A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions [Paperback]

Denis Boyles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 1996

The Complete Instructions to : Animal MagnetismBeer as FoodCareersDaycare for MenExercises that workFiring Your Boss growing tomatoesHow to Change a Diaper with One Hand Inspirational SexJunk-Food DietsKiller hooptricksLanding a 747Married womenNasty NeighborsOutwitting FishPension PlansQuick CleansRural real estateScrewsTravel Urban TentingVested OptionsWhat to Do to Your Thumb After You Whack It with a Hammer

and More...

The Complete Instructions for Every Man's Life! From Tim Allen, Bryant Gumbel, Norman Schwarzkopf, Dave Barry, Chuck Yeager, Charlie Daniels, and hundreds of other men and women everywhere comes the kind of tried-and-true advice and information every guy needs if he wants to be able to: Lose weight and get fitChoose a wifeClean a catfishCreate a pension planChoose a suit Rig a Web browserFind his way home no matter where he isBend waitresses to his willTalk hardware Open a restaurantHang out at the beachGet buff brainsHang out with his old manGet a pro shave Buy a house in the countryEvaluate an ogle from a womanField dress a deerDiscern different types of women's orgasms

"Forget Tolstoy! Skip the Shakespeare! In a world of angry, mixed-up women and pitiless, incompetent bosses, this book may be the only friend you have. Fortunately, it's also the only one you'll ever need." --Harry Stein, author of One of the Guys

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About the Author

Denis Boyles is the author of The Modern Man's Guide to Modern Women, the co-author of The Modern Man's Guide to Life, and the author of several books of poetry, travel, and criticism. He is a veteran of National Lampoon, The New York Times Magazine, Playboy, and other magazines. Boyles is currently the editor-at-large and popular columnist at Men's Health Magazine and the editorial director of Novo Media, the San Francisco based new media publisher.He lives with his wife and three daughters on a farm in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1st edition (October 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060951419
• ISBN-13: 978-0060951412
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 1.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Might Just Keep It!, December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions (Paperback)

As a woman, I picked up the book to give as a sort of gag gift to a guy friend. Heck, I figured after all the Cosmo hooey we women read, it's about time someone exploited the self-help market on the men's behalf. Imagine my irritation when I find out that the book written for the opposite sex is well-organized, hysterically funny and chock full of actually useful information. I may just hang onto this one myself...and I'm sure I'll be ordering several more for my other guy pals.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When all else fails, read these instructions!, November 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions (Paperback)

I have used this book more than any other book I own. I used it when I bought a car, I used it when I wanted to ask for a raise, my brother used it when he decided to take his family camping, and I've used it almost every other day in between. If you're a man and you don't own this book, you don't have the instructions. Period. It's even better than "The Modern Man's Guide to Life" (which is now out of print anyway). I just wish there was a hard cover version!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully useful and wonderfully funny!, September 4, 2000

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"jennyknees" (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions (Paperback)

I have to admit that I am a woman. I bought this book for my husband for Father's Day. He read it. Then I read it. Now he has bought five more copies for his friends, and I have bought six for friends of mine, and the golf club we belong to now buys copies to give away for prizes! I just loved this book. I sat down and thumbed through it thinking "This won't be for me" and the next thing I knew I was reading it from cover to cover. Everything is in here! I loved "how to eat beer three meals a day" and all of the gardening things. My husband likes the men's fashion material and the entries on women (of course!). But all of it is very practical. And the writing is just the best.