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Jeff Mac (Author)
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January 1, 2009

THE ULTIMATE INTERPRETER OF GUY BEHAVIOR

Why doesn't my man get me flowers?
Easy - because flowers don't do anything cool.

Will I scare him off if I call him first?
No way. Well, not unless he's actually terrified of his phone, in which case you likely have bigger problems.

Why can't he just talk to me about our relationship?
Yeah . . . and how come a gazelle never waits around to see if that lion is friendly?

Men sometimes seem impossible to understand. But it turns out they're about as easy to read as coloring books - if you know what you're looking for. Manslations answers all these questions and more in this hilarious - and honest - guide to what men say, who they are, and why they behave the way they do.

"When that guy told you - within thirty seconds of introducing himself at the bar - that he drives a hybrid because he cares about the environment, the manslation is that he was trying to work his way into your bikini areas."

Manslations reveals the golden rule that helps you figure out what never to worry about (and what to lose sleep over), plus the two key questions that will help unlock the meaning behind even the most confusing male actions. Capped off by a man-to-woman phrasebook, this is the only relationship guide you'll ever need.

(20090422)


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Comedian Mac wants to cure women of their confusion about how men think and what their words really mean. His book, relying heavily on broad comedy—which mostly works—and wearisome clichés of the man as caveman, is at once entertaining and disturbing. An analysis of the first date and a handy glossary of terms to decipher the real meanings of I give great massages and of course I wasn't looking at her are entertaining and uncomfortably accurate, but the author unwittingly turns his own gender from simple to simpleminded in his portrayal of men as profoundly uncomplicated creatures primarily motivated by sex. On occasion he lets women in on some valuable truths: for example, men don't fear intimacy, challenging women or commitment—unless they don't like you—or that men are capable of having sex with women they actively dislike. He does a fine job of warning women against certain unsavory types as well as alerting women to their own bad habits—participating in flattering delusions (he's not calling me because he's scared of how much he likes me). (Jan.)
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The author's brisk writing style serves well this playfully silly and yet honestly dead-on analysis of the male/female dynamic. (ForeWord )

With

Mac as your guide, it's suddenly easy to interpret what the man

in your life is saying. Mac is like your best well-meaning

but often blunt guy friend

Ladies, we're wrong when we assume men are hard

to understand, and that's perhaps the most useful manslation of all.

(BookPage )

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks (January 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402214286
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402214288
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #649,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars At The Top of the Heap of Dating Books, December 25, 2008
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I've read my fair share of dating books, and frankly, so many of them lack substance. Jeff Mac's Manslations is both funny and informative, giving a guy's perspective without the harsh snark of He's Just Not That Into You.
Some of his examples may not be exactly a barrel of laughs for us ladies (such as that, well, men will sleep with you even if they don't like you, just because they can), but ultimately he has a positive message: that guys are easy to read if you don't try to read too much into them. I'm as guilty of this as anyone, trying to read between the lines of emails and overanalyzing conversations well beyond the point that I'm making any sense.

Mac's basic message to women is to speak up. Playing hard to get won't get you anywhere, and hinting that you want a certain gift won't do the trick. The chapters on the first date and post-date debriefing do an excellent job of breaking down what guys say and what they mean. What I really liked about Manslations is that Mac owns up to men sometimes acting in ways that seem a bit irrational (sorry guys), but he doesn't try to excuse men acting stupidly, but rather says that jerky guys are just jerky guys, and that the average guy isn't a jerk, but won't always act the way a woman would. I'm not saying that it's then been a snap for me to decipher male behavior when it comes to dating simply by reading this, but I feel like I have a better handle on things that have confused me in the past. Personally, I don't really get the whole sleeping with people you don't even like thing, so I chalk that one up to a guy thing I will never fully understand. Though it's often tempting to want to argue back to Mac (but WHY do men think/act like that?) or point out the ridiculousness of it, it's to his credit that he counteracts many of the arguments I would have made. At the end of the day, Mac is both defending his gender (in its more honorable incarnations, mostly) and giving women unique insights that'll serve well in all sorts of dating scenarios, from flirtation to (way) beyond.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just another dating self help book, January 8, 2009
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I deliberately avoid dating self help books but this book floored me. First of all after just a 5 second flick through I couldn't put it down. I found myself sitting on the floor in the book store aisle laughing my head off & nodding in agreement ( ok so maybe I had a few "YES!!!" moments too). To say this book is insightful is an understatement. Even if you have nailed the man thing believe me you still have something you can learn from this author. And did I mention its intelligent w/out being condescending. The voice( yes, it spoke to me) is that of your best male friend telling you to take a seat because he is gonna tell it like it is.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Manslations: Handbook to the Male Mind!, March 29, 2009
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Just finished reading Manslations! I could not put it down. It was like watching the sunrise. I suddenly understood so much about men...why they do and say things...why they act a certain way. I was shaking my head in agreement the whole way through.

I am nominating Jeff Mac for the Nobel Peace Prize. He has certainly earned it for advancing the cause of women everywhere.
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