Letters to Philip [Paperback]

Charlie W. Shedd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1986

Here is a warm, witty, and wise book for every young man who has ever wondered what to do and say in difficult situations with the opposite sex. Dr. Shedd offers helpful hints on how to turn a complaint into a compliment and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jove; Reprinted edition (November 15, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515090786
• ISBN-13: 978-0515090789
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of those oldies but goodies, August 26, 2001

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E. Johnson (El Cajon, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letters to Philip (Paperback)

Letters to Philip is the collection of letters written by a father to his son before his marriage. While some may say this is outdated advice, I would disagree. I'm sure most future wives who read this would agree that they would want their husbands to learn from it. Certainly there seems to be some material you may feel is old fashioned, and I'd agree (i.e. the idea that women do the cooking, men show up for dinner, the traditional models of marriage, etc.). Still, Shedd gives you some food for thought, and having read it through more than three times over the years, has good advice to keep coming back to. I recommend the young man to read this and his future bride to read Letters to Karen.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Matt Thompson, October 23, 2000

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This review is from: Letters to Philip (Paperback)

I thought "Letters to Philip" was pretty good! I learned many things from this book. One thing that definitely stuck out to me when I read this book was that as much as I think I know about how to treat a woman, I really am clueless! I am only 17 and deal with feelings I have for women. I don't believe that I am ready yet for a relationship that this book describes, but I know that if I wait until I am ready, God will bless me tremendously. I don't think dating is wrong, but I do believe it can be dangerous. I plan on marrying one person in my life and that is it. This book reminds me that I need a lot of work and helps me to realize the things I need to work on and the things I am already doing correctly. I believe that along the journey in finding my wife I will fall short several times and make mistakes, but thanks to this book I know that I'm not ready and it gives really good ideas and answers the mystery about women that has been bugging me for long enough. Men and Women are destined to be together so there is more reason to find out about each other and eventually live together in peace knowing our spouses thoughts, actions, emotions, and style of living. Who will my wife be and how will I treat her? All I know is that whoever is fortunate to marry me will definitely enjoy the security in knowing that I will treat her like a Queen!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Guy's Guide For Marriage, January 21, 2002

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Sean (El Cajon, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letters to Philip (Paperback)

This book has very good helpful tips for any guy who is going to get married or dating as well. It talks about how to treat a women, in the house as well as out of the house. It tells us guys to be gentle and kind to our wife or girlfriend. It talks about how to better up our communcation with our girls, what and what not to say to them. This book helped me to see what I was doing wrong, and what to do better in my relationship. It was easy to read and to the point.