God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: bitter babe, bitter friend, quintessential woman, Frederick's of Hollywood, Punch Line, The Coed (more...)

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He has a threesome with divine Dixie twins in Atlanta. Women try to run him over in their ca rs in Albuquerque. He has sex with a sexy University of Michigan law student on a lawn by Wrigley Fi eld right after a Cubs game. Women hide from him in the restroom, waiting for him to leave the bar. He nearly gets kicked out of the Mall of America when he and his date get on the mini golf course an d...

Wherever comedian Ian Coburn is, he seems to have some misadventure with a woman--sometimes good, so metimes bad, but always funny. He shares how he went from dud to stud; from being inept with women t o talking two lingerie models into giving him a private lingerie show in their hotel room. You'll la ugh, you'll learn, you'll come away entertained and knowledgeable, whether you're a guy or a woman.

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"Funny!" -- Actress Tina Kraus

"Loved it! Ian's book is very insightful and learned a lot from it, mostly that women are crazy and Ian's a perv." -- Comedian Rocky LaPorte

"Nothing short of hilarious. (on the advice) AWESOME stuff!!" -- Mystery Method Forum

"The new bible for college students." -- Legal Pub Blog Review and Discussion (60 comments)

"We loved it! The best 269 page book about dating disasters we've read this year!" -- Streeter Seidell and Sarah Schneider, CollegeHumor.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Glow Publishing (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978797957
• ISBN-13: 978-0978797959
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #450,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, Mistitled Book, November 21, 2007

By	M. Drake (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

First, I found the book pretty dull and not funny. (Sorry Ian.)

Secondly, this is not a book about dating disasters--it's a book about pick-up/hook-up disasters. It's a gentler, more palatable version of the pick-up artist genre, and discusses the author's ten-plus year history of casual sex and one night stands.

I actually found the book somewhat disconcerting because the author uses such a reasonable, "nice guy" tone to discuss some pretty shallow, callous behavior.

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stick to comedy, Ian..., June 23, 2007

By	GMan (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This book was a waste...I couldn't finish it.

Ian Coburn should stick to comedy. Though this book has a few funny quips and a couple of good tips, it is mostly just war stories from his dating life. 80% of the stories are pretty dull. I found his perspective pretty juvenile. Are we really looking to a guy who wooes woman back to his futon as an authority on dating??? God helps us (whether god is a she, he, or otherwise).

Ian Coburn is also very full of himself, which I found painful. He constantly pats himself on the back for his "enlightened" approach to women. "When I'm out...I'm trying to meet the one woman I'm attracted to the most. It demonstrates that I'm not interested in a women's T&A." Puh-lease. Someone get this guy a medal. Or..."Cedric the Entertainer, Richard Jeni, and Robert Schimmel...were very cool and liked my act a lot." Don't hurt your arm patting your back, buddy.

Whether you are looking for some great stories or a book with some dating tips, your time is better spent elsewhere.

46 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not that Hilarious, July 10, 2007

By	K. Keyes "git player" (Longmont, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has less to do with actual dating and more to do with the sexual escapades of a comedian on tour for 10 years. It has a few funny bits and quips that garner a chuckle here and there, but it's not a hoot of a laugh fest. Hitting on drunk comedian groupies is not something the average guy will relate to. To women, comedians are one-night-stand larks, if he's lucky. Women want serious, introspective, assertive, powerful alpha males - NOT CLOWNS. A man with a sense of humor might serve as short-term entertainment but DOES NOT turn a woman on sexually, unless he's one of the lucky few to have his own hit sitcom. She will go home with the star quarterback in school and the VP of sales in life, before even considering a date with the working "funnyman". Does she dream of wedding the handsome Prince or the Court Jester?

Ian's tales of all the psycho, rude, greedy and manipulative women he tried to bed is pretty status quo in the experiences of the average guy on the prowl. A younger guy who has yet to experience all the mental flavors the fairer sex has to offer might benefit from his stories. Personally I've already met these women and when once I used to grovel for their attention, I now run away fast and far until I find an attractive,independent, secure, intelligent and sane one. Scratch that, I'll just take a sane one.