The Gentleman's Guide to Life
What Every Guy Should Know About Living Large, Loving Well, Feeling Strong, and Looking Good
1st Edition
Published on 18. December 2007
176 pages
978-0-307-42204-0 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you're a sensitive, bookish type or a beer-guzzling Cyber-jock--or just an average guy--The Gentleman's Guide to Life is a perfect and indispensable primer on looking, living, and feeling good, answering all your questions about clothes, career, fitness, love, and lust.
How do I move up without selling out?
How do I help my friends (and crush my enemies)?
How do I feed and care for my boss?
What kind of suit should I wear?
What kind of shoes do I wear with the suit? Socks?
Do I really need to take my vitamins?
Is this impotence or lack of interest?
How much sleep do I need?
How can I bluff my way through a wine list?
What is Cubism?
How much should I tip?
What CDs should I have to relax? To seduce?
Do I like her? Do I really, really like her?
What does she mean I don't listen?
How do I propose (or ask for the ring back)?
Am I the best man I can possibly be?
How do I move up without selling out?
How do I help my friends (and crush my enemies)?
How do I feed and care for my boss?
What kind of suit should I wear?
What kind of shoes do I wear with the suit? Socks?
Do I really need to take my vitamins?
Is this impotence or lack of interest?
How much sleep do I need?
How can I bluff my way through a wine list?
What is Cubism?
How much should I tip?
What CDs should I have to relax? To seduce?
Do I like her? Do I really, really like her?
What does she mean I don't listen?
How do I propose (or ask for the ring back)?
Am I the best man I can possibly be?
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Steve Friedman
The Gentleman's Guide to Life
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05/1999
Crown Publications
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The Gentleman's Guide to Life
What Every Guy Should Know about Living Large, Loving Well, Feeling Strong and L Ooking Good
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05/1997
Clarkson Potter Publishers
€38.40
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Steve Friedman is a writer living in New York City. He has written for GQ, Esquire, Details, and Mirabella among other publications.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- EPIGRAPH
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- LIVING LARGE
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- INDISPENSABLE ITEMS
- COMMON QUESTIONS
- AT THE OFFICE
- IN THE WORLD OF IDEAS
- WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
- AMONGST LOVED ONES AND NOT SO LOVED ONES
- IN YOUR HEAD
- IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
- IN CYBERSPACE
- AT HOME
- LOOKING GOOD
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- INDISPENSABLE ITEMS
- COMMON QUESTIONS
- SUITS
- DRESS SHIRTS
- SHOES AND SOCKS
- ACCESSORIES
- PUTTING IT TOGETHER
- TUXEDOS
- TOPCOATS
- BLAZERS
- KHAKIS
- JEANS
- CLOTHES THAT ARE FINE ALMOST ANYWHERE
- CLOTHES THAT ARE ALSO FINE ALMOST ANYWHERE, AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALONE
- ON THE ROAD
- GROOMING
- FEELING STRONG
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- INDISPENSABLE ITEMS
- COMMON QUESTIONS
- EXERCISE
- THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
- SEX
- YOUR BODY, AN OWNER'S MANUAL
- THINGS YOU SHOULD STOP DOING TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER
- THINGS YOU SHOULD START DOING TO LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER
- EAT!
- DISEASE
- TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM
- LOVING WELL
- THE BOTTOM LINE
- INDISPENSABLE ITEMS
- COMMON QUESTIONS
- GENERAL GUIDELINES TO SURVIVE THE MYSTERY AND MADNESS OF LOVE
- SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT LOVE AND LUST EVERY MAN SHOULD CONSIDER
- MEETING THE WOMAN OF YOUR DREAMS
- INTERPRETING YOUR DATE'S BEHAVIOR
- PLANNING YOUR STRATEGY
- THE BLIND DATE
- MAKING THE FIRST MOVE
- KISSING
- GOOD SEX
- BAD SEX
- DISEASE AND CONDOMS
- MOVING TO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SERIOUS
- COMMITMENT
- MEETING HER PARENTS
- THE BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND PARADIGM
- WHEN THE HONEYMOON'S OVER
- BREAKING UP
- THE REAL THING?
- THE LONG HAUL
- CHILDREN
- THE END
- BUYER'S GUIDE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
