Fifty years have passed since the death of Ernest Hemingway, history’s ultimate man, and young males today—obsessed with Facebook, Twitter, and Nintendo—know nothing about his legendary brand of rugged, alcoholic masculinity. They cannot skin a fish, dominate a battlefield, or transform majestic creatures of the Southern Hemisphere into piano keyboards. With chapters such as “For Whom the Beer Flows,” “Death in the Afternoon... Lunch is Served,” and “The Old Man and the See You in Hell,” Marty Beckerman demonstrates how modern eunuchs—brainwashed by PETA and Alcoholics Anonymous—can learn from Papa's unparalleled example: drunken, unshaven, meat-devouring, wife-divorcing, and gloriously self-destructive. The Heming Way is a difficult path, and not for the weak, but truth is manlier than fiction.
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"Within this raucous self-help handbook to hairy-chested masculinity (and cat ownership), as exemplified by Papa Hemingway, lurks a serious message: turn off the TV, log off Facebook, and get out there and live! A great choice for manly men and/or couch potatoes."
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About the Author
Marty Beckerman, America’s Luscious Beacon of Truth, has written for Esquire (where he served as an editor), Playboy, Salon, Discover, Gawker, AOL, the Daily Beast, and every other worthwhile publication of our time. His literary masterpieces include Generation S.L.U.T. (MTV Books / Simon & Schuster) and Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots (The Disinformation Company). You can find shirtless pictures of him at www.martybeckerman.com
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Marty Beckerman is the author of #1 Amazon.com bestselling parody THE HEMING WAY (St. Martin's Press), which USA Today called "laugh-out-loud," and most recently '90s ISLAND. He has written for the New York Times, the Atlantic, Esquire, Playboy, Maxim, Wired, Mental Floss, Nerve, Salon, Discover, the Daily Beast and MTV.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Kail
Format:Paperback
I'm reposting this review from my website destroyallslackers.com because I want this book to be read, honestly, it's one of the funniest books I've ever read, it'll leave you in stitches guaranteed. Check out my review:
Marty Beckerman is the king of the slackers. His latest book, The Heming Way, is a biography about Ernest Hemingway tailor-made for us slackers who normally wouldn't read a book. Any book that references Hemingway as "Like Jesus, only not a pussy." is DEFINITELY worth sifting through.
I had received a review copy of the book after he introduced himself to me via. e-mail, and automatically I fell in love. The first few pages had me in stitches, it's hard to believe anyone could write a book this raunchy. Put simply, its a biography that exploits the finer points of Hemingway's life and personality and not only worships the very way of life he lived, but describes it in a way that would make the man himself proud.
Through out the book, Beckerman refers to the various activities of Hemingway's and comments on how "manly" they were, and how anything else would be better suited to "prepubescent girls." The thing about that I find interesting, though, is that in a way he's right. Hemingway used to hunt for his food, instead of just buying it at the grocery store. He used to experiment with alcohol and invent various beverages himself. He lived a life of adventure, traveled everywhere, and saw things people today can't be bothered to go see. In a very clever, misogynistic, comedic way, Beckerman points out how society has "softened" between Hemingway's day and the present. He notes how people would rather talk about their lives on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook rather than go out and live their lives. In a way, Beckerman's book is a social-commentary disguised as a humorous biography, and that's what drew me into it.
As I'm reading the book and laughing, I start noticing that there are a lot of things about Hemingway I didn't know. Now that is to say, I don't know much about the man, but when you spend 12 years in school you pick up a few things here and there. The things in this book? I had no idea about. I knew he was a man's man, liked alcohol, hunting, fishing, and doing whatever he wanted, but I didn't know that women drove him nuts and he was possibly homosexual. Some of the things leave me wondering is it all just a farce, but the fact that he cites sources through out leads me to believe this is a legit biography. Obviously it doesn't go inside his entire life and spread it out for the reader, but that's because it's not so much a biography, but a lifestyle book that'll guide you to be more manly through imitating Papa, as our author affectionately refers to Hemingway.
That's essentially what the essence of this book is. It's not a biography, so much as it's a look at how Hemingway lived his life, and a funny one at that. It's pure parody, satire, and a work of comedic genius from a man who understands the slacker lifestyle, as well as what it's like to truly be a man. Beckerman not only taps into the very essence of cringe-humor, but exploits it and passes the blame on to someone else in true cringe fashion. If you don't laugh by the fifth page, what you call a sense of humor I call non-sense.
Marty Beckerman is the king of the slackers. His latest book, The Heming Way, is a biography about Ernest Hemingway tailor-made for us slackers who normally wouldn't read a book. Any book that references Hemingway as "Like Jesus, only not a pussy." is DEFINITELY worth sifting through.
I had received a review copy of the book after he introduced himself to me via. e-mail, and automatically I fell in love. The first few pages had me in stitches, it's hard to believe anyone could write a book this raunchy. Put simply, its a biography that exploits the finer points of Hemingway's life and personality and not only worships the very way of life he lived, but describes it in a way that would make the man himself proud.
Through out the book, Beckerman refers to the various activities of Hemingway's and comments on how "manly" they were, and how anything else would be better suited to "prepubescent girls." The thing about that I find interesting, though, is that in a way he's right. Hemingway used to hunt for his food, instead of just buying it at the grocery store. He used to experiment with alcohol and invent various beverages himself. He lived a life of adventure, traveled everywhere, and saw things people today can't be bothered to go see. In a very clever, misogynistic, comedic way, Beckerman points out how society has "softened" between Hemingway's day and the present. He notes how people would rather talk about their lives on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook rather than go out and live their lives. In a way, Beckerman's book is a social-commentary disguised as a humorous biography, and that's what drew me into it.
As I'm reading the book and laughing, I start noticing that there are a lot of things about Hemingway I didn't know. Now that is to say, I don't know much about the man, but when you spend 12 years in school you pick up a few things here and there. The things in this book? I had no idea about. I knew he was a man's man, liked alcohol, hunting, fishing, and doing whatever he wanted, but I didn't know that women drove him nuts and he was possibly homosexual. Some of the things leave me wondering is it all just a farce, but the fact that he cites sources through out leads me to believe this is a legit biography. Obviously it doesn't go inside his entire life and spread it out for the reader, but that's because it's not so much a biography, but a lifestyle book that'll guide you to be more manly through imitating Papa, as our author affectionately refers to Hemingway.
That's essentially what the essence of this book is. It's not a biography, so much as it's a look at how Hemingway lived his life, and a funny one at that. It's pure parody, satire, and a work of comedic genius from a man who understands the slacker lifestyle, as well as what it's like to truly be a man. Beckerman not only taps into the very essence of cringe-humor, but exploits it and passes the blame on to someone else in true cringe fashion. If you don't laugh by the fifth page, what you call a sense of humor I call non-sense.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Anonymous
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Heming Way is a quick but uproarious read filled with screamingly funny one-liners. It is a tongue-in-cheek ode to the man who exemplifies everything that a man ought to be. Beckerman sarcastically praises Hemingway for being a drunken, misogynistic, self-proclaimed war hero who would blow his brains out all over again if he encountered today's metrosexual male. Although so-called "men" today may lack the survival skills of the past, we can get back on track simply by following in the footsteps of this legendary writer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Todd Allen
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Heming Way is a macho parody of a self-help book, crossed with a literary study.
It walks you how to be manlier, drink better, grow a beard, etc, etc, and the instructions are peppered with footnoted quotes and factiods about Hemingway. Essentially the exact opposite of the sort of book you'd see on Oprah -- completely un-PC and well documented.
There's a touch of legitimate anti-political correctness to it, similar to Kinky Friedman's lament of the "pussification of Texas" during his gubernatorial campaign. Mostly though, its an over-top romp of how to be a man's man with an improbably historical and literary basis for a backbone.
It walks you how to be manlier, drink better, grow a beard, etc, etc, and the instructions are peppered with footnoted quotes and factiods about Hemingway. Essentially the exact opposite of the sort of book you'd see on Oprah -- completely un-PC and well documented.
There's a touch of legitimate anti-political correctness to it, similar to Kinky Friedman's lament of the "pussification of Texas" during his gubernatorial campaign. Mostly though, its an over-top romp of how to be a man's man with an improbably historical and literary basis for a backbone.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Run
You can run through this novel in record time and it is amusing because its Hemingway. A Time magazine might be a better purchase if you are looking for real information.
Published 2 months ago by firemc2
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fall out of the chair funny!
Ok, you should know going in what's in store from the cover photo. That being said, it is one of the funniest things around since Michael O'Donehugh was in his prime at National... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andy Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Giving a damn.
I gave this book 5 stars because it was entertaining to me. That is the only reason that any book should receive a grade. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Benjamin A. Selwyn
5.0 out of 5 stars
For that Manly Man in Your Life
I bought this book for my bf and he loves it! What I've read in it--have to let him have a go at it first--I absolutely love. It's witty and very funny. Read more
Published 4 months ago by doodle_gal
2.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting idea beaten to death
The author's ambivalence about Hemingway's life and habits (there is a touch of admiration lurking behind the savage humor) made me think this would be a great satirical read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by RhodeIsland 1969
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Heming & Hawing Way!
Marty Beckerman is a CAD! He is a Bounder! He is a Throwback! He is.....Hilarious! Anyone who wants to have a look at how one of America's greatest author's lived and enjoyed his... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jeffry Martini
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A Return to Manhood. A Moveable Feast of Testosterone-Fueled Glory.
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Published 22 months ago by Kyle Bunch
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Lovingly Written, Laugh-out-Loud Funny Book
I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up The Heming Way. I expected it to be kind of an over-the-top chronicle of the events of Hemingway's life, with comically undue emphasis... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Craig L
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heming Way is the only way
I don't know how The Hemingway hasn't been used as a book title before, but Beckerman's book more than lives up to it's name. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Peter Knox
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than a cheap bottle of booze!
I actually laughed out loud several times while reading _The Heming Way_ and it now has a permanent place in the book rack in the bathroom! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mark
