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Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad Paperback – May 12, 2009

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A humorous yet practical collection of essays that look at the one thing that terrifies men the most: Fatherhood.

Anyone who’s seen Judd Apatow’s smash hit Knocked Up knows that many modern men are still clinging to their inner child. So what happens when this man-child finds out that he’s an expectant father? The obvious: he freaks out.

Written for the new fathers who know more about Mr. Spock than Dr. Spock, My Life Is Over empathetically shatters the myths and fears new fathers really feel. Using the power and wisdom of hindsight, Chris Mancini humorously and candidly shares his own personal journey of becoming a new father and covers the entire process— from pregnancy to delivery, the adjustment period, and the infant years.

Anticipating a broad range of questions from the practical (how do I stop a kid from crying? how many diapers will I really be changing?) to the personal (how soon can I have sex with my wife again?), Mancini mixes entertaining anecdotes with helpful in-the-trenches information, offering an invaluable guide for every scared, nervous—but ultimately very capable—new dad.

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224 pages
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Gallery Books
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May 12, 2009
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5.31 x 0.7 x 8.25 inches
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1439128871
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978-1439128879
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A comic and a filmmaker, Chris Mancini has screened and spoken at various prestigious festivals including HBO’s The Comedy Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Slamdance. He is also the co-founder of ComedyFilmNerds.com with Graham Elwood. He is the author of three books.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; Original edition (May 12, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1439128871
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1439128879
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.7 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,005,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,360 in Parenting & Families Humor
- #1,372 in Fatherhood (Books)
- #2,255 in Love, Sex & Marriage Humor

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Chris Mancini is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster and parent. He has written on everything from soap operas to parenting books to comics to horror films, which are all more closely related than you think. He has screened and spoken at various prestigious festivals and conventions including Slamdance and Comic-Con in San Diego. Chris made his first stop motion film at age 12, and has been trying to have someone greenlight a sequel ever since. He has written and directed award winning short films, a horror/comedy feature film (Asylum) for Lionsgate, and was a writer and producer on Ear Buds: The Podcasting Documentary for Comedy Dynamics.

After decades in the entertainment industry, Chris launched his own content company White Cat Entertainment to focus on storytelling. White Cat Entertainment focuses on comedy and genre storytelling with an emotional core across multiple mediums including comics, books, film, and podcasting.

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Seth Isenberg

Fantastic for the soon-to-be Dad!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2010

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I bought this book after seeing an interview with Mancini on the Geekscape podcast. As an expectant geek dad, I glanced at one of my wife's books, and read through another book aimed at fathers. Neither one really did it for me. Pacify Me is eons past anything else I've seen. Mancini has some hilarious stories, interesting points, and good, level-headed advice. Mancini is the first to admit that he is far from the expert, but he makes the reader feel as if the reader is along for the journey with the author. All of his insights are conveyed in a voice that speaks to geeks with a healthy sense of humor. I found myself laughing out loud at lots of points, something I almost never do when reading.

If you have a well-developed sense of humor and are geeky enough to get broad Star Wars & Star Trek references, you'll love this book.

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R. Ellis

Awesome for its intended audience

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012

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This book was written for the father-to-be who's anxious about the prospect of having children. That may or may not be a wide audience, but -- speaking as one of them -- it hit the mark. I'm grateful to the author for having written it and I wished I'd found it sooner.

It's pretty funny, too. The writer has talent and a nice dry sense of humor. This might throw off a few mothers-to-be, but my wife thought the parts I read to her were entertaining, so there's that. If you don't take things too seriously you'll enjoy it.

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Great book for all dads!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2009

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In some ways, I feel this book was written for me--I am Mancini's target audience. I am about to be a new dad, and truth be told, I am somewhat freaked-out. This book is very funny. Mancini uses a vast array of pop culture, literature and history references to make his point. In fact, this book is so funny, after I read it, I read it a second time out loud for my wife. She enjoyed it too (getting a pregnant woman to laugh this much is great). Although Mancini uses his humor to make his point, the points he makes are very important, from learning baby CPR to choosing daycare (a great chapter). So through the laughter, a father-to-be will learn a few helpful pointers along the way. I highly recommend this book--I have already purchased another copy and sent it to my best friend who has a 4 month old baby. He is enjoying the book too! In some ways, that is the best compliment for the book--it is great for dads of all ages!

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K Harinezumi

Husband had issues with it

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019

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I got this for my husband, but he stopped reading it part way as according to him the new dad nitpicks his wife, and his language was too awkward to follow.

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M. Krug

Pacify me: a handbook for Freaked Out New Dad

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2011

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Bought this for my son, a new first time dad-to-me. He blazed through it, laughed, was glad to be not as freaked out as the author. He was amazed there was actually a book for new dads with humor and some education. And the cover alone is worth the price.

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Celeste

Great Gift for a New Dad.

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2013

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Needed a gift for a "Co-ed Baby Shower." As friends of the new dad, wanted to give him some "guy stuff." So, ordered this and this and the "Baby Owner's Manual." Of course, added adult beverage to the package.Score.

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Ryan Ackerman

Excellent book for the scared father

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021

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100% worth the read… would recommend to any soon to be father who is anxious. Great book with tons of humor.

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2013