Amazon.com: How to Be a Pregnant Father: Peter Mayle: Books

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
How to Be a Pregnant Father
  
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

How to Be a Pregnant Father [Hardcover]

Peter Mayle (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)


Available from these sellers.


Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Library Binding, Illustrated $10.20  
Hardcover, 1986 --  
Paperback $9.12  
Audio, Cassette --  
Unknown Binding --  


Product Details

  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Lyle Stuart (1986)
  • ASIN: B000K3ZQWO
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,655,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Authors

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:
 (2)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
2.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Dated and not all that useful, July 31, 2001
By 
Stephen Cords (Brockton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
At one point in the narrative the author recommends that you read some of your wife's pregnancy books to get an idea what's going on. That is the best advice this book has to offer. Read another book.

I found most of what was advised here to be dated and not all that useful given the changing roles in modern America. Most men do not need to read hints on how to make canned soup and the recipe for "Tuna Chowder" made my wife's stomach churn when I read it out loud. The entire chapter on what to do while in the waiting room seems superfluous in contemporary society where the husband accompanies his wife during the delivery.

There are some good words of wisdom peppered through the 1950s mentality though. Let your wife know you love her and that she's attractive. Get involved with the process right from the start and... and.....

Sorry. That's about all I could glean from this thing. I just saved you ten bucks.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars For the Busy Dad-to-Be, December 12, 2000
I bought this book for my husband shortly after we learned I was pregnant. I read it first and thought it was perfectly short and direct for the first-time and somewhat-frightened busy father-to-be. My husband didn't read it until after our baby boy was born. At which point, enraptured by our son,he read it from front to cover and tried out all the recipes included during my first couple of weeks home. The recipes are simple, but really, really delicious. He still refers to it for certain dishes. My bet is that he will read it again, but at the beginning of my next pregnancy -- not the end of it!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very bad information--should get relegated to the trash pile, May 16, 2006
I actually had checked this book out of our local library when we found out my wife was pregnant. The advice is so dated and bad (mind you, it was first published in the 1970s) that it can only be treated as bad humor as opposed to information. It advises you to take your wife out for one last alcoholic fling when you find out she's pregnant, offers advice that is no longer relevant for the birth, and really bad cooking advice. It does not reflect any current knowledge and could give a guy a very wrong idea about what to expect. May it go out of print!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews




Only search this product's reviews



Inside This Book (learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pregnant Father
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:



Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(17)
(8)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   





Look for Similar Items by Category