The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • A Fantastic Entertaining read!
  • Not a pickup guide - but worth the read
  • One of the best
  • worth it's weight in gold
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss
Manufacturer: William Morrow
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ASIN: 0060554738
Release Date: 2005-09-06

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Are you just another AFC ("average frustrated chump") trying to meet an HB ("hot babe")? How would you like to "full-close" with a Penthouse Pet of the Year? The answers, my friend, are in Neil Strauss's entertaining book The Game. Strauss was a self-described chick repellant--complete with large, bumpy nose, small, beady eyes, glasses, balding head, and, worst of all, painful shyness around women. He felt like "half a man." That is, until a book editor asked him to investigate the community of pickup artists. Strauss's life was transformed. He spent two years bedding some fine chiquitas and studying with some of the North America's most suave gents--including the best of them all, the God of the pickup "community," a man named Mystery.

Mystery is an aspiring Toronto magician who charges $2,250 for a weekend pickup workshop. He is not much to look at: a cross between a vampire and a computer geek. But by using high-powered marketing techniques he's turned seduction into an effortless craft--even inventing his own vocabulary. His technique sounds like a car salesman's tip sheet: his main rule is FMAC--find, meet, attract, close. He employs the "three-second rule"--always approach a woman within three seconds of first seeing her in order to avoid getting shy. Other tricks: Intrigue a beautiful woman by pretending to be unaffected by her charm; also, never hit on a woman right away. Start with a disarming, innocent remark, like "Do you think magic spells work?" or "Oh my god, did you see those two girls fighting outside?" And finally, the most important characteristic of the pickup artist--smile.

After two years, Strauss ends up becoming almost as successful as Mystery, but he comes to an important realization. His techniques were actually off-putting to the woman he ended up falling in love with. And they never prepared him for actually having a relationship. After a while, he ran out of one-liners and had to have a real conversation. Still, The Game is a great read that may help some AFCs come out of their shells. --Alex Roslin

Book Description

Hidden somewhere, in nearly every major city in the world, is an underground seduction lair. And in these lairs, men trade the most devastatingly effective techniques ever invented to charm women. This is not fiction. These men really exist. They live together in houses known as Projects. And Neil Strauss, the bestselling author, spent two years living among them, using the pseudonym Style to protect his real-life identity. The result is one of the most explosive and controversial books of the year -- guaranteed to change the lives of men and transform the way women understand the opposite sex forever.

On his journey from AFC (average frustrated chump) to PUA (pick-up artist) to PUG (pick-up guru), Strauss not only shares scores of original seduction techniques but also has unforgettable encounters with the likes of Tom Cruise, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Heidi Fleiss, and Courtney Love. And then things really start to get strange -- and passions lead to betrayals lead to violence. The Game is the story of one man's transformation from frog to prince -- to prisoner in the most unforgettable book of the year.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!.......2007-10-10

It's 1:15 AM and I just finished this book. And I LOVED every page of it. I rarely read books if ever, but I read this one in two days.

5 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Entertaining read!.......2007-10-08

This was one of the most fascinating and entertaining books I've ever read. Besides getting an inside look at the society of pick-up artists, I gained some interesting insight into human psychology. It's written in a wonderful narrative, story style which made it hard to put down.

It is a must read, whether you're interested in learning about how to pick up women or you're just wanting to read a great true story.

I highly recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars Not a pickup guide - but worth the read.......2007-10-06

I recently purchased this book after reading the many favorable reviews on Amazon.com.

First off, this isn't a "how to pick up girls" book, though the process is covered in some depth. Instead, it is a story of a man's search for himself and purpose in life by learning the techniques of the master pickup artists. Sound shallow? I thought so too until I began to read some more.

What starts as an innocent enough goal (to be more successful with women) ends up becoming an obsession for the author, who is short, balding, and not generally considered to be attractive. Neil Strauss (who goes by the name "Style") makes the slow but steady transition from AFC (average, frustrated chump) to mPUA (master pickup artist).

As a single man in his late 20's, I can easily identify with the author's initial challenges. Approaching a beautiful woman is an intimidating prospect, especially for men with low self-esteem - nevermind that they have no idea what to say. However, under the wings of the mPUA Mystery, Style comes into his own and seems to have no problem picking up any woman he sets his eyes on.

Along his journey, the reader is introduced to a variety of strange characters, from pickup wannabees to psychotic women.

The book is great for anyone - men or women, who would like a glimpse of the pickup community.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best.......2007-10-05

I've read a bunch of these books on how to meet women and usually I don't bother to write a review - they are so bad. I read The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed and thought it was good. In hindsight it would have been better to read The Game first. It just seems like the books fit better together that way and you should definitely read both. The story in this book is what makes it worth while. Forget the advice; you'll get all that from TMM and more but this book is the story and that makes it all the better, as you get to see the techniques in use. Perhaps the best point in the book is "Juggler was right; humor is the best way to get women." That is an interesting point because while both books talk about confidence and humor and while Juggler and some other guys have it, most of the other guys, including the author himself, don't really develop it - they just rely on all kinds of lines and schemes to impress women. To that end along with this book you must read God Is a Woman: Dating Disasters, which is by a comedian and which does include lots of in-depth pointers on building real confidence and humor. Without a doubt, these are the three books to read on women and I truly appreciate these guys putting their embarrassing moments out there for the rest of us to learn from.

5 out of 5 stars worth it's weight in gold.......2007-10-05

"They treat women as the enemy. And we're not, I swear!" wrote a female reviewer. As its title 'The Game' implies, Neil Strauss does not describe men and women as enemies at war, but as players on opposite sides of the same game. And most men happen to be ill-prepared to play this game as well as their female opponents. Unfortunately, this game can turn serious at any given moment.

At the very least, most guys who were raised by single moms and men who had sweet doormats as fathers are doomed in their relationships with women. The average wussboy got to be very lucky or he'll end up in the gutter, emotionally and/or literally. For starters, thousands of men are paying child support for other men's children. Hard evidence of DNA tests may be on the guy's side, gold-digging chicks and the "law" may not be his friends at all. Here we are at war indeed, aren't we?

Alas, you don't need children to be taken for the ride of your lifetime by a nice and friendly girl. Ask Paul McCartney. On your first date with the most lovely, intelligent, and witty lady you have ever met you better be aware of possibly flirting with your worst nightmare you may never recover from for the rest of your days. Material that allows men to approach women with a healthy dosage of emotional detachment is worth it's weight in gold. 'The Game' qualifies many times over.

Falling in love head over heals is--and always has been--reserved for the ultimate sucker, and perhaps Neil's book prevents the worst cases of loving idiocy and bankruptcy. Feeling confident and free to meet as many women as they wish permits guys to find the needle in the haystack. The first girl who is willing to sleep with a man is not likely to be his best bet. Duh. After meeting 80 or two hundred women, he may be better equipped to pick and choose.

So many men are scared to death to even talk to a woman. 'The Game' teaches how to defuse potential land mines every guy has stumbled over in the pre-relationship stage of male-female communication. Goodness, every woman who wants a real man as a life partner will appreciate that or she isn't worth having dinner with.

Last but not least, Neil Strauss' sense of humor makes for a grand experience of his unusual world.
The Layguide: How to Seduce Women More Beautiful Than You Ever Dreamed Possible No Matter What You Look Like or How Much You Make
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Doesn't Have Too Much To Offer (Rating: 5 out of 10- -2.5 stars)
  • THE JIG IS UP!!!
  • Basic but available elsewhere
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lots of ideas.......2007-09-18

This is basically a compilation of the wizdom and ideas of many of the great PUA's. A must have for the comunity.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have!.......2007-08-25

This book is a must have for every man who wants to have success with beautiful women. Another new bestseller which I highly recommend - The Exclusive Layguide: When Dating and Having Sex with Incredibly Hot Women is No Longer Mirage Even If You Don't Look Like a Model or Don't Make a Fortune

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2 out of 5 stars Doesn't Have Too Much To Offer (Rating: 5 out of 10- -2.5 stars).......2007-08-14

So I read this book on how to help pick up women, because the title looks so promising. I read it and basically it doesn't have too much to offer. It doesn't give straight foward help, it kinda beats around the bush. I have learned some new things in this book, such as how to start conversations with women and ask openended questions with them (expect the phrase "Whats your story" about 1000 times). But basically, the information in this book is vague. It does not give instant results like we guys all planned to, but it gives you a starting point and hangs you out to dry on your road to being a PUA instead of a chump.

Being a 20 year old college student and living in a city full of females who are stuck up, I figured this book would help out. Unfortunately, it did not do me too much justice. If you guys found success in this book with the opposite sex, give yourself a pat on the back. Funny that female reviewers (like the one below me), might get a joke out of this book because they go around making others feel like crap. I for one really don't recommend this book because of it's vague subject matter. If you want to read a good book, I recommend How to Succeed with Women, because that book gives more info into detail. Peace.

1 out of 5 stars THE JIG IS UP!!!.......2007-08-11

It has to be said, guys; WOMEN CAN READ! And we're reading these male dating guides faster than you are and we know all the tricks. Play them and you'll be labeled a loser before you get to flash that charming smile.

I have a college-age daughter and she and her friends have a collection of these books (The Game, Mystery Method, PBDG, etc.) that they pass back and forth and laugh about, belittling guys they've caught in the act of trying to employ what they've read. It's kinda sad.

And worse, every women's talk show has turned these books inside out. Any woman with a television will spot the act and you may lose out on a promising encounter.

Go back to being yourself. You're a lot more attractive than you think!

2 out of 5 stars Basic but available elsewhere.......2007-07-27

While 'The Layguide' does cover the aspects of a succesful pickup, it is a fairly rudimentary guide. All the information in this book is also available in any of the sedution community sites. Fast Seduction has practically this entire book.
If you're truly interested, read 'the game' and then check out the seduction forums. It will benefit your wallet more...
The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
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  • The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
Tim Flannery
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Book Description

Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Niño ever recorded, the most devastating hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. The Weather Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Along with a riveting history of climate change, Tim Flannery offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.

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5 out of 5 stars A tale of global warming that gave me chills.......2007-09-20

Tim Flannery's "The Weathermakers" is not only an eloquent plea for the industrialized world to deal with the problem of climate change, but provides the science needed to understand this huge and vital topic. The book is spooky great fun too, with frights and chills enough to get the attention of any thrill seeker. Except that the thrills here come from contemplating near-irreversible global cataclysms that would wipe out humanity or make life darned near intolerable for us.

Flannery is terrific at making difficult science easy to understand, without dumbing it down or condescending to his audience. This was greatly aided by the narrator of the audio book, Drew De Carvalho, whose wide-eyed Aussie delivery was akin to the joy and wonder of that other fine Down-under naturalist, Steve Irwin. Flannery discussed the Earth's tumultuous climactic past, using data obtained from tree rings and ice cores, to paint a picture of a dynamic planet whose climate and biota have varied wildly over its existence. Glaciers advance and retreat. Gargantuan upwellings of methane overwhelm the biosphere. Oceans rise and fall hundreds of feet. Changes in atmospheric gases permit or debar shellfish from secreteing the carboniferous husks that pull CO2 out of the atmosphere. The message: what Earth has done, it can do again.

Flannery does a wonderful job of explaining the large weather phenomena known to most laymen -- carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, changes to the Gulf Stream, warming trends, etc. But he is equally good at describing the lesser-known but important elements that factor into climatic equations. I was not aware that transpiration -- the release of moisture from Amazonian trees -- was a main cause of precipitation in the region. I had never heard of clathrates, huge fields of methane-infused ice that underlie the oceans. And I had never thought of climate change literally chasing certain heat-sensitive species up into alpine regions, until they run out of room and become extinct. Flannery is also wonderful at explaining the feedback loops that, once triggered, can accelerate certain climatic trends. Air conditioning powered by burning coal can increase levels sulfur dioxide in rain, acidifying the oceans, making it harder for shellfish to secrete shells, thus leaving more CO2 in the atmosphere, causing further warming and leading to the need for more AC, and so on.

Climate change to Flannery is not a theoretical possibility, but a certainty whose effects are visible today. He tells of the now-extinct South America Golden Toad, whose habitat was fed by moisture in low-lying clouds, being wiped out when a Pacific ocean hot spot caused mist-giving clouds to form just slightly higher up the mountainside than usual. His tale of the bleaching of the reefs like Great Barrier Reef -- in which huge swaths of coral reefs ejected their symbiotic algae, then bleached and die in a single season -- was frightening and sad. His discussion of the measurable changes in salinity in the Gulf Stream -- changes that could imperil its flow with deleterious effect on climate -- was terrifyingly plausible. Most chilling of all, Flannery's telling of the planet's near-miss with significant ozone depletion (due to industry's fortuitous use of chlorine rather than hyper-reactive bromine in aerosol cans and refrigeration systems) underscored how easy it is for humanity to fatally foul our nest without even realizing we are doing it.

The book is alarming, but not alarmist. It does not seek the cheap thrill of scaring us to sell copies, but to educate and forewarn. Flannery is not afraid to call out the human practices that are warming our planet. Transportation needs (which account for 30% of CO2 emissions), accelerating burning of carbon-rich fossil fuels, and shortsighted self-interest are high on the list of culprits. Flannery points the finger at the big coal-gorging countries in the world -- the US and Australia among them -- for significant criticism. Neither does he spare the industrial giants who use deceit, misinformation and political contributions to steer politicians (and the public) away from limiting profitable, planet-damaging enterprises.

I came away from the book with a new appreciation for the complexity and the fragility of the Gaia -- the living organism that is the Earth. "The Weathermakers" increased my appreciation of the path on which we have put our world. If Flannery's descriptions and predictions are true, our fossil-fuel-burning habits have already committed us to significant extinctions of species and significant discomfort for ourselves. As Flannery states, future generations will curse ours if we see the looming problem and fail to take action to correct it. Flannery is hopeful (else, why write such a book?) about our ability to turn things around. He evaluates technological and political solutions to the problems he poses, which not all will like, for carbon-low solutions include wind, geothermal, solar and (gasp!) nuclear power generation. And Flannery dismisses certain hopeful technologies like hydrogen and biomass. Flannery is also hopeful that past global cooperation -- of the type that limited the production of ozone-killing CFCs -- will be repeated, as human beings band together to save their world.

"The Weather Makers" is a wonderful book that can open your eyes to the complexity of our world, of the difficulties of addressing climate change without wrecking economies, and of our responsibility to pass our planet, reasonably intact, to our children. Its stacks of facts can sometimes numb the mind, but they are the data needed to combat ignorance and deceit one often encounters when trying to persuade our friends and neighbors about the possibility of anthropogenic climate change.

2 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2007-08-07

I bought the book on the basis it would be an objective and well structured argument explaining how scientists had negated natural influences on climate change - Milankovich cycles, solar activity and plate tectonics - and isolated the anthropogenic influences.

However, I discovered the book is written in a mildly hysterical tone common to environmental activists. If you want to read a scientific account of climate change and how human activity is affecting the climate, read the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report.

1 out of 5 stars Boo Hoo.......2007-07-27

"Well done China for improving the lives of your citizens" This is one of the many quotes that you will NOT find it Tim Flannerys book. Others include "Before the industrial revolution, average life expectancy was about 36 years of age" and finally "You can't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs". However if you want to know how every living thing on the planet would be better off if we disapeared, you are on the right track.

5 out of 5 stars Thought provoking!.......2007-07-25

This book is great reading in conjunction with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. The author convincingly demonstrates that global warming is real, and that terrible consequences loom ahead if nothing is done about it.

I was very surprised to read how the Australian government bullies its neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean. Many of the Pacific Islands nations are doomed to sink under water as the ocean level rise, yet they are bullied by the Australian government into inaction. Like individuals, nations are selfish and have no regard for other nations if it does not suit their purposes. This notion angered me. Unless the citizens of the world take action to fight global warming and CO2 emissions, governments, motivated by self-interest, will be very slow to act, if at all.

Many of the themes in the book were already familiar to me, especially after reading An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore. One new concept was about hydrogen power. According to the author, hydrogen power is not the solution to global warming since to produce hydrogen power fossil fuels must be burnt. He proposes the use of electric, solar, nuclear and wind power which are all available and affordable.

The author also laments all the animals that became extinct due to global warming. For example, a frog, newly discovered by science, carries its newborn in its stomach. When ready to give birth, it regurgitates its babies. This is the only known species to do so, yet soon after its discovery, it became extinct due to our environmental carelessness. Many other species of animals, insects, and plants are becoming extinct.

Maybe when we learn to stop killing each other we can finally take care of our environment. Does that mean that our root is evil and that nothing can be done to save our planet?

5 out of 5 stars The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.......2007-07-24

Concise, easy to read, and right to the point. Everything anyone would want to know about how man is changing the climate and what one could do to alleviate their impact in this process. Each individual is responsible for their own actions and we MUST slow the global warming process or the 21st century will see catastrophic environmental changes. A must read book for information that could save the future of the planet and its inhabitants.
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • A great true story
  • four and 1/2 stars.
  • Great
  • Hard to read
Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
George Crile
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Charlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan "freedom fighters" who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. Wilson, who sat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, managed to procure hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. The arms were secretly procured and distributed with the help of an out-of-favor CIA operative, Gust Avrokotos, whose working-class Greek-American background made him an anomaly among the Ivy League world of American spies. Avrakotos handpicked a staff of CIA outcasts to run his operation and, with their help, continually stretched the Agency's rules to the breaking point. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers' conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book presents an astonishing chapter of our recent past, and the key to understanding what helped trigger the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union and ultimately led to the emergence of a brand-new foe in the form of radical Islam.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hopefully, the movie doesn't screw up this story.......2007-10-05

There will be three main kinds of people who won't read this book. The first are those who see no reason for military intervention anywhere, ever. The second are those who are hypersensitive to any speaking of ethnicity, race, gender, etc., within a kilometer of earshot. The third are those who don't like long books, and "Charlie Wilson's War" is certainly longer than most. All this would be too bad, because the book is a wealth of little known and critical current history, as well as a real rip-snorting adventure. The most intriguing icing on the cake is that Charlie Wilson, one of the boldest and effective national-interest congressmen of the last century, was a Democrat. He was a Democrat who pushed Republicans forward for a decade, mostly to do the right things. How many right things, of course, remains to be seen in coming decades.

Much of the book is written in colloquial style, as the author reproduces many discussions among a very wide variety of people. This sometimes comes out sounding a little coarse, but the reader should see this quickly as a writer trying to be accurate. Charlie Wilson, the man himself, also might turn many readers off. He abused his body with food and drink, mostly drink; he was a maverick to the point of almost being a loose canon; wild, he certainly was. No one, though, can deny that he was one of those rarest of politicians. Here was a man who did not stop with saying what he wanted to do, he found ways to do what needed to be done. Then he kept at it, and at it. Here was a man of his word.

This interesting story suffers only a small weakness as a narrative, and only if the reader minds. The action chapter by chapter, even section by section, does not always tell us what was happening at the same time with other people, and at other places. Rather, the author likes to keep a thread of a theme or thought and follow it to the end. This can be irritating and a little confusing if you are trying to keep things straight for any particular group of years at a time. If this does not make a problem for reader, then so much the better. A last suggestion: this book goes down especially well by audio CD, and the voice narrator does well with dialogs and accents.

5 out of 5 stars A great true story.......2007-10-04

This is a truly amazing tale. Never told until now and soon a movie. Buy this book and read the true story about how a "wild" congressman and a rogue CIA agent changed history. Better by far than all those fictional adventures!

4 out of 5 stars four and 1/2 stars........2007-10-01

steve coll's excellent book "ghost wars" whet my reading appetite for more on the soviet war in afghanistan. since that military action, with the unanticipated consequences it spawned for the united states, was such a catalyst for the 9/11 attacks, it seems essential for an american to get a grip on what took place there. "charlie wilson's war" is a thrilling account of that international drama. though much of the book deals with funding america's covert involvement through congressional appropriation subcommittees, and with CIA office politics, the narrative is interesting page for page throughout this long work. not once did i find it a chore to continue, or feel an urge to skip past anything. george crile brings the colorful personalities of those involved to vivid life through his clear prose. he actually makes appropriation subcommitees, and their methods of work, interesting. and his portraits of afghanistan and pakistan, and their respective political environments and key political players, is brilliantly executed. the story is told completely from the american perspective, true. you will have to seek elsewhere for a more balanced view (by this i mean one that takes into account the soviet soldiers side of things). but this book being what it is, is a fascinating read, and one you can learn much from.

4 out of 5 stars Great.......2007-09-08

One of the most intriguing stories of American foreign policy making. This book was recommended to me by a staffer for a military oriented Congressional committee. He was quite emphatic in stressing that this book, better than any other, offers a great perspective on the influence Congress can have on foreign and war policy. I don't know how representative it is of the day to day activities of members of Congress, but it certainly shows how a dedicated member of Congress CAN get seriously involved in an issue.

Charlie Wilson is one of the most interesting politicians to have walked on the stage in the past 50 years. Part JFK, Nixon, LBJ, and Clinton - both good and bad parts - Wilson was a smart and dedicated defender of CIA efforts to support the mujaheden in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. More than any supposed hardline conservative, including President Reagan, Wilson, a socially liberal Democrat from Texas, was the most agressive elected official to back the CIA in its anti-Soviet effort in Afghanistan. Wilson was also wildly able to get in the worst kinds of trouble: womanizing, drunk driving, and questionable uses of public money. I guess it goes to show that people are incredibly complex and contain a much more dynamic mix of good and bad within them. Kind of like the Incredible Hulk, but with less green.

1 out of 5 stars Hard to read.......2007-08-29

Content was OK, I'm sure acurate, but about 210 pages into this 500+ page book I had to give in - I just couldn't make myself want to read it. I am only 31, so I do not know of Charlie Wilson, or the political temperature in the 80s, but this book was recommended to me so I tried, but couldn't make myself do it.
The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio: How to Go Down on a Man and Give Him Mind-Blowing Pleasure (Ultimate Guides Series)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Promises to be an interesting read...
  • Great advice
The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio: How to Go Down on a Man and Give Him Mind-Blowing Pleasure (Ultimate Guides Series)
Violet Blue
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With wit, expertise, and an enthusiastic approach, the author of The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus dispels myths and delivers concise information on going down on a man. Featuring a complete resource guide to books, videos, illustrations, and websites depicting fellatio, every tip, trick, and technique for giving skilled and unforgettable fellatio is provided. From talking to your partner about fellatio to male pleasure spots and sexual response, Violet Blue covers rimming, shaving, positions, oral sex games for couples, flavored lubricants, sex toys, and a plethora of oral techniques. Original, unpublished erotic vignettes by Alison Tyler are sure to get readers in the mood for trying out these tips.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great book!.......2007-07-27

This book was very informative and helpful. The author presented the subject matter from all different perspectives in a fun, sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner. A great read!

5 out of 5 stars Great bedtime book.......2007-05-14

This starts out slow but taught me things even my man didn't know He thinks I should have gotten this book sooner

1 out of 5 stars disappointing.......2007-03-15

This is certainly not a "guide," as the title suggests. It talks a great deal about and around the issue, but offers little in terms of technique. I guess if you're not sure you even want to do it, this book might be helpful in making you more comfortable with the idea. But if you are actually looking for some specific advice that will give him "mind-blowing pleasure" as the book title infers, you won't find it here.

4 out of 5 stars Promises to be an interesting read..........2007-03-10

I'm about fifty pages in to this... I found it boring at first, but it seems to be getting more interesting. It is very informative and surprisingly long. My only disappointment is that the pictures are drawings (and not very good ones). Considering who it's written by, you would think that there would be some stock pictures that could be included... That would have been a lot better.
Incidentally, my husband is very excited by some of the new techniques that I have learned already.

3 out of 5 stars Great advice.......2007-01-18

I've given a few copies of this book to young, inexperienced girlfriends who are afraid to ask about sex, and reluctant to experiment. Each of them have thanked me in the end, and feel it is great advice. Since receiving the book must feel uncomfortable, I came up with a patented technique to break the ice. First session, I give her the big O and refuse to undress. Then I give her the book and tell her to dazzle me tomorrow. They all say it has improved their skills. Practice makes perfect girls, get a copy of this.
How To Find, Meet And Date A Beautiful Woman
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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How To Find, Meet And Date A Beautiful Woman
Bob Lott
Manufacturer: DoveCo Publications
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ASIN: 0966363558

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The book, How To Find, Meet and Date A Beautiful Woman, is a sensational blockbuster. That will put the average man on the cutting edge in successfully dating a beautiful woman. This book is loaded with hot information that will knock your socks off and take you to the next level of finding, meeting and dating a beautiful woman. If you can answer yes to the following eight questions and statements, then this book is for you. Would you like to: 1... Find and meet the kinds of beautiful women most men only fantasize about? 2... Understand their secret desires and how to fulfill them like no one else? 3... Make the woman of your dreams forget every other man she's ever met? 4... Turn your relationship into the most fulfilling, exciting adventure of your life? 5... Put a smile on your face first knowing this will make you much more attractive in her eyes? (Make it clear that you come first, and she'll follow your lead and put you first!). 6... Shape her behavior by letting her know, right from the start, that you expect the best from her? 7... Create value in her mind by putting a high price on your time, energy and attention? 8... Know the proper time to praise and show appreciation? (Done at the right time, the right way, it's profoundly powerful).

If you are the kind of person who is strongly interested in enjoying the kind of variety, choice and power with beautiful women that is usually reserved for the very wealthy, the very famous, or the very good-looking... or if you want to win that one special beautiful woman you've always dreamed of... then this could be the most important message you have ever read. Whatever you can get a beautiful woman to imagine will be perceived as her own idea because she imagined it, and therefore it will not be resisted. So use your language to capture and lead a beautiful woman's imagination, and you can lead her to have the wildest, most intense thoughts, feelings and actions with you... and all the while she'll think it's her idea. Now let me take a minute to explode the myths about what it takes to truly be successful with beautiful women-myths that you are probably buying into and believing the guarantee you will have nothing but frustration, scarcity, and failure unless you take the steps to eliminate these beliefs from your mind right now! ... Myth 1: You've got to have lots of money! This is a dangerous "lie" precisely because it is partly true! If you have lots of money, it can attract a lot of positive attention from beautiful women! Beautiful women do often seek security and other things that a wealthy man can bring! But the thing is, while beautiful women might seek security, they don't fall passionately in love with it. They fall in love and are passionately attracted to someone who can open them from the inside and touch them in all those places that society forces them to keep locked up and shut away. That is a function of what comes out of your mouth-not what is inside your wallet! ... Myth 2: You've got to have great looks! This is so clearly untrue; it ought not to even be considered anymore. Some of the greatest relationships in the history of the world, including the infamous Casanova, were ugly. The truth: looks can help to intially attract a beautiful woman's attention, but they aren't required to get there. Even more important, once a beautiful woman decides to like you, she'll find her own reasons to actually like your looks-no matter what you actually look like. ... Myth 3: You've got to be famous and in a position of power! Hey, no doubt about it. Fame can be a big deal for attracting beautiful women. After all, you just get more exposure than the average guy, so there are bound to be more beautiful women attracted to you. But it's also possible, and far more desirable, to be "famous" in the mind of the beautiful woman you want to attract, by using your language to make yourself the center-stage star of her emotions and imagination-the person she fantasizes about day and night-the person she desires to be with. In effect, knowing how to capture, direct and lead a beautiful woman's imagination, fantasies and emotions allows you to be famous and center-stage for her and whomever else you desire, but anonymous to everyone else-all of the benefits and none of the drawbacks! ... Myth 4: You've got to be lucky! Well, if you're gambling, you're right. But if you have a systematic way to achieve predictable results-procedures that bring you consistent success-then that's not luck; that's technology. Old-fashioned methods of dating, with all of its elements of scarcity, supplicating, begging and guesswork DO require luck. What you'll learn from this book is a technology. ... Myth 5: It will just happen for you. Be yourself, and one day she'll come along! Well, welcome to "Fantasy Island"! Let me tell you, this kind of insidious propanganda is just guaranteed to keep a person trapped where they are, so lonely and desperate, that when a good prospect does accidently come along, you're so eager and anxious, you only succeed in scaring her away! When you have the right tools, you don't need to wait.

This book, How To Find, Meet and Date A Beautiful Woman, is packed with great advice and insights that will give you that added advantage over the general population that will take you to the top in successfully finding, meeting and dating the beautiful woman of your dreams. Never before has a dating relationship book for men been this dynamic and totally effective in getting results!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Advice!.......2007-09-04

It's really amazing book. Another new bestseller which I highly recommend - The Exclusive Layguide: When Dating and Having Sex with Incredibly Hot Women is No Longer Mirage Even If You Don't Look Like a Model or Don't Make a Fortune

5 out of 5 stars A useful guide........2006-10-03

Mr. Lott has given us average guys an extremely useful guide to the dating of beauthiful women. Inside, I was amazed to find conscise information about how to present myself to these ladies and how to go about dating them. It is a different ballgame, after all, if you want these types of women, so be forewarned that it might entail a bit more work. I highly recommend this book [...]

5 out of 5 stars No One Has Ever Erected A Statue To A Credit.......2006-08-09

Caution!! Avoid listening to the critics of dating. They can't pick up beautiful women and hope that you can't. You can go to Moscow, Russia where it is perfectly customary to meet and pick up beautiful women while their walking down the street. If your molded into the man that this book will turn you into. Then you can find, meet and date beautiful women anywhere,anyplace in the world. A word to the wise is to march to the beat of your own drum and not listen to the critics of doom.

5 out of 5 stars When The Going Gets Tough!! The Tough Get Going!!.......2006-07-12

This book will take you to the top of your game in finding, meeting and dating a beautiful woman. You will develop nerves of steel with the confindence that will rock her world. You are encouraged to keep trying until you succeed and are satisfied with whom you want to spend your dating life with. No beautiful woman can resist a man who really wants her. This book will make you believe that you can obtain the impossible. The opportunity is now for you rise above to the next level of dating. You will get her attention and beable to hold it from reading this book. Make your dreams come true and allow this book to make it possible to have the beautiful woman of your dreams.

4 out of 5 stars This book is good.......2006-07-08

This is definitely a good book to read, it gives lot of good tips that you can use in life.. The author is trying to make the readers "Happy" Lovers and not just become someone who is good at finding the dates.

This book covers almost every stage of dating relationship with a woman, starting from how to identify what kind of girl you would want to have in your life/making sure if that's the right package for you, approaching her, breaking ice with her, to actually how to maintain the same level of excitement in the relationship once you are with this beautiful lady.

The language is extremely simple and the flow of thoughts is very smooth, I would recommend this book not just because it might help you meet and be with a beautiful woman but the book as such has so many good tips which if you try to follow you would definitely become a gentleman, which people will notice...

I have taken away one star from the 5 star rating because i personally feel that women are over rated in this book, Although I feel that the information given in this book is 99% true when it comes to the practical situations.

-Sm
(Santa Monica)
How to Make a Man Fall in Love with You: The Fail-Proof, Fool-Proof Method
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Not what it claims--how to REALLY do it
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How to Make a Man Fall in Love with You: The Fail-Proof, Fool-Proof Method
Tracy Cabot
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ASIN: 0440145368
Release Date: 1987-01-01

Book Description

Forget about learning how to make love to a man. First you have to learn how to make a man fall in love with you.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Heard it all before! .......2007-10-02

I would say, don't bother with this book. First of all it's jam packed, the print is tiny and its just an endless stream of sentences so you get bored and loose track and its just a pain! Then the information in the book is pretty useless It has a lot to do with old fashioned seduction techniques which men see through a mile away and has absolutely nothing to do with the magic ingredient that actually makes people fall in love with each other. I think to be honest if someone ever found out what that magic ingredient was they'd bottle it and be world famous by now! The truth is, you can seduce anyone into liking you or fancying you, but 'love', 'real love' I don't think so! Obsession and dependence perhaps... but do you really want that?

5 out of 5 stars Great Book!.......2007-09-06

Another new best seller that I love and recommend - How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!.......2007-08-14

This is great book. Every woman should read it. You will be surprised how iformative this book is!
But you must read another new besteller which I highly recommend - "How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You" by Mandy Simons

These two books are fascinating!

1 out of 5 stars Not what it claims--how to REALLY do it.......2006-12-31

As a person who loves the dating/relationship genre, let me assure you that there are MUCH better books out there. This book repackages the techniques usually recommended to salesmen--mirroring the other person in order to build rapport, and "speaking in their language." And that's exactly what you'll be doing--selling a falsified version of yourself in a marginally effective and pretty awkward way. (In spite of her exuberantly triumphant intro, Tracy Cabot is now divorced. I imagine it was hard to sustain this manufactured "bond" for very long.)

If you really want to learn about love languages, "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman is much better. It will teach you how to truly interpret and sincerely relate to expressions of love between you and your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner. And if you want to make a man fall in love with you, "Why Men Love Bitches" by Sherry Argov is hands-down the best. It takes the also-fabulous prinicples behind "The Rules" (which have worked for me beautifully) and makes them practicable for the modern and/or professional woman. (I highly recommend The Rules--loosely interpreted--as well). You can read any of these books in 2-3 hours. I have read the latter two more times than I can count.

If after reading Why Men Love Bitches and The Rules, you haven't solved your dating problems, you probably need to read "He's Just Not That Into You"--which is not about dating as much as it is about recognizing the excuses women make for men when the truth isn't what we want. (Gems include "No, he's not too busy to call you. Calling you takes less time than going to the bathroom. If he's into you, calling you is the bright moment in his otherwise busy day.") This should definitely help build the correct mentality for expecting--and getting--both interest and great treatment from men.

And, finally, "What Southern Women Know About Flirting" has some tips and ideas that will help anyone, but particularly those inclined to play the "Damsel in Distress" card. This one's just the icing on the cake.

4 out of 5 stars Very different than most relationship advice books........2006-08-23

This book presents a unique approach to snagging guys. It teaches you how to use psychology to your advantage. The author argues that there are 3 types of men: visual, auditory, feelings. You speak to and treat each one differently. For example, when talking to a visual man, you say stuff like, "I SEE why you have that opinion". It makes them think that you really are on the same level and that you understand them. I can see why, from a logical point of view, that her advice and techniques would be successful. I was intrigued very much so by her "method" and have yet to try it for myself. To be honest, it wasn't what I expected. Sometimes, it got too wrapped up in psychology that it started to make relationships a little impersonal and mechanical. Well, at least she has her PH.D., so I guess her approach is accurate. I'd still recommend this, though, if you want a different read.
How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure: Totally Explicit Techniques Every Woman Wants Her Man to Know
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure: Totally Explicit Techniques Every Woman Wants Her Man to Know
Lou Paget
Manufacturer: Broadway
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ASIN: 0767904524
Release Date: 2000-01-11

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"Women are like golf courses," writes sex educator Lou Paget. "Even though you may have played a course a hundred times, chances are your approach shot rarely lands in the same place on the green." How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure was written for men who want to please women. Much of the book focuses on foreplay (Paget comments that we need to rename it) designed to "excite both her mind and her body." The author offers a variety of strategies for romancing and relaxing a woman and making her feel comfortable. If you don't, she claims, "nothing you can do can rev her engine". Then she describes ways of "kissing her, touching her, and teasing her." Paget includes "a topographical guide" of a woman's body, starting with the sensual areas of the head and face and moving down. She describes ways to massage, caress, lick, kiss, and otherwise excite all these regions. She also discusses lubricants ("slippery, slidy, marvelous stuff"), condoms, manual stimulation, "the art of tongue," sex toys, and a variety of positions (clearly illustrated) for everything you might do. The book is in no way formulaic--in fact, Paget continually stresses that some women love having a particular body part touched in a certain way, while others can't stand it. Whether you're a novice or consider yourself sexually sophisticated, you'll learn plenty from Paget. --Joan Price

Book Description

What, and where, is the G-spot? Where do women like to be touched, and how? For every man who's hungry to please the woman he adores, a refreshingly modern, tastefully explicit, and totally honest guide to giving your woman absolute pleasure.

Millions of men out there are looking for the real scoop on what women like, and want to learn how to really "rub them the right way," but are either afraid to ask or don't know where to look.  And millions of women are looking for ways to tell men what really turns them on, but don't know how to put their desires into words.

Well, search no further!   How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure will take you to another level as a lover, providing you with the proven techniques and explicit advice that have made author Lou Paget one of the world's most respected and sought-after sexuality experts.

Based on the secrets shared by hundreds of men and women in Lou's enormously popular Sexuality Seminars, How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure gives the true scoop on what women really like, and why, along with detailed surefire techniques guaranteed to drive any girl wild.  Packed with little-known details and steamy tips and tricks--from the nooks and crannies of a woman's body to the fine "art of tongue"-- How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure removes the mystery from woman's sexuality and shows you how to enhance your bedroom expertise. With tips on creating the ideal romantic atmosphere, finding her elusive erogenous zones (there are more than you'd think), and mastering the delicate art of foreplay, Lou provides the down-and-dirty details on the ins and outs of amazing oral and manual sex, innovative intercourse positions, and most important, how to capture the big O.

Complete with over seventy step-by-step illustrations, as well as a catalog of sex toys and tips on how to use them, How to Give Her Absolute Pleasure is a refreshingly straightforward, always stimulating guide that will take you and your partner to new levels of ecstasy and intimacy.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars For Real Men in Real Relationships!.......2007-05-10

This book is great for guys that truely want to learn how to give their soul mates "absolute pleasure"!

My husband is a conservative Christian man! (So, I'm writing this for him) We both kept our virtue until our wedding night... NOW WHAT DO WE DO? We knew the mechanics our mom/dad and sex ed. teachers taught us... but we quickly learned there must be more to it than that! Needless to say, my husband was embarrassed he wasn't a natual guru in this area. Since, neither of us felt comfortable sharing our confusion with family or friends, we went to the section of the book store we always avoided. We went hesitantly and with one eye closed. We wanted to find something informative, without being too ronchy. I wanted a book that I wouldn't mind leaving my husband alone with either, lol.

I love how Lou writes: informative and straight to the point. I love the experiences she shares (her own and those of her seminar students).

This book is great for guys that truely want to learn how to give their soul mates "absolute pleasure"!

5 out of 5 stars Give This Book to Those You Love.......2007-03-20

Even if you mail it in a brown wrapper...without a name...they will be forever grateful...

We have given it as a wedding gift countless times, as well as to public libraries . . . it is truly a gift that keeps on giving.

4 out of 5 stars Filled with good info........2006-08-27

I bought this book hoping to learn some techniques to rekindle the bedroom expereince. I have to say it has proven very fruitfull. The information here is very simple to understand and very simple to put into practice.
Matt

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2006-03-17

That's all my girl friend had to say when I began using some of what I have learned from this wonderful book.

5 out of 5 stars Good advice!.......2005-09-20

A lot of it was self-explanitory for anyone with much sexual experiance, especially if your spouse is very open, as mine is, but there were things in here that both me and my wife got really exited about and are now part of our common repretoir
Make Every Man Want You (or Make Yours Want You More): How To Be So Damn Irresistible You'll Barely Keep From Dating Yourself!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Great Dating Guide!
  • Great Advice!
  • Very different than most relationship advice books
  • Wonderful book
Make Every Man Want You (or Make Yours Want You More): How To Be So Damn Irresistible You'll Barely Keep From Dating Yourself!
Marie Forleo
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ASIN: 0977672204

Product Description

Did you know that most women have NO IDEA that many of their normal and traditional ways of relating damage their ability to have satisfying relationships with men - and with themselves? In this entertaining and enlivening guide, you'll discover how to break free from old conditioning, dissolve habits that wreak havoc on relationship bliss, and learn how to unleash your authentic irresistibility once and for all. * If you're not meeting the men you want, this book will show you why and what you can do to turn things around right now. * If you're stuck in bad relationship patterns and want to stop the insanity, this book will set you straight. * If you're already in a relationship but can't seem to hold his interest, this book will reveal secrets to keep him wanting more, more, more!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Not as bad as I thought it would be........2007-10-10

I was mortified to receive this book as a gift after my relationship of 7 years ended. Also, I was initially turned off by the Cosmo and Chick Lit inspired writing style. But as I was reading, I eventually pulled out my highlighter. It was, as one reviewer said, a good refresher before getting back into the dating pool after my long-term relationship. I found that the far more valuable information was the life advice she gives about living in the moment. Something about how she explained it clicked this time. She also opened my eyes to a lot of mistakes I was making in my past relationship, namely that we gave up our own, separate lives and wore each other out.

However, it is quite short. I also saw a lot of ideas that came from other sources and am not sure how original she is.

5 out of 5 stars Great Dating Guide!.......2007-10-03

A well written, insightful, disturbing book I couldn't put down. A must read for every woman. Another amazing book that I highly recommend is the How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You If you really want to look hot, this is a good book for that purpose. Overall, an absolutely amazing books that I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat!

4 out of 5 stars Great Advice!.......2007-10-02

This book gives some great advice about human nature and more importantly about living a life that is good for you. It sounds basic, but when you're being authentic to yourself, when you're relaxed and happy and excited about your own life and appreciative of others, you attract positive likeminded people to you -- which can only make things better! Its a good read, some very good and interesting tips and ideas. It's not at all manipulative or from the days of yore when Women were trained to become 'things' that men might desire. Fantastic that it does not put man on a pedestal and tell women to cater to his every whim or play hard to get or read between the lines or any of those other books that actually drive a big wedge between the sexes! This book actually respects that both men and women are people and at the heart of it want the same things. But above all, the most important tip -- is to descover and be yourself -- the freeing happiness alone will make you more attractive!

5 out of 5 stars Very different than most relationship advice books.......2007-08-14

This is great book. Every woman should read it. You will be surprised how iformative this book is!
But you must read another new besteller which I highly recommend - "How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You" by Mandy Simons

These books are fascinating!

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful book.......2007-07-30

I love this book. It is a must read for every female. The best advice book yet.
Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Every Christian Man Should Read
  • Classic by Farrar!
  • Better than "Finishing Strong"
  • Excellent resource for Men
  • Like a good movie, you'll want to experience this again and again.
Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family
Steve Farrar
Manufacturer: Multnomah
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1590521269
Release Date: 2003-04-02

Book Description

This bestselling classic encourages and equips Christian men to lead their families successfully through hazards and ambushes like divorce, promiscuity, suicide, and drug addiction. Men will find practical insight on topics such as a father's influence, maintaining purity, and husband-and-wife teamwork. In this war, renowned men's author Steve Farrar emphasizes, Jesus Christ is looking for men who will not die, but live for their families.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Every Christian Man Should Read.......2007-05-09

This book full of practical advice that can be easily applied in today's separated world. The man, as husband, father and head of the family unit is divinely responsible for the leadership, love, protection and mentoring of our family and is further responsible to other men in the body of Christ for the example he sets. This non-condemning book speaks from understanding and love about the unique sins men face; and, about how accountability and fellowship provide a valuable tool for all Christian men seeking to lead a healthy, happy and blessed life according to the Lord's word. I recommend this book for any man, regardless of his personal maturity in Christ, as a guidebook for saving himself, his family and his soul.

5 out of 5 stars Classic by Farrar!.......2006-05-23

I've read several Christian books encouraging men to celebrate their masculinity, to consecrate themselves to marriage, and to conduct themselves as servant leaders. This title however, far surpasses the others I have read. Farrar through many humorous stories and Divinely-guided insight, reaches deeper into the heart of the Christian man than many other writers do. I consider this title to be the classic work by Farrar.

We need more writers like Steve Farrar, who stir the heart and soul of Christian men to be all they can be for their God, their wives, and their children.

4 out of 5 stars Better than "Finishing Strong".......2006-04-28

He uses too many military and sports illustrations. He tends to generalize about culture. He uses some Christian Psychological and sociological studies. I mean, who cares? If you don't know how the surveys are taken and what questions they ask, what can you tell from them? Anyway, my biggest beef is that he does not talk about about how Christians should function within the Church. Raising a family should be done within the family of families, which is the church. It should not solely be the duty of the lone point man on patrol. I have these same criticisms about "Finishing Strong." However, this book is not as gimicky or poorly written as finishing strong. He gives some interesting advice about "habits of the heart." He makes me look at my own walk with God and how I can do better, which is the purpose of this book. Christians need to be encourage on how to pass on their faith to the next generation. I might even read this book again. I would never do that with "Finishing Strong."

I marginally recommend this book to young fathers. We read this in our small group and everybody else liked it so I am bumping it up to four stars.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for Men.......2006-03-09

I am surprised by some of the reviews here. The book is written in plain language and is very direct in pointing out that men, are failing to fulfill there roll as God intended. It then gives excellent guidance on how take a stand for your family. I have given this book to fellow Christians and those who are not believers, and never have heard anything but positive feedback. In addition to this I have lead men in this study as a group and the results have been wonderful. If you are not REALLY interested at looking objectively / critically at yourself, then don't buy it. Some reviewers here seem unable to move toward accountability. Another reviewer made comment that the book was racist, in that it mentions many current african american families as lacking fathers in the home. As a black man, I realize the truth is hard to take. This is NOT offensive, but enlightening. Great book, and current edition has study guide that is helpful as well.

5 out of 5 stars Like a good movie, you'll want to experience this again and again........2005-09-15

I have read the other reviews of Point Man. I personally disagree with the negative reviews and subscribe instead to the positive ones, as this book has been a most influential read. (have read it 3x and will do so again.) The author puts forth the premise that the family is one of God's gifts, and that the family unit is one of the most influential means for learning God's love/initiating a relationship with Jesus Christ that covers multiple generations/ensuring the continuity of faith. So where is Satan's most effective battle...the family. And how to most effectively neutralize the family...eliminate the point man (i.e-eliminate the Godly effectiveness of the man; destroy the bond between husband and wife/father and child...) I recently took this book to China with me (along with my Bible) for a 3rd reading on the 14 hour flight. Showed it to my Chinese national guide who was about to become a father for the 1st time. He couldn't read it fast enough and couldn't thank me enough for introducing him with such valuable guidance.

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