grown boys, both searching for their fathers, or a semblance of a father, for affirmation of themselves. For every man and woman in search of themselves, the lost, given away, taken away, or abandoned parts of themselves should stop everything they are doing, hole up in a quiet place with False Roads…, read it and re-read it word for word, from cover to cover.  You will emerge a new person.  In this painfully good work, Frank reminds us all of the redemptive power of the Cross.  Frank becomes vulnerable, stripping himself of male egotism and pride’s false coverings, revealing true manhood, imploring both men and women alike to lay down their burdens of brokenness, shed their cloaks of guilt and shame and rise up from the ashes in the beauty of wholeness and the beauty of holiness.”

Frank Chase, Jr., is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. As a graduate of Washington State University, he earned a B.A. degree in Communications and a minor in Sociology. Frank has also earned a B.A. Degree in Biblical Studies and a Master's Degree in Theology from North Carolina College of Theology. He served in the United States Army and is a minister at Emmanuel Church International in Decatur, Alabama. As a lay minister, Frank has served as a teacher, counselor, mentor and leader in various men's ministries. He has authored and published numerous religious and relationship articles for newspapers, online magazines, and print media, and has appeared as a recurring guest on many television and radio programs. As a conference speaker who travels across the country, Frank delivers a valuable message of hope that inspires and edifies. Frank and his wife, Teresa, live in Alabama. Frank is the father of six children.