The Dr. Drew and Adam Book: A Survival Guide To Life and Love (Paperback)

by Adam Carolla (Author), Drew Pinsky (Author), Marshall Fine (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
It's Beavis and Butthead's version of (huh-huh) sex education in this alleged Survival Guide to Life and Love. Who are Dr. Drew and Adam? Consider them Team Dude from MTV's Loveline show, where they dispense sarcastic and sporadically helpful advice to masses of inquisitive callers-in and listeners. Adam Carolla is supposed to be the funny one (if you like Andrew Dice Clay, you'll love Adam!), and Dr. Drew Pinsky plays the straight man. Very straight, and narrow too, it appears, since the "factual" advice he proffers about women includes the following gems. On vibrators: "a woman who turns away from an emotional connection with a human to go for a mechanical object is somebody who's got some issues." On feelings of homosexuality: "Women particularly will confuse warm, intimate feelings with physical attraction." On women losing their virginity: "It needn't be as big a deal for guys." On three-way sex: it's "unheard of" that such an act be initiated by "a woman who's not abused or who's not a little bit off." There're plenty more where these came from! But for honest, factual, nonsexist advice on matters of sexuality and growing up, steer clear of this boys' locker room round-up and head straight to gURL.com's Deal with It. --Brangien Davis

Product Description
Here's the ultimate guide to life for the millennium, packed with advice on love and sex and everything else you're too embarrassed to talk about--sometimes X-rated, always real --for today's generation, today's relationships, and tomorrow's world. As the hosts of the late-night radio program and MTV sensation LoveLine, straight-talking physician Dr. Drew Pinsky and comedian Adam Carolla have become the duo you depend on for answers to questions about relationships going sour, truly embarrassing sexual problems, the dilemmas of finding the right partners... or dumping the wrong one.

In this first-of-its-kind guide, Dr. Drew gives you answers you can trust. Adam strips off the sugarcoating with wisecracking candor. Worried about masturbation? Virginity? Sexual etiquette? HIV and AIDS? You'll find real advice and more, including. . . the secret guys need to know to understand women sexually. . . how to help a friend who is threatening suicide. . . how to have good sex, maybe even great sex--or at least sex that won't make you pregnant or endanger your health. . . . PLUS Dr. Drew's primer on STDs. . . Adam's rules for who is not allowed to have sex. . . the Gay or Lesbian Aptitude Test. . . sidebars, quizzes, myth busters, and more. . .

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Dell; First Printing edition (October 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440508363
• ISBN-13: 978-0440508366
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #238,599 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guidebook to life--enlightening and entertaining., October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This book is as close as you will find to a handbook for modern life. Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla answer questions about relationships, sex, drugs, mental health and life in general in an entertaining, insightful way. The book is written clearly and organized by topic which makes it an easy read and a useful reference.

Dr. Drew and Adam are an unlikely pair who share an original chemistry. Dr. Drew, a board-certified physician and addiction medicine specialist, provides easy-to-understand, authoritative information on a variety of topics critical to every human. Adam Carolla, a radio personality, comedian, actor and former construction worker, provides the wit, charm and humor that make even the hard answers easy to swallow.

Learn what Adam believes a cat can teach men about handling women. Hear Dr. Drew separate the myths from the truths about sexuality. Read Adam's rules about who should be banned from having sex. Listen to Dr. Drew's advice on abuse, drug use, STDs and many, many more topics.

This is a great book for parents to use to initiate discussions with their kids about these difficult topics. If you can't bring yourself to talk to your kid, at least let Dr. Drew and Adam do it. They bring a sense of moral conscience and responsibility back to relationships.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same info as their radio/TV show. Save your $$$!, July 6, 1999

By A Customer

Hate to give it a bad review, as I love their radio show. I'd hoped this book would explore topics in more depth than can be done in their show, due to time limits and the chaos of the show. But it doesn't. It sounds mostly like a bunch of clips transcribed from the show. And that is its main failing. It sounds like some guys talking, and their conversation transcribed. And just like their on-air conversations, they get off-topic, don't fully answer questions, interrupt each other. Also, Adam's humor comes across badly on paper. Without hearing his tone and delivery, which makes it obvious that he's joking or being sarcastic, his comments just sound crass and sexist, especially if you're not familiar with his humor. I would have like to see them discuss the questions in greater depth, and with better organization and a more linear line of reasoning. You can get these answers for free, and in a much more entertaining format, from their on-air show and save your money.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and insightful but not up to "Loveline" standards, October 5, 2000

By	Kara Sulter (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book contains excellent information in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format and it's a definite must read for anyone interested in finding out what makes people tick. However, for those of you who are fans of "Loveline" and are hoping for the same kind of chemistry in written form, you're apt to be disappointed. The humor is there, the facts are there but it just doesn't flow as well as it does on t.v. or the radio. The transitions between the humor and the facts are choppy and/or nonexistant and it's written as more of an interview than a manual. I love Drew and Adam but this is perhaps not their strongest medium. Still a satisfying read and highly enjoyable.